List of governors of Maharashtra

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Governor of Maharashtra
Seal of Maharashtra.svg
since 31 July 2024
Style The Honourable (formal)
Mr.Governor (informal)
His/Her Excellency
AbbreviationGOM
Residence Raj Bhavan, Mumbai

Raj Bhavan, Nagpur Raj Bhavan, Pune

Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar
Appointer President of India on advice of the prime minister
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Precursor Governor of Maharashtra
Inaugural holder Raja Maharaj Singh
Formation6 January 1948(77 years ago) (1948-01-06)
(as Bombay State )
1 May 1960(65 years ago) (1960-05-01)
(as Maharashtra )
Website Maharashtra Raj Bhavan

The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor; however, the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers. [1]

Contents

C. P. Radhakrishnan is the current governor of Maharashtra since 31 July 2024. [2] [3]

Powers and duties

The governor formally appoints many of the state officials, including the advocate general of Bombay, the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, the state election commissioner, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), the chairmen and members of the three development boards, the sheriff of Bombay, and the state chief information commissioner.

List


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Color key

Governors of Bombay State (19481960)

#PortraitName
(born died)
Home stateTenure in officeAppointer
(President)
FromToTime in office
1 Raja Maharaj Singh.jpg Raja Sir Maharaj Singh
CIE CStJ
(1878–1959)
Punjab 6 January
1948
30 May
1952
4 years, 145 days Lord Mountbatten
(Governor-General)
2 Girja Shankar Bajpai.jpg Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai
KCSI KBE CIE ICS
(1891–1954)
Uttar Pradesh 30 May
1952
5 December
1954 [†]
2 years, 189 days Rajendra Prasad
Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla.jpg Justice
M. C. Chagla
(1900–1981)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Bombay 5 December
1954
2 March
1955
87 days
3 Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg Harekrushna Mahatab
(1899–1987)
Orissa 2 March
1955
14 October
1956 [‡]
1 year, 226 days
Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla.jpg Justice
M. C. Chagla
(1900–1981)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Bombay 14 October
1956
10 December
1956
57 days
4 Sri Prakasa Portrait.jpg Sri Prakasa
(1890–1971)
Uttar Pradesh 10 December
1956
30 April
1960
3 years, 142 days

Governors of Maharashtra (1960present)

#PortraitName
(born died)
Home stateTenure in officeAppointer
(President)
FromToTime in office
1 Sri Prakasa Portrait.jpg Sri Prakasa
(1890–1971)
Uttar Pradesh 1 May
1960
16 April
1962
1 year, 350 days Rajendra Prasad
2 P Subbarayan 1989 stamp of India.jpg P. Subbarayan
(1889–1962)
Madras 17 April
1962
6 October
1962 [†]
172 days
No image (male).svg Justice
Hashmatrai Khubchand Chainani
(1904–1965)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Maharashtra 6 October
1962
28 November
1962
53 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3 Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965.jpg Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(1900–1990)
Uttar Pradesh 28 November
1962
18 October
1964 [‡]
1 year, 325 days
No image (male).svg Justice
Hashmatrai Khubchand Chainani
(1904–1965)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Maharashtra 18 October
1964
14 November
1964
27 days
4 Dr. P. V. Cherian in 1958.jpg P. V. Cherian
(1893–1969)
Madras 14 November
1964
8 November
1969 [†]
4 years, 359 days
No image (male).svg Justice
S. P. Kotval
(1910–1987)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Maharashtra 8 November
1969
26 February
1970
110 days V. V. Giri
5 Ali Yavar Jung (cropped).jpg Ali Yavar Jung
(1906–1976)
Andhra Pradesh 26 February
1970
11 December
1976 [†]
6 years, 289 days
No image (male).svg Justice
R. M. Kantawala
(1916–1992)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Maharashtra 11 December
1976
30 April
1977
140 days Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6 No image (male).svg Sadiq Ali
(1910–2001)
Rajasthan 30 April
1977
8 November
1980 [§] [α]
3 years, 192 days B. D. Jatti
7 ACM OP Mehra.jpg Air Chief Marshal
Om Prakash Mehra (Retd)
PVSM
(1919–2015)
Delhi 8 November
1980
5 March
1982 [§] [β]
1 year, 117 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
8 ACM IH Latif.jpg Air Chief Marshal
Idris Hasan Latif
PVSM
(1923–2018)
Andhra Pradesh 6 March
1982
16 April
1985 [‡]
3 years, 41 days
No image (male).svg Justice
Konda Madhava Reddy
(1923–1997)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Andhra Pradesh 16 April
1985
30 May
1985
44 days Zail Singh
9 No image (male).svg Kona Prabhakara Rao
(1916–1990)
Andhra Pradesh 31 May
1985
2 April
1986
306 days
10 Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma.jpg Shankar Dayal Sharma
(1918–1999)
Madhya Pradesh 3 April
1986
2 September
1987 [‡] [γ]
1 year, 152 days
No image (male).svg Justice
S. K. Desai
(1928–2011)
Acting Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Maharashtra 3 September
1987
2 November
1987
60 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
No image (male).svg Justice
Chittatosh Mookerjee
(born 1929)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
West Bengal 2 November
1987
20 February
1988
110 days
11 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy.jpg Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
(1909–1994)
Andhra Pradesh 20 February
1988
18 January
1990 [‡]
1 year, 332 days
No image (male).svg Justice
Chittatosh Mookerjee
(born 1929)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
West Bengal 18 January
1990
14 February
1990
27 days
12 Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
Tamil Nadu 15 February
1990
23 April
1992
2 years, 68 days
Sarup Singh Rajya Sabha photo.jpg Sarup Singh
(1917–2003)
Governor of Gujarat

