Detailed List of Current Governors in India
The Governors in India are the Constitutional Heads. They are heads of the twenty-nine states. Moreover, they are appointed by the President for a term of five years. Governors are the figurative head of the state government. A governor must act according to the advice of council ministers, headed by the Chief Minister.
| States | Governors |
| Andhra Pradesh | E.S.L. Narasimhan |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Brig. B.D Mishra (RETD.) |
| Assam | Prof. Jagdish Mukhi |
| Bihar | Satya Pal Malik |
| Chhattisgarh | Balramji Dass Tandon |
| Goa | Mridula Sinha |
| Gujarat | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Haryana | Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Himachal Pradesh | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Jharkhand | Draupadi Murmu |
| Karnataka | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
| Kerala | Justice (Retd.) P. Sathasivam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Anandiben Patel |
| Maharashtra | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Manipur | Dr. Najma. A Heptulla |
| Meghalaya | Ganga Prasad |
| Mizoram | Nirbhay Sharma |
| Nagaland | Padmanabha Acharya |
| Odisha | Dr S.C. Jamir |
| Punjab | V P Singh Badnore |
| Rajasthan | Kalyan Singh |
| Sikkim | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |
| Tamil Nadu | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Telangana | E.S.L. Narasimhan |
| Tripura | Tathagata Roy |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ram Naik |
| Uttarakhand | Dr. Krishan Kant Paul |
| West Bengal | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
Union Territories & Their Lieutenant-Governors :-
| Union Territories | Governors |
| Andamans & Nicobar Islands | Admiral D.K Joshi |
| Delhi | Anil Baijal |
| Puducherry | Kiran Bedi |
| Chandigarh | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Praful Khoda Patel |
| Daman & Diu | Praful Khoda Patel |
| Lakshadweep | Farooq Khan |
Some Trivia about Governors in India :-
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- Sarojini Naidu was the first female Governor of an Indian State. As a result, she governed United Provinces of Agra & Oudh (now Uttar Pradesh) from 15 August 1947 – 2 March 1949.
- Padmaja Naidu, daughter of Sarojini Naidu, was the longest serving Governor of a state. with a serving tenure of 11 years in West Bengal.
- Draupadi Murmu is the first woman governor of Jharkhand.
- A.K. Kidwai is the longest serving Governor, serving as Governors for Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana.
- Articles 157 and 158 of the Constitution of India deal with eligibility requirements of a Governor of India.
- The eligibility criteria are:
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- Citizenship of India.
- 35 years of age or more.
- Not an MP or MLA.
- Not a holder of any other office of profit.
