List of governors of Punjab, India facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Governor of Punjab
Flag of India
Emblem of Punjab
Incumbent Gulab Chand Kataria since 31 July 2024
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Precursor	Governor of Punjab
Inaugural holder	Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Formation	15 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-15) (as East Punjab) 26 January 1950; 75 years ago (1950-01-26) (as Punjab)
Website	Punjab Raj Bhavan

The Governor of Punjab is a very important person in the Indian state of Punjab. Think of them as the main representative of the President of India in the state. They make sure the state government follows the rules and laws of the country.

Since August 15, 1947, many people have served as the Governor of Punjab. Also, since 1985, the Governor of Punjab has also been in charge of Chandigarh, which is a special city that acts as the capital for both Punjab and Haryana. Sometimes, a Governor might have an "additional charge," meaning they are temporarily looking after the role for a short time.

Who are the Governors of Punjab?

The Governor of a state in India is appointed by the President. They play a key role in how the state is run. Below is a list of all the people who have held this important position in Punjab since India became independent.

What do the symbols mean?

• Died in office: This person passed away while serving as Governor.
• Transferred: This person was moved to a different role or state.
• Resigned/removed: This person left the job or was asked to leave.

What do the colors mean?

•        indicates acting/additional charge: This means the person was temporarily filling the role or had extra duties.

#	Picture	Name (born – died)	Home State	Time in Office			Appointed by (President)
				From	To	Total Days
Governors of East Punjab (1947-1950)
1		Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)	Bombay Presidency	15 August 1947	26 January 1950	2 years, 164 days	Lord Mountbatten (Governor-General)
Governors of Punjab (since 1950)
(1)		Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980)	Bombay Presidency	26 January 1950	11 March 1953	3 years, 44 days	Rajendra Prasad
2		Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh (1901–1994)	Bihar	11 March 1953	15 September 1958	5 years, 188 days
3		Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (1896–1966)	Madhya Pradesh	15 September 1958	1 October 1962	4 years, 16 days
4		Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970)	Kerala	1 October 1962	4 May 1964	1 year, 216 days	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
5		Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim (1889–1968)	Uttar Pradesh	4 May 1964	1 September 1965	1 year, 120 days
6		Ujjal Singh (1895–1983)	Punjab	1 September 1965	26 June 1966	298 days
7		Dharma Vira ICS (Retd) (1906–2000)	Uttar Pradesh	27 June 1966	1 June 1967	339 days
–		Justice Mehar Singh Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court	Punjab	1 June 1967	16 October 1967	137 days	Zakir Husain
8		Dadappa Chintappa Pavate (1899–1978)	Karnataka	16 October 1967	21 May 1973	5 years, 217 days
9		Mahendra Mohan Choudhry (1908–1982)	Assam	21 May 1973	1 September 1977	4 years, 103 days	V. V. Giri
–		Justice Ranjit Singh Narula (1908–2005) Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court	Punjab	1 September 1977	24 September 1977	23 days	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
10		Jaisukh Lal Hathi (1909–1982)	Gujarat	24 September 1977	26 August 1981	3 years, 336 days
11		Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan (1911–1983)	Rajasthan	26 August 1981	21 April 1982	238 days
12		Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996)	Andhra Pradesh	21 April 1982	7 February 1983	292 days
–		Justice Surjit Singh Sandhawalia (1925–2007) Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court	Punjab	7 February 1983	21 February 1983	14 days	Zail Singh
13		Anant Prasad Sharma (1919–1988)	Bihar	21 February 1983	10 October 1983	231 days
14		Bhairab Dutt Pande ICS (Retd) (1917–2009)	Uttar Pradesh	10 October 1983	3 July 1984	267 days
15		Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala (1916–2001)	Maharashtra	3 July 1984	14 March 1985	254 days
16		Arjun Singh (1930–2011)	Madhya Pradesh	14 March 1985	14 November 1985	245 days
–		Hokishe Sema (1921–2007) Governor of Himachal Pradesh	Nagaland	14 November 1985	26 November 1985	12 days
17		Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999)	Madhya Pradesh	26 November 1985	2 April 1986	127 days
18		Siddhartha Shankar Ray (1920–2010)	West Bengal	2 April 1986	8 December 1989	3 years, 250 days
19		Nirmal Kumar Mukarji IAS (Retd) (1921–2002)	Delhi	8 December 1989	14 June 1990	188 days	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
20		Virendra Verma (1916–2009)	Uttar Pradesh	14 June 1990	18 December 1990	187 days
21		General Om Prakash Malhotra (Retd) PVSM (1922–2015)	Jammu and Kashmir	18 December 1990	7 August 1991	232 days
22		Surendra Nath IPS (Retd) (1926–1994)	Delhi	7 August 1991	9 July 1994	2 years, 336 days
–		Justice Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar (born 1935) Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court	Maharashtra	10 July 1994	18 September 1994	70 days	Shankar Dayal Sharma
23		Lieutenant General B. K. N. Chhibber (Retd) PVSM AVSM VSM (born 1936)	Punjab	18 September 1994	27 November 1999	5 years, 70 days
24		Lieutenant General J. F. R. Jacob (Retd) PVSM (1921–2016)	West Bengal	27 November 1999	8 May 2003	3 years, 162 days	K. R. Narayanan
25		Justice (Retd) Om Prakash Verma (1937–2015)	Uttar Pradesh	8 May 2003	3 November 2004	1 year, 179 days	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
–		Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016) Governor of Haryana	Delhi	3 November 2004	16 November 2004	13 days
26		General Sunith Francis Rodrigues (Retd) PVSM VSM (1933–2022)	Maharashtra	16 November 2004	22 January 2010	5 years, 67 days
27		Shivraj Patil (born 1935)	Maharashtra	22 January 2010	22 January 2015	5 years, 0 days	Pratibha Patil
–		Kaptan Singh Solanki (born 1939) Governor of Haryana	Madhya Pradesh	22 January 2015	22 August 2016	1 year, 213 days	Pranab Mukherjee
28		V. P. Singh Badnore (born 1948)	Rajasthan	22 August 2016	30 August 2021	5 years, 8 days
–		Banwarilal Purohit (born 1940) Governor of Tamil Nadu, until 17 September 2021	Maharashtra	31 August 2021	11 September 2021	2 years, 334 days	Ram Nath Kovind
29				11 September 2021	30 July 2024
30		Gulab Chand Kataria (born 1944)	Rajasthan	31 July 2024	Incumbent	361 days	Droupadi Murmu

See also

• Punjab, India
• Chief Minister of Punjab
• Governor (Indian states)