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{{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. p. 237, 241–44.</ref> [[Acharya Devvrat]], the [[Governor of Gujarat]], is currently the longest-serving officeholder. He is also the recent most assumed office in Maharashtra. Two governors are currently holding additional charge of two different states. [[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]], [[Governor of Manipur]] holding the additional charge as [[Governor of Nagaland]], while Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat holds the additional charge as [[Governor of Maharashtra]]. [[Anandiben Patel]], the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (aged 84 years) is the oldest whereas [[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]], the Governor of Manipur and Nagaland (aged 65 years) is the youngest.

{{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. p. 237, 241–44.</ref> [[Acharya Devvrat]], the [[Governor of Gujarat]], is currently the longest-serving officeholder. He is also the recent most assumed office in Maharashtra. Two governors are currently holding additional charge of two different states. [[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]], [[Governor of Manipur]] holding the additional charge as [[Governor of Nagaland]], while Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat holds the additional charge as [[Governor of Maharashtra]]. [[Anandiben Patel]], the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (aged 84 years) is the oldest whereas [[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]], the Governor of Manipur and Nagaland (aged 65 years) is the youngest.

== List of current governors ==

== List of governors ==

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| [[Andhra Pradesh]]

| [[Andhra Pradesh]]

| [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|List]]

| [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|List]]

| [[File:Justice Syed Abdul Nazeer.jpg|79x79px]]

| [[File:The_Governor_of_Andhra_Pradesh,_Shri_Justice_(Retd.)_S._Abdul_Nazeer_called_on_the_President_of_India.jpg|70px]]

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| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]

| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]

| [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|List]]

| [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|List]]

| [[File:Kaiwalya_Trivikram_Parnaik_in_2023.jpg|70px]]

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| [[Bihar]]

| [[Bihar]]

| [[List of governors of Bihar|List]]

| [[List of governors of Bihar|List]]

| [[File:Arif_Mohammad_Khan_(cropped).jpg|70px]]

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| [[List of governors of Goa|List]]

| [[List of governors of Goa|List]]

| [[File:The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, in New Delhi on July 27, 2016 (cropped).jpg|70px]]

| [[File:The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, in New Delhi on July 27, 2016 (cropped).jpg|70px]]

| ”'[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]”’

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| [[Gujarat]]

| [[Gujarat]]

| [[List of governors of Gujarat|List]]

| [[List of governors of Gujarat|List]]

| [[File:Acharya_Dev_Vrat,_Governor_of_Gujarat_in_2022_(cropped).jpg|70px]]

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| [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|List]]

| [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|List]]

| [[File:Mangubhai Patel MP Governor (cropped).jpg|70px]]

| [[File:Mangubhai Patel MP Governor (cropped).jpg|70px]]

| ”'[[Mangubhai C. Patel|Mangubhai Chagganbhai Patel]]”’

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| [[Maharashtra]]

| [[Maharashtra]]

| [[List of governors of Maharashtra|List]]

| [[List of governors of Maharashtra|List]]

| [[File:Acharya_Dev_Vrat,_Governor_of_Gujarat_in_2022_(cropped).jpg|70px]]

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| [[List of governors of Nagaland|List]]

| [[List of governors of Nagaland|List]]

| [[File:Ajay Bhalla in 2025 (cropped).jpg|70px]]

| [[File:Ajay Bhalla in 2025 (cropped).jpg|70px]]

| ”'[[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]]”’ ”'<br />”'<small>”(additional charge)”</small>

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| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]

| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]

| [[List of governors of Punjab, India|List]]

| [[List of governors of Punjab, India|List]]

| [[File:Gulab_Chand_Kataria_(cropped).jpg|70px]]

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| [[List of governors of Rajasthan|List]]

| [[List of governors of Rajasthan|List]]

| [[File:Haribhau Bagade (cropped).jpg|70px]]

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Current Indian governors

Several governors, lieutenant governors and administrators pose with the President of India at the ‘2024 Governors Conference’, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi in 3 – 4 August 2024.

In the Republic of India, according to the Article 154 of the Constitution of the Republic of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-eight states. They rank 4th in the order of the precedence of India. The governor is appointed by the President of the Republic of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the president’s pleasure. They also may not have the 5 years term and is seen very rarely.

The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor’s name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the state-level. This situation is analogous to that of the President and the Prime Minister at the national level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend president’s rule, or reserve bills for the president’s assent.[1] Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat, is currently the longest-serving officeholder. He is also the recent most assumed office in Maharashtra. Two governors are currently holding additional charge of two different states. Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Governor of Manipur holding the additional charge as Governor of Nagaland, while Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat holds the additional charge as Governor of Maharashtra. Anandiben Patel, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (aged 84 years) is the oldest whereas Ajay Kumar Bhalla, the Governor of Manipur and Nagaland (aged 65 years) is the youngest.

State List Portrait Governor Assumed office Tenure Appointer
(President)
Andhra Pradesh List Syed Abdul Nazeer 24 February 2023 2 years, 335 days Droupadi Murmu
Arunachal Pradesh List Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik 16 February 2023 2 years, 343 days
Assam List Lakshman Acharya 30 July 2024 1 year, 179 days
Bihar List Arif Mohammad Khan 2 January 2025 1 year, 23 days
Chhattisgarh List Ramen Deka 31 July 2024 1 year, 178 days
Goa List P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju 26 July 2025 183 days
Gujarat List Acharya Devvrat 22 July 2019 6 years, 187 days Ram Nath Kovind
Haryana List Ashim Kumar Ghosh 21 July 2025 188 days Droupadi Murmu
Himachal Pradesh List Shiv Pratap Shukla 18 February 2023 2 years, 341 days
Jharkhand List Santosh Kumar Gangwar 31 July 2024 1 year, 178 days
Karnataka List Thawar Chand Gehlot 11 July 2021 4 years, 198 days Ram Nath Kovind
Kerala List Rajendra Arlekar 2 January 2025 1 year, 23 days Droupadi Murmu
Madhya Pradesh List Mangubhai C. Patel 8 July 2021 4 years, 201 days Ram Nath Kovind
Maharashtra List Acharya Devvrat
(additional charge) 		15 September 2025 132 days Droupadi Murmu
Manipur List Ajay Kumar Bhalla 3 January 2025 1 year, 22 days
Meghalaya List C. H. Vijayashankar 30 July 2024 1 year, 179 days
Mizoram List V. K. Singh 16 January 2025 1 year, 9 days
Nagaland List Ajay Kumar Bhalla
(additional charge) 		25 August 2025 153 days
Odisha List Kambhampati Hari Babu 3 January 2025 1 year, 22 days
Punjab List Gulab Chand Kataria 31 July 2024 1 year, 178 days
Rajasthan List Haribhau K. Bagade 31 July 2024 1 year, 178 days
Sikkim List Om Prakash Mathur 31 July 2024 1 year, 178 days
Tamil Nadu List R. N. Ravi 18 September 2021 4 years, 129 days Ram Nath Kovind
Telangana List Jishnu Dev Varma 31 July 2024 1 year, 178 days Droupadi Murmu
Tripura List N. Indrasena Reddy 26 October 2023 2 years, 91 days
Uttar Pradesh List Anandiben Patel 29 July 2019 6 years, 180 days Ram Nath Kovind
Uttarakhand List Gurmit Singh 15 September 2021 4 years, 132 days
West Bengal List C. V. Ananda Bose 18 November 2022 3 years, 68 days Droupadi Murmu

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