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Governor of Andhra Pradesh
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The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan.jpg
Incumbent
Biswabhusan Harichandan

since 24 July 2019
Style His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Appointer President of India
Term length Five Years
Inaugural holder
  • E. S. L. Narasimhan(as Governor of Andhra (formed in 2014))
  • Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (as Governor of Andhra state & United Andhra Pradesh)
Formation 2 June 2014; 8 years ago (2014-06-02)
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This is a list of governors of Andhra, including Andhra State and United Andhra Pradesh, in office from 1953 to the present date. The official residence of the governor is the Raj Bhavan, situated in Vijayawada. E. S. L. Narasimhan is the longest serving governor. Biswabhusan Harichandan is the current serving governor.

List of Governors

List of Governors of Andhra state

Governors of Andhra State, Andhra State consisted of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of Madras State in 1953.

Data from Andhra Pradesh State Portal.

# Name Portrait From To Term length
1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi.png 1 October 1953 31 October 1956 1,127 days

List of Governors of United Andhra Pradesh

On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State ceased to exist; its Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions were merged into Mysore State and Bombay State respectively. Its remaining Telugu-speaking portion, Telangana, was merged with Andhra State to form the new state of United Andhra Pradesh.

# Name Portrait From To Term length
1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi.png 1 November 1956 1 August 1957 1,005 days
2 Bhim Sen Sachar Bhim Sen Sachar.png 1 August 1957 8 September 1962 1,865 days
3 Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh General Satyawant Mallana Srinagesh.jpg 8 September 1962 4 May 1964 605 days
4 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai Pattom_A._Thanu_Pillai_(image) 4 May 1964 11 April 1968 1,439 days
5 Khandubhai Kasanji Desai  – 11 April 1968 25 January 1975 2,481 days
6 S. Obul Reddy  – 25 January 1975 10 January 1976 351 days
7 Mohanlal Sukhadia Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India.jpg 10 January 1976 16 June 1976 159 days
8 Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare  – 16 June 1976 17 February 1977 247 days
9 B. J. Divan  – 17 February 1977 5 May 1977 78 days
10 Sharda Mukherjee  – 5 May 1977 15 August 1978 468 days
11 K. C. Abraham  – 15 August 1978 15 August 1983 1,827 days
12 Thakur Ram Lal Thakur Ram Lal.jpg 15 August 1983 29 August 1984 381 days
13 Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg 29 August 1984 26 November 1985 455 days
14 Kumud Ben Joshi  – 26 November 1985 7 February 1990 1,535 days
15 Krishan Kant Krishan Kant 2005 stamp of India.jpg 7 February 1990 22 August 1997 2,754 days
16 Gopala Ramanujam  – 22 August 1997 24 November 1997 95 days
17 C. Rangarajan C. Rangrajan at the Conference on "Fiscal Policy in India" (cropped).jpg 24 November 1997 3 January 2003 1,867 days
18 Surjit Singh Barnala H E Shri Surjit Singh Barnala.jpg 3 January 2003 4 November 2004 672 days
19 Sushilkumar Shinde Sushilkumar Shinde.JPG 4 November 2004 29 January 2006 452 days
20 Rameshwar Thakur The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on January 13, 2008.jpg 29 January 2006 22 August 2007 571 days
21 N. D. Tiwari Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg 22 August 2007 27 December 2009 859 days
22 E. S. L. Narasimhan E.S.L. Narasimhan.jpg 28 December 2009 1 June 2014 1,617 days

List of Governors of Andhra

After 58 years, the state was bifurcated into Andhra and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

# Name Portrait From To Term length
1 E. S. L. Narasimhan (Also served as Governor of Telangana) E. S. L. Narasimhan at Telangana Jagruthi Program.jpg 2 June 2014 23 July 2019 1,878 days
2 Biswabhusan Harichandan The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan.jpg 24 July 2019 Incumbent 1,348 days

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