Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Indian States and UTs (As of February 2025)

2025-02-15 | Priyanka Chaudhary

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Governor is the executive head of the State and all the executive actions are taken in his name. A governor is the representative of the Central Government and acts as a bridge between the state and the central government. The governor is appointed by the President of India and holds office during the pleasure of President. Everything related to Governor, i.e. his appointment, removal, powers and functions, etc. are mentioned under Article Art 153 to Art 162 of the Indian Constitution.

Appointment of a Governor

The governor of a state is appointed by the president of India (article 155). He/ She could be the Governor of more than one state at a time (Article 153).

Term of Governor’s office

The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President (Article 156). The normal duration of office is five years but may be terminated earlier by

(i) Dismissal by the President or

(ii) Resignation addressed to the President.

Duties, Responsibilities and Powers of the Governor

The President consults the Governor in the appointment of the Judges of the state High Court.
The Governor has the power to pardon; he cannot pardon a death sentence.
Signing or vetoing bills passed by the Legislature.
Serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
Declaring special elections to fill vacancies in certain elected offices.
Governor can nominate one member in the state legislative assembly and one-sixth members of the legislative council.
In case no political party bags a majority in the Vidhan Sabha of the state, the Governor holds power to use his discretion to select the Chief Minister.

NOTE: The powers of Governor and Lt. Governor are more or less similar. Lt. Governor is also appointed by the President of India.

Article 239 states that every UT in India shall be administered by the President through appointment of an administrator.

List of Current State Governors
State	Governors
ANDHRA PRADESH	Justice S Abdul Nazeer
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	Lt. Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik (retd.)
ASSAM	Lakshman Prasad Acharya
BIHAR	Arif Mohammed Khan
CHHATTISGARH	Ramen Deka
GOA	PS Sreedharan Pillai
GUJARAT	Acharya Devvrat
HARYANA	Bandaru Dattatreya
HIMACHAL PRADESH	Shiv Pratap Shukla
JHARKHAND	Santosh Kumar Gangwar
KARNATAKA	Thaawarchand Gehlot
KERALA	Rajendra Arlekar
MADHYA PRADESH	Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
MAHARASHTRA	C P Radhakrishnan
MANIPUR	Ajay Kumar Bhalla
MEGHALAYA	C H Vijayshankar
MIZORAM	Vijay Kumar Singh
NAGALAND	La Ganesan
ODISHA	Haribabu Kambhapati
PUNJAB	Gulab Chand Kataria
RAJASTHAN	Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde
SIKKIM	Om Prakash Mathur
TAMIL NADU	R N Ravi
TELANGANA	Jishnu Dev Varma
TRIPURA	Indra Sena Reddy Nallu
UTTAR PRADESH	Anandiben Patel
UTTARAKHAND	Lt Gen Gurmit Singh
WEST BENGAL	C V Ananda Bose

List of Current Lieutenant Governors
Union Territories	Lieutenant Governors/ Administrators
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS	Devendra Kumar Joshi (LG)
CHANDIGARH	Gulab Chand Kataria (Administrator)
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN AND DIU	Praful Khoda Patel (Administrator)
DELHI	Vinai Kumar Saxena (LG)
JAMMU AND KASHMIR	Manoj Sinha (LG)
LADAKH	Brigader B D Mishra (LG)
LAKSHADWEEP	Praful Patel (Administrator)
PUDUCHERRY	K Kailashnathan (LG)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Governor of a State/ LG and administrators of UTs

Who appoints the Governor of a State?

The President of India appoints the Governor of a State by warrant under his hand and seal.

Which article states that he/she could be the governor of more than one state?

Article 153 states that he/she could be the governor of more than one state.

Who administers the oath of office to the Lieutenant Governor?

The Chief Justice of the concerned State/UT High court administers the oath of office to the Governor/Lieutenant Governor. In his absence, senior most-judge of High Court or acting Chief Justice administers the oath.

Priyanka Chaudhary

Joined On : 01-Jan-19

Priyanka is an expert in General Awareness and has experience of over 7 years of teaching various subjects of General Awareness and Current Affairs.

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Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Indian States and UTs (As of February 2025)

Appointment of a Governor

Term of Governor’s office

Duties, Responsibilities and Powers of the Governor

List of Current State Governors

List of Current Lieutenant Governors