Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
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ĀndhraPradēś Governoru | |
Style | His/Her Excellency |
Status | Head of State |
Reports to | President of India Government of India |
Residence | Raj Bhavan, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
Precursor | Governor of Andhra State |
Inaugural holder | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
Formation | 1 November 1956 |
Salary | ₹350,000 (US$4,100) (per month) |
Website | www |
The governor of Andhra Pradesh is the head of state of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Governors in India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief Minister of the state and their council of ministers.This is a list of governors of Andhra Pradesh, including Andhra State and united Andhra Pradesh, in office from 1953 to the present date. The official residence of the governor is the Raj Bhavan, situated in Vijayawada. E. S. L. Narasimhan is the longest serving governor.
The current incumbent is S. Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023.
Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:
A governor must:
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Andhra Pradesh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Andhra Pradesh. The universities include Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Adikavi Nannaya University, Andhra University, Cluster University, Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Dr. YSR Architecture & Fine Arts University, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Dravidian University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Anantapur), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Kakinada), Krishna University, Rayalaseema University, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara University, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Vikrama Simhapuri University and Yogi Vemana University
# | Portrait | Name (born –died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
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From | To | Time in office | |||||
1 | ![]() | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980) | Bombay State | 1 October 1953 | 31 October 1956 | 3 years, 30 days | Rajendra Prasad |
# | Portrait | Name (born –died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
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From | To | Time in office | |||||
1 | ![]() | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980) | Bombay State | 1 November 1956 | 31 July 1957 | 272 days | Rajendra Prasad |
2 | ![]() | Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978) | Punjab | 1 August 1957 | 7 September 1962 | 5 years, 37 days | |
3 | ![]() | General S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd) (1903–1977) | Maharashtra | 8 September 1962 | 3 May 1964 [§] [α] | 1 year, 238 days | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
4 | ![]() | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970) | Kerala | 4 May 1964 | 11 April 1968 | 3 years, 343 days | |
5 | ![]() | Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (1898–1975) | Gujarat | 11 April 1968 | 25 January 1975 [‡] | 6 years, 289 days | Zakir Husain |
– | ![]() | Justice S. Obul Reddy (1916–1996) Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court (Acting) | Andhra Pradesh | 25 January 1975 | 9 January 1976 | 349 days | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
6 | ![]() | Mohan Lal Sukhadia (1916–1982) | Rajasthan | 10 January 1976 | 15 June 1976 [§] [β] | 157 days | |
7 | ![]() | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988) | Maharashtra | 16 June 1976 | 16 February 1977 [‡] | 245 days | |
– | ![]() | Justice B. J. Divan (1919–2012) Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court (Acting) | Gujarat | 17 February 1977 | 4 May 1977 | 76 days | B. D. Jatti |
8 | ![]() | Sharda Mukherjee (1919–2007) | Maharashtra | 5 May 1977 | 14 August 1978 [§] [γ] | 1 year, 101 days | |
9 | ![]() | K. C. Abraham (1899–1986) | Kerala | 15 August 1978 | 14 August 1983 | 4 years, 364 days | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
10 | ![]() | Thakur Ram Lal (1929–2002) | Himachal Pradesh | 15 August 1983 | 29 August 1984 | 1 year, 14 days | Zail Singh |
11 | ![]() | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999) | Madhya Pradesh | 29 August 1984 | 26 November 1985 [§] [δ] | 1 year, 89 days | |
12 | ![]() | Kumudben Joshi (1934–2022) | Gujarat | 26 November 1985 | 7 February 1990 [‡] | 4 years, 73 days | |
13 | ![]() | Krishan Kant (1927–2002) | Punjab | 7 February 1990 | 21 August 1997 [‡] [ε] | 7 years, 195 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
– | ![]() | Gopala Ramanujam (1915–2001) Governor of Orissa (Additional Charge) | Tamil Nadu | 22 August 1997 | 23 November 1997 | 93 days | K. R. Narayanan |
14 | ![]() | C. Rangarajan (born 1932) | Tamil Nadu | 24 November 1997 | 3 January 2003 | 5 years, 40 days | |
15 | ![]() | Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017) | Punjab | 3 January 2003 | 3 November 2004 [§] [β] | 1 year, 305 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
16 | ![]() | Sushilkumar Shinde (born 1941) | Maharashtra | 4 November 2004 | 29 January 2006 [‡] | 1 year, 86 days | |
– | ![]() | Rameshwar Thakur (1925–2015) Governor of Orissa (Additional Charge) | Jharkhand | 29 January 2006 | 22 August 2007 [§] [ζ] | 1 year, 205 days | |
17 | ![]() | Narayan Dutt Tiwari (1925–2018) | Uttarakhand | 22 August 2007 | 27 December 2009 [‡] | 2 years, 127 days | Pratibha Patil |
– | ![]() | E. S. L. Narasimhan IPS (Retd) (born 1945) Governor of Chhattisgarh until 22 January 2010 | Tamil Nadu | 27 December 2009 | 22 January 2010 | 9 years, 208 days | |
18 | 23 January 2010 | 23 July 2019 [η] | |||||
19 | ![]() | Biswabhusan Harichandan (born 1934) | Odisha | 24 July 2019 | 23 February 2023 [§] [θ] | 3 years, 214 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
20 | ![]() | Justice (Retd) Syed Abdul Nazeer (born 1958) | Karnataka | 24 February 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 175 days | Droupadi Murmu |
Timeline of Andhra Pradesh governors |
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