List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir

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The governor of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. [1]

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When India became independent, Hari Singh was the Maharaja of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. Technically he remained so until 17 November 1952, although from 20 June 1949 his son Karan Singh acted as regent. From 17 November 1952 to 30 March 1965, Karan Singh was the elected as the Sadr-e-Riyasat of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. On 30 March 1965, Karan Singh became the first governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

The office of governor was abolished after the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 was passed in August 2019 in the Parliament of India, reorganising the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on 31 October 2019. [2] Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. [3]

List of rulers of Jammu and Kashmir

This is a list of rulers of State of Jammu and Kashmir from 1846 to 1952 CE.

RulerPortraitReign
Maharaja Gulab Singh Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.jpg 16 March 1846 – 20 February 1856
Maharaja Ranbir Singh Maharajah Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir.jpg 20 February 1856 – 12 September 1885
Maharaja Pratap Singh Maharaja Partab Singh (1848 - 1925).jpg 12 September 1885 – 23 September 1925
Maharaja Hari Singh Hari Singh 1931.jpg 12 September 1925 – 17 November 1952 [note 1]

Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir

#NameTerm of officeRef
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Maharaja
Karan Singh 		17 November 195230 March 196512 years, 133 days

Governors of Jammu and Kashmir

#NameTerm of officeRef
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Maharaja
Karan Singh 		30 March 196515 May 19672 years, 46 days
(total: 14 years, 179 days)		 [4]
2 Bhagwan Sahay
ICS 		15 May 19673 July 19736 years, 49 days
3 L. K. Jha
ICS 		3 July 197322 February 19817 years, 234 days
4 B. K. Nehru
ICS 		22 February 198126 April 19843 years, 64 days
5 Jagmohan Malhotra
IAS 		26 April 198411 July 19895 years, 76 days
6 Gen.
K. V. Krishna Rao
PVSM 		11 July 198919 January 1990192 days
(5) Jagmohan Malhotra
IAS 		19 January 199026 May 1990127 days
(total: 5 years, 203 days)
7 Girish Chandra Saxena
IPS 		26 May 199012 March 19932 years, 290 days
(6) Gen.
K. V. Krishna Rao
PVSM 		12 March 19932 May 19985 years, 51 days
(total: 5 years, 243 days)
(7) Girish Chandra Saxena
IPS 		2 May 19984 June 20035 years, 33 days
(total: 7 years, 365 days)
8 Lt. Gen
S. K. Sinha
PVSM, ADC 		4 June 200325 June 20085 years, 21 days
9 N. N. Vohra
IAS 		25 June 200823 August 201810 years, 59 days
10 Satya Pal Malik 23 August 201830 October 20191 year, 68 days
Jammu and Kashmir state partitioned on 31 October 2019

Janki Nath Wazir was acting governor after Karan Singh for two months, [1] [5] and Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid was acting governor for 12 days. [6] [5]

Lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir

No.Name
(born –died)		PortraitHome stateTenure in officeImmediate prior position heldAppointed by
FromToTime in office
1 Girish Chandra Murmu
IAS
(born 1959)		 Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (cropped).jpg Odisha 31 October
2019 [7] 		6 August
2020 [§] 		280 days Union Expenditure Secretary Ram Nath Kovind
(President)
2 Manoj Sinha
(born 1959)		 Manoj Sinha Lt. Governor (cropped).jpg Uttar Pradesh 7 August
2020 [8] [9] 		Incumbent4 years, 297 days Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications (until 2019)

Timeline

Satya Pal MalikN. N. VohraS. K. SinhaGirish Chandra SaxenaK. V. Krishna RaoJagmohan MalhotraB. K. NehruL. K. JhaBhagwan SahayKaran SinghList of governors of Jammu and Kashmir

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Monarchy abolished.

References

  1. 1 2 "Previous Governors". Lieutenant Governor Secretariat, Raj Bhawan, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Reorganisation plan" (PDF). prsindia.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Graça, J. Da; Graça, John Da (13 February 2017). Heads of State and Government. Springer. p. 433. ISBN   978-1-349-65771-1.
  5. 1 2 Maqbool, Umer (22 August 2018). "Career politician Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Lateef, Samaan (22 August 2018). "State gets its 13th Governor, first career politician". Tribune India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Varma, Gyan (25 October 2019). "Girish Chandra Murmu is the first LG of Jammu & Kashmir". livemint.com.
  8. ↑ "Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 7 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Chaturvedi, Amit (6 August 2020). "Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir". Hindustan Times.
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