List of current Indian governors facts for kids

Several governors, lieutenant governors and administrators pose with the President of India at the ‘2024 Governors Conference’, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi in August 2024.

In India, a governor is a very important leader in each of the country's 28 states. Think of them as the official head of the state government. The President of India chooses the governor for a five-year term. They represent the President in the state.

Even though the governor is the official head, they usually follow the advice of the state's elected leaders. These leaders are the chief minister and their team of ministers. So, the chief minister and their team make most of the big decisions. This is similar to how the President and the Prime Minister work together at the national level.

The governor has some special powers. They can appoint or remove ministers in the state government. They can also suggest that the President take control of the state in special situations. This is called "President's rule." Governors can also hold back new laws (bills) for the President to approve.

Who are the Governors of Indian States?

Each of India's 28 states has its own governor. These governors are chosen by the President of India. They help make sure the state government follows the rules. They also act as a link between the state and the central government.

Here is a list of the current governors for each Indian state:

State	Name	Photo	Started Office	Appointed by	Profile link
Andhra Pradesh	Syed Abdul Nazeer		24 February 2023	Droupadi Murmu	[1]
Arunachal Pradesh	Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik		16 February 2023	Droupadi Murmu	[2]
Assam	Lakshman Acharya		30 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu	[3]
Bihar	Arif Mohammad Khan		2 January 2025	Droupadi Murmu	[4]
Chhattisgarh	Ramen Deka		31 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu
Goa	P. S. Sreedharan Pillai		15 July 2021	Ram Nath Kovind	[5]
Gujarat	Acharya Devvrat		22 July 2019	Ram Nath Kovind	[6]
Haryana	Bandaru Dattatreya		15 July 2021	Ram Nath Kovind	[7]
Himachal Pradesh	Shiv Pratap Shukla		18 February 2023	Droupadi Murmu	[8]
Jharkhand	Santosh Gangwar		31 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu	[9]
Karnataka	Thawar Chand Gehlot		11 July 2021	Ram Nath Kovind	[10]
Kerala	Rajendra Arlekar		2 January 2025	Droupadi Murmu	[11]
Madhya Pradesh	Mangubhai C. Patel		8 July 2021	Ram Nath Kovind	[12]
Maharashtra	C. P. Radhakrishnan		31 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu	[13]
Manipur	Ajay Kumar Bhalla		3 January 2025	Droupadi Murmu	[14]
Meghalaya	C. H. Vijayashankar		30 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu	[15]
Mizoram	V. K. Singh		16 January 2025	Droupadi Murmu	[16]
Nagaland	La. Ganesan		20 February 2023	Droupadi Murmu	[17]
Odisha	Hari Babu Kambhampati		3 January 2025	Droupadi Murmu	[18]
Punjab	Gulab Chand Kataria		31 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu	[19]
Rajasthan	Haribhau Bagade		31 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu	[20]
Sikkim	Om Prakash Mathur		31 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu
Tamil Nadu	R. N. Ravi		18 September 2021	Ram Nath Kovind	[21]
Telangana	Jishnu Dev Varma		31 July 2024	Droupadi Murmu
Tripura	Nallu Indrasena Reddy		26 October 2023	Droupadi Murmu	[22]
Uttar Pradesh	Anandiben Patel		29 July 2019	Ram Nath Kovind	[23]
Uttarakhand	Gurmit Singh		15 September 2021	Ram Nath Kovind	[24]
West Bengal	C. V. Ananda Bose		23 November 2022	Droupadi Murmu	[25]

See also

• List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
• List of current Indian chief ministers
• List of presidents of India