List of governors of Chhattisgarh explained

Post:Governor
Governor
Body:Chhattisgarh
Insignia:Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Chhattisgarh
Insigniasize:120
Incumbent:Ramen Deka
Incumbentsince:31 July 2024
Style:His Excellency
Residence:Raj Bhavan
Raipur
Termlength:Five Years
Appointer:President of India
Inaugural:D. N. Sahay

The Governor of Chhattisgarh (Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़ के राज्यपाल) is the nominal head of state of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and a representative of the president of India. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The official residence of the governor is Raj Bhavan.

The position of the governor of Chhattisgarh came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh. The first governor to be appointed was Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office between 2000 and 2003. The current governor is Remen Deka who has been in office since 31 July 2024.

Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Chhattisgarh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Chhattisgarh. The universities include Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Sarguja University, etc.

History

The inaugural governor of Chhattisgarh was retired Indian Police Service officer and former Bihar DGP Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office since the state's creation in November 2000 until he swapped positions with then Governor of Tripura Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth (retired) in June 2003. Seth served in office until retiring in January 2007 and was succeeded by former Intelligence Bureau director E. S. L. Narasimhan. Narasimhan served as the state's governor until being permanently transferred as Governor of Andhra Pradesh in January 2010, a position he was holding on additional basis since December 2009 following the resignation of N. D. Tiwari. Following the transfer of Narasimhan, former Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt was appointed as the governor and he remained in office until resigning in June 2014.

Following Dutt's resignation, Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav briefly acted as the state's governor. He was relieved of the additional duties following the appointment of Balram Das Tandon the following month. Tandon remained the governor until his demise in office on 14 August 2018, thus becoming the first and only sitting governor of the state to die in office. He was succeeded by Madhya Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel on acting basis who served till July the next year and was succeeded by Anusuiya Uikey. Uikey served as the state's governor until February 2023 and was transferred as Governor of Manipur and was succeeded by Andhra Pradesh governor Biswabhusan Harichandan. Harichandan has since then being the governor of the state.

List

Key
Name
(borndied)
PortraitHome stateTenure in officeImmediate prior position heldAppointed by
FromToTime in office
1Dinesh Nandan Sahay
Bihar1 November
2000
1 June
2003
Director-General of Bihar PoliceK. R. Narayanan
2
Krishna Mohan Seth

Uttar Pradesh2 June
2003
25 January
2007
Governor of TripuraA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
3E. S. L. Narasimhan
Tamil Nadu26 January
2007
23 January
2010
Director of the Intelligence Bureau
4Shekhar Dutt
Assam23 January
2010
19 June
2014
Deputy National Security AdvisorPratibha Patil
Ram Naresh Yadav

(Additional Charge)
Uttar Pradesh19 June
2014
14 July
2014
Pranab Mukherjee
5Balram Das Tandon
Punjab18 July
2014
14 August
2018
Cabinet Minister, Punjab
Anandiben Patel

(Additional Charge)
Gujarat15 August
2018
28 July
2019
Ram Nath Kovind
6Anusuiya Uikey
Madhya Pradesh29 July
2019
22 February
2023
Vice-Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
7Biswabhusan Harichandan
Odisha23 February
2023[1]
30 July 2024Governor of Andhra PradeshDroupadi Murmu
8Ramen Deka
Assam31 July
2024
Incumbent Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ThePrint . Biswa Bhusan Harichandan sworn in as Chhattisgarh governor . 14 December 2023 . 23 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231214173022/https://theprint.in/india/biswa-bhusan-harichandan-sworn-in-as-chhattisgarh-governor/1392247/ . 14 December 2023.