List of governors of Manipur facts for kids

The Governor of Manipur is like the main representative of the President of India in the Indian state of Manipur. Think of them as the President's eyes and ears in the state. They are the official head of the state, but the real day-to-day running of the government is done by the Chief Minister of Manipur and their team.

The Governor is chosen by the President of India. Their job is to make sure that the state government follows the rules of the Constitution of India. The current Governor of Manipur is Ajay Kumar Bhalla, who started his role on January 3, 2025. He was appointed by President Droupadi Murmu.

Quick facts for kids Governor of Manipur
Incumbent Ajay Kumar Bhalla since 3 January 2025
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Raj Bhavan; Imphal
Appointer	President of India
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holder	B. K. Nehru
Formation	21 January 1972; 53 years ago (1972-01-21)

Who Has Been Governor of Manipur?

Since Manipur became a full state in 1972, many important people have served as its Governor. These individuals are appointed by the President of India and play a key role in the state's governance. Sometimes, a Governor might also take on an "additional charge," meaning they temporarily look after the duties of another state's Governor too.

#	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Duration	Home State	Appointed by
1.	B. K. Nehru		21 January 1972	20 September 1973	1 year, 242 days	Uttar Pradesh	V. V. Giri
2.	L.P. Singh		21 September 1973	11 August 1981	7 years, 324 days	Bihar
3.	S. M. H. Burney		11 August 1981	11 June 1984	2 years, 305 days	Uttar Pradesh	Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
4.	K. V. Krishna Rao		11 June 1984	10 July 1989	5 years, 29 days	Andhra Pradesh	Zail Singh
5.	Chintamani Panigrahi		10 July 1989	19 March 1993	3 years, 252 days	Odisha	R. Venkataraman
6.	K. V. Raghunatha Reddy		20 March 1993	30 August 1993	163 days	Andhra Pradesh	Shankar Dayal Sharma
7.	V. K. Nayar		31 August 1993	22 December 1994	1 year, 113 days	Not Known
8.	O.N. Shrivastava		23 December 1994	2 December 1999	4 years, 344 days	Madhya Pradesh
9.	Ved Marwah		2 December 1999	12 June 2003	3 years, 193 days	Not Known	K. R. Narayan
10.	Arvind Dave		13 June 2003	5 August 2004	1 year, 53 days	Rajasthan	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
11.	Shivinder Singh Sidhu		6 August 2004	22 July 2008	3 years, 351 days	Not Known
12.	Gurbachan Jagat		23 July 2008	23 July 2013	5 years, 0 days	Punjab	Pratibha Patil
13.	Ashwani Kumar		23 July 2013	31 December 2013	161 days	Himachal Pradesh	Pranab Mukherjee
14.	Vinod Duggal		31 December 2013	28 August 2014	240 days	Punjab
—	K. K. Paul		16 September 2014	15 May 2015	241 days
15.	Syed Ahmed		16 May 2015	27 September 2015	134 days	Maharashtra
—	V. Shanmuganathan		30 September 2015	17 August 2016	322 days	Tamil Nadu
16.	Najma Heptulla		21 August 2016	1 May 2018	1 year, 253 days	Madhya Pradesh
—	Jagdish Mukhi		2 May 2018	30 May 2018	28 days	Delhi	Ramnath Kovind
(16).	Najma Heptulla		31 May 2018	26 June 2019	1 year, 26 days	Madhya Pradesh
—	Padmanabha Acharya		27 June 2019	23 July 2019	26 days	Karnataka
(16).	Najma Heptulla		24 July 2019	10 August 2021	2 years, 17 days	Madhya Pradesh
—	Ganga Prasad		12 August 2021	26 August 2021	14 days	Bihar
17.	La. Ganesan		27 August 2021	12 February 2023	1 year, 169 days	Tamil Nadu
18.	Anusuiya Uikey		12 February 2023	30 July 2024	1 year, 169 days	Madhya Pradesh	Droupadi Murmu
—	Lakshman Prasad Acharya		31 July 2024	2 January 2025	155 days	Uttar Pradesh
19.	Ajay Kumar Bhalla		3 January 2025	Incumbent	205 days	Punjab

Related Topics

• Manipur
• Chief Minister of Manipur
• Governors of India