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Governors in India 2019 – Check Updated List of Current Governors of India
The provisions related to state executive are in articles 153 to 167. The state executive is made of Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers and Advocate General. The executive authority of a state is vested in the Governor; and Governor is the constitutional head of the state in the same way as President is the Constitutional head of the Union. The Constitution had provided a Governor for each state but in 1956, the 7th amendment provided a Governor for each state but in 1956, the 7th amendment provided for appointment of same person for two or more states.
Eligibility
Constitution makes only two eligibility conditions in appointment of Governor.
- First, he should be a citizen of India
- He should have completed 35 years of age.
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Apart from that, it’s up to President practically Central Government to decide who can be appointed as Governor.
Conditions of Office
- The Governor should not be member of any house of the parliament. If an MP is appointed as Governor, he needs to vacate his seat.
- He also should not hold any other office of profit. His salary, allowances and other privileges are defined by parliamentary law. Parliament enacted the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances and Privileges) Act, 1982 in this context. Apart from the free residence, medical facilities and other allowances, a Governor of the state in India currently draws a salary of Rs. 1,10,000 per month. Salary and Allowances of the Governor are charged expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of the State. If same person is appointed as governor of more than one states, the salary etc. are shared by the concerned states.
Tenure
Although the governor holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his Office, yet this term is subject to pleasure of president. The “doctrine of pleasure” has always been used to drop governors any time and thus, Governors have no security of tenure.Further, a governor can resign from the office by addressing resignation to President.
List of States & UTs Capital, CMs & Governors
| S.no | State | Capital | Chief Minister | Governor | Previous Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | Biswa Bhusan Harichandan | E.S.L. Narasimhan |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Pema Khandu | Brigadier BD Mishra (retd) | Brig. B.D Mishra (RETD.) |
| 3 | Assam | Dispur | Sarabananda Sonowal | Jagdish Mukhi | Prof. Jagdish Mukhi |
| 4 | Bihar | Patna | Nitish Kumar | Phagu Chauhan | Lal Ji Tandon |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Bhupesh Baghel | Anusuiya Uikey | Anandiben Patel |
| 6 | Goa | Panaji | Pramod Sawant | Mridula Sinha | Mridula Sinha |
| 7 | Gujarat | Gandhi Nagar | Vijaybhai R. Rupani | Acharya Dev Vrat | Om Prakash Kohli |
| 8 | Haryana | Chandigargh | Manohar Lal Khattar | Satyadev Narayan Arya | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Jai Ram Thakur | Kalraj Mishra | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar | Governor Rule | Satya Pal Malik | Satya Pal Malik |
| 11 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | Raghuvar Das | Draupadi Murmu | Draupadi Murmu |
| 12 | Karnataka | Bengaluru | HD Kumaraswamy | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
| 13 | Kerala | Thiruvanathapuram | Pinarayi Vijayan | P. Sathasivam | Justice (Retd.) P. Sathasivam |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Kamal Nath | Lal Ji Tandon | Anandiben Patel |
| 15 | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Devendra Fadnavis | C. Vidhya Sagar Rao | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| 16 | Manipur | Imphal | N Biren Singh | Najma Heptulla | Dr. Najma. A Heptulla |
| 17 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Conrad Sangma | Tathagata Roy | Tathagata Roy |
| 18 | Mizoram | Aizwal | Zoramthanga | Jagdish Mukhi | Kummanam Rajasekharan |
| 19 | Nagaland | Kohima | Neiphiu Rio | RN Ravi | Padmanabha Acharya |
| 20 | Odisha | Bubaneshwar | Naveen Patnaik | Ganeshi Lal | Ganeshi Lal |
| 21 | Punjab | Chandigargh | Amarinder Singh | V P Singh Badnore | V P Singh Badnore |
| 22 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Ashok Gehlot | Kalyan Singh | Kalyan Singh |
| 23 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Prem Singh Tamang (PS Golay) | Ganga Prasad | Ganga Prasad |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Banwarilal Purohit | Banwarilal Purohit |
| 25 | Telangana | Hyderabad | K. Chandrasekhar Rao | E. S. L. Narasimhan | E.S.L. Narasimhan |
| 26 | Tripura | Agartala | Biplab Kumar Deb | Ramesh Bais | Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Yogi Adityanath | Anandi Ben Patel | Ram Naik |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Trivendra Singh Rawat | Baby Rani Maurya | Baby Rani Maurya |
| 29 | West Bengal | Kolkata | Mamata Banerjee | Jagdeep Dhankar | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| S.No | Union Territories (UT) | Capital | Chief Minister | Lieutenant Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | - | Admiral (ret.) Devendra Kumar Joshi |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | - | V.P. Singh Badnore |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | - | Praful Khodabhai Patel |
| 4 | Daman and Diu | Daman | - | Praful Khodabhai Patel |
| 5 | Delhi (NCT) | New Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | Anil Baijal |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | - | Farooq Khan IPS (Retd.) |
| 7 | Puducherry | Puducherry | V. Narayanasamy | Kiran Bedi |
Facts To Remember
- 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.
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