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Governor of Rajasthan
Emblem Rajasthan.png
Haribhau Bagade (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade

since 31 July 2024
Style Honourable(s.2012)
Residence Raj Bhavan; Jaipur
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder Maharaj Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)
Formation 30 May 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-30)

The governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Rajasthan. The following is a list of governors of Rajasthan.

The incumbent, Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade has served as the Governor of Rajasthan since 31 July 2024.

List of governors

No. Name
(Birth–Death)
Home State
Portrait Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Maharaj Man Singh II
(1912–1970)
Man Singh II.jpg 30 March 1949 31 October 1956 7 years, 215 days
2 Gurumukh Nihal Singh
(1895–1969)
Gurmukh Nihal Singh.png 1 November 1956 16 April 1962 5 years, 166 days
3 Sampurnanand
(1891–1969)
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Swarupanand.jpg 16 April 1962 16 April 1967 5 years, 0 days
4 Sardar Hukam Singh
(1895–1983)
Sardar Hukam Singh.jpg 16 April 1967 1 July 1972 5 years, 76 days
5 Sardar Jogendra Singh
(1903–1979)
Jogendra Singh (politician).jpg 1 July 1972 15 February 1977 4 years, 229 days
6 Vedpal Tyagi
(1915–1979)
No image available.svg 15 February 1977 11 May 1977 85 days
7 Raghukul Tilak

(1900–1989)

No image available.svg 17 May 1977 8 August 1981 4 years, 83 days
8 K. D. Sharma
(1931–2010)
No image available.svg 8 August 1981 6 March 1982 210 days
9 Om Prakash Mehra
(1919–2015)
ACM OP Mehra.jpg 6 March 1982 4 January 1985 2 years, 304 days
10 Vasantdada Patil
(1917–1989)
(Maharashtra)
Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg 20 November 1985 15 October 1987 1 year, 329 days
11 Sukhdev Prasad
(1921–1995)
No image available.svg 20 February 1988 3 February 1990 1 year, 348 days
12 Milap Chand Jain
(1929–2015)
No image available.svg 3 February 1990 14 February 1990 6 days
13 Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya
(1933–2022)
Debiprasad.jpg 14 February 1990 26 August 1991 1 year, 193 days
14 Sarup Singh
(1917–2003)
No image available.svg 26 August 1991 5 February 1992 163 days
15 Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
DrMChannaReddy (cropped).jpg 5 February 1992 31 May 1993 115 days
16 Dhanik Lal Mandal
(1932–2022)
No image available.svg 31 May 1993 30 June 1993 30 days
17 Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
B.R. Bhagat in a meeting (cropped).png 30 June 1993 1 May 1998 4 years, 305 days
18 Darbara Singh
(1927–1998)
No image available.svg 1 May 1998 24 May 1998 23 days
19 Navrang Lal Tibrewal
(1937–)
No image available.svg 25 May 1998 16 January 1999 236 days
20 Anshuman Singh
(1935–2021)
No image available.svg 16 January 1999 14 May 2003 4 years, 118 days
21 Nirmal Chandra Jain
(1924–2003)
No image available.svg 14 May 2003 22 September 2003 161 days
22 Kailashpati Mishra
(1923–2012)
Kailashpati Mishra 2016 stamp of India.jpg 22 September 2003 14 January 2004 84 days
23 Madan Lal Khurana
(1936–2018)
Madan Lal Khurana.jpg 14 January 2004 1 November 2004 261 days
24 T. V. Rajeswar
(1926–2018)
T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg 1 November 2004 8 November 2004 7 days
25 Pratibha Patil
(1934–)
(Maharashtra)
The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.jpg 8 November 2004 21 June 2007 2 years, 225 days
26 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
(1921–2016)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg 21 June 2007 6 September 2007 77 days
27 S. K. Singh
(1932–2009)
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh S.K. Singh (cropped).jpg 6 September 2007 1 December 2009 2 years, 86 days
28 Prabha Rau
(1935–2010)
(Maharashtra)
Prabha Rau.jpg 2 December 2009 24 January 2010 53 days
25 January 2010 26 April 2010
29 Shivraj Patil
(1935–)
(Maharashtra)
Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg 26 April 2010 12 May 2012 2 years, 16 days
30 Margaret Alva
(1942–)
(Karnataka)
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Somnath Chatterjee addressing at the inauguration of the Orientation Programme for the media persons accredited to the press gallery of Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on July 28, 2006 (cropped).jpg 12 May 2012 7 August 2014 2 years, 87 days
31 Ram Naik
(1934–)
(Maharashtra)
Governor Ram Naik.jpg 8 August 2014 3 September 2014 26 days
32 Kalyan Singh
(1932–2021)
(Uttar Pradesh)
Kalyan Singh1.jpg 4 September 2014 8 September 2019 5 years, 4 days
33 Kalraj Mishra
(1941–)
(Uttar Pradesh)
The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra calling on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on November 13, 2015 (cropped).jpg 9 September 2019 30 July 2024 4 years, 325 days
34 Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade
(1945–)
(Maharashtra)
Haribhau Bagade (cropped).jpg 31 July 2024 Incumbent 186 days

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Gobernadores de Rayastán para niños

  • Rajasthan
  • Government of Rajasthan
  • Politics of Rajasthan
  • Elections in Rajasthan
  • Rajasthan High Court
  • Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry
  • Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
  • List of districts of Rajasthan
  • Rajasthan Administrative Service
  • List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
  • List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan
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