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Acharya Devvrat | |
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![]() Devvrat in 2022 | |
Governor of Maharashtra | |
Additional Charge | |
Assumed office 12 September 2025 | |
Preceded by | C.P. Radhakrishnan |
Governor of Gujarat | |
Assumed office 22 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
Assumed office 12 August 2015 –21 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kalyan Singh |
Succeeded by | Kalraj Mishra |
12th Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith | |
Assumed office 20 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ela Bhatt |
Personal details | |
Born | Samalkha,Punjab (now Haryana),India | 18 January 1959
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Darsana Devi |
Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan,Gandhinagar,Gujarat,India |
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Acharya Devvrat (born 18 January 1959) [1] is an Indian politician and former educator serving as the Governor of Gujarat since 2019, and also as the acting Governor of Maharashtra since 2025. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra, Haryana. [2] [3] [4] [1] Being the Governor of Gujarat and Maharashtra, he is also the Chancellor of state universities of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
In August 2015, Devvrat was appointed the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. [5] He continued till 21 July 2019, when he was replaced by Kalraj Mishra. [5]
In June 2019, he was named as Governor of Gujarat replacing Om Prakash Kohli. [6]
In September 2025, Acharya took oath as the Governor of Maharashtra after being assigned the additional charge of the state. [7]
Devvrat was born in Samalkha, then in East Punjab, now in Haryana. [1] He is married to Darsana Devi. [8]