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List of governors of Rajasthan

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Governor of Rajasthan
Incumbent
Kalraj Mishra
since 9 September 2019
StyleHonourable(s.2012)
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Jaipur
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderMaharaj Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)
Formation30 May 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-30)
Websiterajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in

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, Kalraj Mishra has served as the Governor of Rajasthan since 9 September 2019.

Governors of Rajasthan[edit]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Maharaj Man Singh II
(1912–1970)
30 March 1949 31 October 1956 7 years, 215 days
2 Gurumukh Nihal Singh
(1895–1969)
1 November 1956 16 April 1962 5 years, 166 days
3 Sampurnanand
(1891–1969)
16 April 1962 16 April 1967 5 years, 0 days
4 Sardar Hukam Singh
(1895–1983)
16 April 1967 1 July 1972 5 years, 76 days
5 Sardar Jogendra Singh
(1903–1979)
1 July 1972 15 February 1977 4 years, 229 days
6 Vedpal Tyagi
(1915–1979)
15 February 1977 11 May 1977 85 days
7 Raghukul Tilak 17 May 1977 8 August 1981 4 years, 83 days
8 K. D. Sharma
(1931–2010)
8 August 1981 6 March 1982 210 days
9 Om Prakash Mehra
(1919–2015)
6 March 1982 4 January 1985 2 years, 304 days
10 Vasantdada Patil
(1917–1989)
20 November 1985 15 October 1987 1 year, 329 days
11 Sukhdev Prasad
(1921–1995)
20 February 1988 3 February 1990 1 year, 348 days
12 Milap Chand Jain
(1929–2015)
3 February 1990 14 February 1990 6 days
13 Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya
(1933–2022)
14 February 1990 26 August 1991 1 year, 193 days
14 Sarup Singh
(1917–2003)
26 August 1991 5 February 1992 163 days
15 Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
5 February 1992 31 May 1993 115 days
16 Dhanik Lal Mandal
(1932–2022)
31 May 1993 30 June 1993 30 days
17 Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
30 June 1993 1 May 1998 4 years, 305 days
18 Darbara Singh
(1927–1998)
1 May 1998 24 May 1998 23 days
19 Navrang Lal Tibrewal
(1937–)
25 May 1998 16 January 1999 236 days
20 Anshuman Singh
(1935–2021)
16 January 1999 14 May 2003 4 years, 118 days
21 Nirmal Chandra Jain
(1924–2003)
14 May 2003 22 September 2003 161 days
22 Kailashpati Mishra
(1923–2012)
22 September 2003 14 January 2004 84 days
23 Madan Lal Khurana
(1936–2018)
14 January 2004 1 November 2004 261 days
24 T. V. Rajeswar
(1926–2018)
1 November 2004 8 November 2004 7 days
25 Pratibha Patil
(1934–)
8 November 2004 21 June 2007 2 years, 225 days
26 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
(1921–2016)
21 June 2007 6 September 2007 77 days
27 S. K. Singh
(1932–2009)
6 September 2007 1 December 2009 2 years, 86 days
28 Prabha Rau
(1935–2010)
2 December 2009 24 January 2010 53 days
25 January 2010[4] 26 April 2010
29 Shivraj Patil
(1935–)
26 April 2010 12 May 2012 2 years, 16 days
30 Margaret Alva
(1942–)
12 May 2012 7 August 2014 2 years, 87 days
31 Ram Naik
(1934–)
8 August 2014 3 September 2014 26 days
32 Kalyan Singh
(1932–2021)
4 September 2014 8 September 2019 5 years, 4 days
33 Kalraj Mishra
(1941–)
9 September 2019 Incumbent[a] 4 years, 276 days

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Term ends on 8 September 2019.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Previous Governor". Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Photo Gallery of Governors". Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "States of India since 1947". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ "President appoints Governors". Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

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