(Acting)
Haryana 24 April
1992
15 May
1992
21 days
(12) Chidambaram Subramaniam.jpg Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
Tamil Nadu 16 May
1992
9 January
1993 [‡]
238 days
13 P. C. Alexander (cropped).jpg P. C. Alexander
IAS (Retd)
(1921–2011)
Kerala 12 January
1993
13 July
2002 [‡]
9 years, 182 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
No image (male).svg Justice
C. K. Thakker
(born 1943)
Chief Justice, Bombay High Court

(Acting)
Gujarat 13 July
2002
10 October
2002
89 days K. R. Narayanan
14 Mohammad Fazal (cropped).jpg Mohammed Fazal
(1922–2014)
Uttar Pradesh 10 October
2002
5 December
2004
2 years, 56 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
15 SMKrishna.jpg S. M. Krishna
(1932–2024)
Karnataka 12 December
2004
8 March
2008 [‡]
3 years, 87 days
Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg S. C. Jamir
(born 1931)
Governor of Goa until 20 July 2008
Nagaland 9 March
2008
20 July
2008
1 year, 319 days Pratibha Patil
1620 July
2008
22 January
2010
17 Governor of Maharashtra, Shri K. Sankaranarayanan with Vice President Hamid Ansari at TISS in 2013.png Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
(1932–2022)
Kerala 22 January
2010
24 August
2014 [‡]
4 years, 214 days
Om Prakash Kohli on 22 October 2016.jpg Om Prakash Kohli
(1935–2023)
Governor of Gujarat

(Additional Charge)
Delhi 24 August
2014
30 August
2014
6 days Pranab Mukherjee
18 C. Vidyasagar Rao, former Governor (cropped).jpg C. Vidyasagar Rao
(born 1941)
Telangana 30 August
2014
4 September
2019
5 years, 5 days
19 Karate Coach Dr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav honored by Honorable Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari Ji (cropped).jpg Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(born 1942)
Uttarakhand 5 September
2019
17 February
2023 [‡]
3 years, 165 days Ram Nath Kovind
20 Ramesh Bais in 2023 (cropped).jpg Ramesh Bais
(born 1947)
Chhattisgarh 18 February
2023
30 July
2024
1 year, 163 days Droupadi Murmu
21 C. P. Radhakrishnan
(born 1957)
Tamil Nadu 31 July
2024
Incumbent1 year, 38 days
  1. Transferred as the Governor of Tamil Nadu
  2. Transferred as the Governor of Rajasthan
  3. Resigned to become the Vice President of India

See also

References

  1. "Governor – Information under RTI Act" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. "Jishnu Dev Varma is new Governor of Telangana; Radhakrishnan moves to Maharashtra". Telangana Today . 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. "PRESS COMMUNIQUE". President of India . 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.