State Wise Current Governors in India
State |
Governor |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Brig. B.D. Mishra |
| Assam | Prof. Jagdish Mukhi |
| Bihar | Phagu Chauhan |
| Chhattisgarh | Sushri Anusuiya Uikey |
| Goa | Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai |
| Gujarat | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| Haryana | Shri Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar |
| Jharkhand | Shri Ramesh Bais |
| Karnataka | Shri Thaawar chand Gehlot |
| Kerala | Arif Mohammad Khan |
| Madhya Pradesh | Shri Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel |
| Maharashtra | Bhagat Singh Koshiyari |
| Manipur | La Ganesan |
| Meghalaya | Shri Satya Pal Malik |
| Mizoram | Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati |
| Nagaland | Prof. Jagdish Mukhi |
| Odisha | Ganeshi Lal |
| Punjab | Bunwari Lal Purohit |
| Rajasthan | Kalraj Mishra |
| Sikkim | Ganga Prasad |
| Tamil Nadu | RN Ravi |
| Telangana | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Tripura | Shri Satyadeo Narain Arya |
| Uttar Pradesh | Smt. Anandiben Patel |
| Uttarakhand | Gurmit Singh |
| West Bengal | Jagdeep Dhankar |
Governor and His Function
The Governor is the official executive head of the state. He forms a major part of the state executive where he serves as the chief executive head. The central government nominates a governor for every state. The executive body of the state is made up of the Governor, the Chief Minister, the Council of Ministers, and the Advocate General of the State. The Governor, as the President, is the head of the state government. Article 153-167 in the Indian Constitution deals with the provisions relating to the state governments of the country.
The governor is a nominal head or constitutional head and at the same time, he is the centre’s agent as the central government nominates the governor in each state. In India, the governor is the constitutional head and all the executive functions of the state are carried out in the name of the governor.
- They are head of twenty-nine states and seven union territories.
- The Governor of India should act on the advice of the council ministers headed by the Chief Minister.
- While states are ruled by governors, union territories are ruled by lieutenant governors or administrators.
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