Governor of Jharkhand | |
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Style | His/Her Excellency |
Residence | Raj Bhavan; Ranchi |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
Inaugural holder | Prabhat Kumar |
Formation | 15 November 2000 |
Website | rajbhavanjharkhand |
The governor of Jharkhand is the nominal head of the Indian state of Jharkhand. [1] The governor is appointed by the president of India. Though all official affairs of the state are administered and carried out in the name of the governor, the real executive power rests with the chief minister who is a member of the legislative assembly and is the leader of the majority party in the house. The official residence of the governor is Raj Bhavan.
The position of the governor of Jharkhand came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the bifurcation of Bihar. The first governor to be appointed was Prabhat Kumar who served in office between 2000 and 2002. The current governor is Santosh Gangwar.
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Jharkhand is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Jharkhand. The universities include Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Birsa Agricultural University, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University, Jharkhand University of Technology, Kolhan University, Nilamber-Pitamber University, Ranchi University, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, and Vinoba Bhave University.
Following is the list of governors of Jharkhand since its inception on 15 November 2000. As of date, ten governors have been appointed to office. The first governor was Prabhat Kumar who served from 2000 till 2002. The current governor is Santosh Gangwar who has been in office since 31 July 2024. The first female and the longest serving governor of the state till date is Droupadi Murmu who served as the governor between 2015 and 2021.
# | Portrait | Name (born –died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
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From | To | Time in office | |||||
1 | ![]() | Prabhat Kumar IAS (Retd) (born 1940) | Uttar Pradesh | 15 November 2000 | 3 February 2002 [‡] | 1 year, 80 days | K. R. Narayanan |
– | ![]() | Vinod Chandra Pande IAS (Retd) (1938–2005) Governor of Bihar (Additional Charge) | Uttar Pradesh | 4 February 2002 | 14 July 2002 | 160 days | |
2 | ![]() | Justice (Retd) Mandagadde Rama Jois (1931–2021) | Karnataka | 15 July 2002 | 11 June 2003 [§] [α] | 331 days | |
3 | ![]() | Ved Marwah IPS (Retd) (1934–2020) | Delhi | 12 June 2003 | 9 December 2004 | 1 year, 180 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
4 | ![]() | Syed Sibtey Razi (1939–2022) | Uttar Pradesh | 10 December 2004 | 25 July 2009 [§] [β] | 4 years, 227 days | |
5 | ![]() | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (1932–2022) | Kerala | 26 July 2009 | 21 January 2010 [§] [γ] | 179 days | Pratibha Patil |
6 | ![]() | M. O. H. Farook (1937–2012) | Puducherry | 22 January 2010 | 4 September 2011 [§] [δ] | 1 year, 225 days | |
7 | ![]() | Syed Ahmed (1943–2015) | Maharashtra | 4 September 2011 | 17 May 2015 [§] [ε] | 3 years, 255 days | |
8 | ![]() | Droupadi Murmu (born 1958) | Odisha | 18 May 2015 | 13 July 2021 | 6 years, 56 days | Pranab Mukherjee |
9 | ![]() | Ramesh Bais (born 1947) | Chhattisgarh | 14 July 2021 | 17 February 2023 [§] [γ] | 1 year, 218 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
10 | ![]() | C. P. Radhakrishnan (born 1957) | Tamil Nadu | 18 February 2023 | 30 July 2024 [§] [γ] | 1 year, 163 days | Droupadi Murmu |
11 | ![]() | Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) | Uttar Pradesh | 31 July 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 20 days | |