Detailed List of Current Governors in India - GK Notes in PDF

Your preparation for any competitive exam, be it SSC CGL, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBSP PO, LIC AAO, Railways RRB etc., is incomplete without having good knowledge in Current Affairs & General Knowledge. Very often, you will see that the test setters will challenge your knowledge of Polity & General Awareness and ask you to recall the deployed Governors in India.

The Governors in India are the Constitutional Heads. They are heads of the twenty- nine states. Moreover, they are appointed by the President for a term of five years. Governors are the figurative head of the state government. A must act according to the advice of council ministers, headed by the Chief Minister.

While the states are ruled by Governors (Get Updated and Complete list of States, Union Territories & Capitals in PDF), the Union Territories are ruled by Lieutenant-Governors or Administrators.

Read on to find more about Governors in India. Don’t forget to download these Static GK notes on Governors in India in PDF format!

Current Governors in India States

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States Governors Andhra Pradesh E.S.L. Narasimhan Brig. B.D Mishra (RETD.)

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Assam Prof. Bihar Chhattisgarh Balramji Dass Tandon Goa Mridula Sinha Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli Haryana Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki Himachal Pradesh Acharya Dev Vrat Jammu and Kashmir Narinder Nath Vohra Jharkhand Karnataka Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala Kerala Justice (Retd.) P. Sathasivam Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao Manipur Dr. Najma. A Heptulla Meghalaya Nirbhay Sharma Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya Odisha Dr S.C. Jamir Punjab V P Singh Badnore Rajasthan Kalyan Singh Sikkim Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil Tamil Nadu Telangana E.S.L. Narasimhan Tripura Tathagata Roy Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik Uttarakhand Dr. West Bengal

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Union Territories & Their Lieutenant-Governors

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Union Territories Governors Andamans & Nicobar Islands Admiral D.K Joshi Delhi Anil Baijal Puducherry Kiran Bedi Chandigarh V. P. Singh Badnore Dadra & Nagar Haveli Praful Khoda Patel Daman & Diu Praful Khoda Patel Lakshadweep Farooq Khan

Some Trivia about Governors in India

• Sarojini Naidu was the first female Governor of an Indian State. As a result, she governed United Provinces of Agra & Oudh (now Uttar Pradesh) from 15 August 1947 - 2 March 1949. • Padmaja Naidu, daughter of Sarojini Naidu, was the longest serving Governor of a state. with a serving tenure of 11 years in West Bengal. • Draupadi Murmu is the first woman governor of Jharkhand. • A.K. Kidwai is the longest serving Governor, serving as Governors for Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana. • Articles 157 and 158 of the Constitution of India deal with eligibility requirements of a Governor of India. • The eligibility criteria are:

o Citizenship of India.

o 35 years of age or more.

o Not an MP or MLA.

o Not a holder of any other office of profit.

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Know Major Facts about the Indian States Indian towns on River Banks UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India Famous Sites in India Capitals, CMs and Governers of States Important Regulatory Bodies in India Cabinet Ministers of India Chief Ministers of India Indian States and Capitals Rivers and drainage system of India

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