List of governors of Rajasthan explained

Post:Governor
Body:Rajasthan
Incumbent:Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade
Incumbentsince:31 July 2024
Style:Honourable(s.2012)
Residence:Raj Bhavan
Jaipur
Termlength:Five Years
Appointer:President of India
Inaugural:Maharaj Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)

The Governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of state and the representative of the President of India of the 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.[1] [2] [3]

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

List of Governors

PortraitName

Home State
Term of office
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Maharaj Man Singh II
30 March 1949 31 October 1956
2Gurumukh Nihal Singh
1 November 195616 April 1962
3Sampurnanand
16 April 196216 April 1967
4Sardar Hukam Singh
16 April 19671 July 1972
5Sardar Jogendra Singh
1 July 197215 February 1977
6Vedpal Tyagi
15 February 197711 May 1977
7Raghukul Tilak17 May 19778 August 1981
8K. D. Sharma
8 August 19816 March 1982
9Om Prakash Mehra
6 March 19824 January 1985
10Vasantdada Patil

(Maharashtra)
20 November 198515 October 1987
11Sukhdev Prasad
20 February 19883 February 1990
12Milap Chand Jain
3 February 199014 February 1990
13Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya
14 February 199026 August 1991
14Sarup Singh
26 August 19915 February 1992
15Marri Chenna Reddy
5 February 199231 May 1993
16Dhanik Lal Mandal
31 May 199330 June 1993
17Bali Ram Bhagat
30 June 19931 May 1998
18Darbara Singh
1 May 1998 24 May 1998
19Navrang Lal Tibrewal
25 May 199816 January 1999
20Anshuman Singh
16 January 199914 May 2003
21Nirmal Chandra Jain
14 May 200322 September 2003
22Kailashpati Mishra
22 September 200314 January 2004
23Madan Lal Khurana
14 January 20041 November 2004
24T. V. Rajeswar
1 November 20048 November 2004
25Pratibha Patil

(Maharashtra)
8 November 200421 June 2007
26Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
21 June 20076 September 2007
27S. K. Singh
6 September 20071 December 2009
28Prabha Rau

(Maharashtra)
2 December 200924 January 2010
25 January 2010[4] 26 April 2010
29Shivraj Patil

(Maharashtra)
26 April 201012 May 2012
30Margaret Alva

(Karnataka)
12 May 20127 August 2014
31Ram Naik

(Maharashtra)
8 August 20143 September 2014
32Kalyan Singh

(Uttar Pradesh)
4 September 20148 September 2019
33Kalraj Mishra

(Uttar Pradesh)
9 September 201930 July 2024
34Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade

(Maharashtra)
31 July 2024Incumbent

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Previous Governor. 16 August 2014 . Government of Rajasthan. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085754/http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/Government/Governor/Pages/PreviousGovernor.aspx?ShowOld=true. 19 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Photo Gallery of Governors . Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan . 16 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120417094946/http://www.rajassembly.nic.in/govphoto.htm . 17 April 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: States of India since 1947 . Cahoon . Ben . 22 December 2014 .
  4. Web site: President appoints Governors . Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010 . 22 October 2013.