List of female governors in India explained

In India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-eight states. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. 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, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state-level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon their own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the union government–appointed governor.[1]

Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state.[2] She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, is the longest-serving female governor with almost 11 years tenure in West Bengal.[3] Tamilisai Soundararajan is the recentmost appointment as the first female governor of Telangana.[4]

Governors

Key

Incumbent governor

S. No.NameImageFromToTerm lengthState
1 Sarojini Naidu15 August 19472 March 1949United Provinces[5]
2Padmaja Naidu3 November 195631 May 1967West Bengal[6]
3Vijayalakshmi Pandit28 November 196218 October 1964Maharashtra[7]
4Sharda Mukherjee5 May 197714 August 1978Andhra Pradesh[8]
14 August 19785 August 1983Gujarat[9]
5 Jothi Venkatachalam14 October 197727 October 1982Kerala[10]
6Kumudben Joshi26 November 19852 February 1990 Andhra Pradesh[11]
7Ram Dulari Sinha23 February 198812 February 1990Kerala
8Sarla Grewal31 March 19895 February 1990Madhya Pradesh[12]
9Sheila Kaul17 November 199523 April 1996Himachal Pradesh[13]
10Fathima Beevi25 January 19971 July 2001Tamil Nadu[14]
11V. S. Ramadevi26 July 19971 December 1999Himachal Pradesh
2 December 199920 August 2002Karnataka[15]
12Pratibha Patil8 November 200423 June 2007Rajasthan[16]
13Prabha Rau19 July 200824 January 2010Himachal Pradesh
25 January 201026 April 2010Rajasthan[17]
14 Margaret Alva6 August 200914 May 2012Uttarakhand[18]
12 May 20127 August 2014Rajasthan[19]
12 July 20147 August 2014Goa
15Kamla Beniwal27 November 20096 July 2014Gujarat[20]
6 July 20146 August 2014Mizoram[21]
16Urmila Singh25 January 201027 January 2015Himachal Pradesh[22]
17Sheila Dikshit11 March 201425 August 2014Kerala[23]
18Mridula Sinha31 August 20142 November 2019Goa[24]
19Droupadi Murmu18 May 201513 July 2021Jharkhand[25]
20Najma Heptulla21 August 201610 August 2021Manipur[26]
21 Anandiben Patel23 January 201828 July 2019Madhya Pradesh[27]
15 August 201828 July 2019Chhattisgarh[28]
29 July 2019IncumbentUttar Pradesh[29]
22Baby Rani Maurya26 August 2018 15 September 2021Uttarakhand[30]
23Anusuiya Uikey29 July 201922 February 2023Chhattisgarh[31]
23 February 202326 July 2024Manipur
24Tamilisai Soundararajan8 September 201918 March 20244 years, 192 daysTelangana[32]

See also

References

  1. [Durga Das Basu]
  2. Web site: Sarojini Naidu: The first woman to become the governor of an Indian state. CNN-IBN. 13 February 2014. 25 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Women Governors in India. Shubhojit. Elections.in. 10 July 2014. 25 March 2016.
  4. News: President appoints five new governors including Tamilisai Soundararajan in Telangana. The Hindu. September 2019. 1 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Shrimati Sarojini Naidu, Governor of UP. National Informatics Centre, UP State Union. 25 March 2012. 21 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121070137/http://upgovernor.gov.in/sarojinibio.htm. dead.
  6. Web site: Former Governors of West Bengal. West Bengal Government. 25 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109072725/http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/html/pastgov1912_new.htm. 9 November 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: Previous Governors List of Maharashtra . Maharashtra Government . 25 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206050259/http://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/previous/default.htm . 6 February 2009 .
  8. Web site: Former Governors of Andhra Pradesh . Andhra Pradesh Government . 25 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405071756/http://governor.ap.nic.in/governor/exgovernors.html . 5 April 2013 .
  9. Web site: Sharda Mukherjee, Former Governor of Gujarat. Gujarat Government. 25 March 2012.
  10. Web site: Kerala Legislature - Governors. Kerala Government. 25 March 2012.
  11. Web site: Former Governors of AP . National Informatics Centre, AP State Union . 25 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405071756/http://governor.ap.nic.in/governor/exgovernors.html . 5 April 2013 .
  12. Web site: Sarla Grewal, Governor of Madhya Pradesh. NIC. 25 March 2012. 11 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111151607/http://www.rajbhavanmp.in/grewal.asp. dead.
  13. Web site: Former Governors of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh Government. 25 March 2012.
  14. Web site: Former Governors of Tamilnadu. Tamil Nadu Government. 25 March 2012.
  15. Web site: Ramadevi, Governor of Karnataka. Karnataka Government. 25 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120312060220/http://rajbhavan.kar.nic.in/governors/RAMADEVI.htm. 12 March 2012. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Ex Governor of Rajasthan . Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Secretariat . 26 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130804130808/http://rajassembly.nic.in/PratibhaPatil.htm . 4 August 2013 .
  17. Web site: President appoints Governors . Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010 . 22 October 2013.
  18. Web site: Margaret Alva, Governor of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Government. 8 July 2015.
  19. Web site: Margaret Alva, Governor of Rajasthan. Rajasthan Government. 17 July 2013.
  20. Web site: Kamla Beniwal, Governor of Gujarat. Gujarat Government. 25 March 2012.
  21. News: The story behind Kamla Beniwal's dismissal. The Hindu. 8 August 2014. 2 March 2018.
  22. Web site: Urmila Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh Government. 17 July 2013.
  23. News: Sheila Dikshit, Governor of Kerala. Jain. Bharti. The Times of India. 4 March 2014. 4 March 2014.
  24. News: Mridula Sinha sworn-in as Goa Governor. Kamat. Prakash. The Hindu. 31 August 2014.
  25. Web site: Draupadi Murmu Sworn In as First Woman Governor of Jharkhand. NDTV. 18 May 2015. 15 January 2016.
  26. Web site: Manipur: Najma Heptulla to be sworn-in as Governor on Sunday. Indian Express. 21 August 2016. 21 August 2016.
  27. "Anandiben Patel sworn in as Madhya Pradesh Governor". The Hindu. 23 January 2018.
  28. Web site: Anandiben Patel, Governor of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh Government. 23 July 2019.
  29. Web site: Anandiben Patel Takes Oath As Uttar Pradesh Governor. NDTV. 29 July 2019.
  30. " Baby Rani Maurya sworn in as new Uttarakhand governor". The Economic Times. 26 August 2018.
  31. Web site: Anusuiya Uikey takes oath as governor of Chhattisgarh. India Today. 29 July 2019.
  32. Web site: Tamil Nadu BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as second Telangana Governor. 8 September 2019. Hindustan Times. 8 September 2019.

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