List of governors of Rajasthan

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Governor of Rajasthan
Emblem Rajasthan.png
Haribhau Bagade (cropped).jpg
since 31 July 2024
Style Honourable(s.2012)
Residence Raj Bhavan; Jaipur
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder Maharaj Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)
Formation30 May 1949;75 years ago (1949-05-30)
Website rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in

The governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Rajasthan. The following is a list of governors of Rajasthan. [1] [2] [3]

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The incumbent, Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade has served as the Governor of Rajasthan since 31 July 2024.

List of governors

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
Home State
PortraitTerm of office
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Maharaj Man Singh II
(1912–1970)
Man Singh II.jpg 30 March 194931 October 19567 years, 215 days
2 Gurumukh Nihal Singh
(1895–1969)
Gurmukh Nihal Singh.png 1 November 195616 April 19625 years, 166 days
3 Sampurnanand
(1891–1969)
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Swarupanand.jpg 16 April 196216 April 19675 years, 0 days
4 Sardar Hukam Singh
(1895–1983)
Sardar Hukam Singh.jpg 16 April 19671 July 19725 years, 76 days
5 Sardar Jogendra Singh
(1903–1979)
Jogendra Singh (politician).jpg 1 July 197215 February 19774 years, 229 days
6 Vedpal Tyagi
(1915–1979)
No image available.svg 15 February 197711 May 197785 days
7 Raghukul Tilak

(1900–1989)

No image available.svg 17 May 19778 August 19814 years, 83 days
8 K. D. Sharma
(1931–2010)
No image available.svg 8 August 19816 March 1982210 days
9 Om Prakash Mehra
(1919–2015)
ACM OP Mehra.jpg 6 March 19824 January 19852 years, 304 days
10 Vasantdada Patil
(1917–1989)
(Maharashtra)
Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg 20 November 198515 October 19871 year, 329 days
11 Sukhdev Prasad
(1921–1995)
No image available.svg 20 February 19883 February 19901 year, 348 days
12 Milap Chand Jain
(1929–2015)
No image available.svg 3 February 199014 February 19906 days
13 Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya
(1933–2022)
Debiprasad.jpg 14 February 199026 August 19911 year, 193 days
14 Sarup Singh
(1917–2003)
No image available.svg 26 August 19915 February 1992163 days
15 Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
DrMChannaReddy (cropped).jpg 5 February 199231 May 1993115 days
16 Dhanik Lal Mandal
(1932–2022)
No image available.svg 31 May 199330 June 199330 days
17 Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
B.R. Bhagat in a meeting (cropped).png 30 June 19931 May 19984 years, 305 days
18 Darbara Singh
(1927–1998)
No image available.svg 1 May 199824 May 199823 days
19 Navrang Lal Tibrewal
(1937–)
No image available.svg 25 May 199816 January 1999236 days
20 Anshuman Singh
(1935–2021)
No image available.svg 16 January 199914 May 20034 years, 118 days
21 Nirmal Chandra Jain
(1924–2003)
No image available.svg 14 May 200322 September 2003161 days
22 Kailashpati Mishra
(1923–2012)
Kailashpati Mishra 2016 stamp of India.jpg 22 September 200314 January 200484 days
23 Madan Lal Khurana
(1936–2018)
Madan Lal Khurana.jpg 14 January 20041 November 2004261 days
24 T. V. Rajeswar
(1926–2018)
T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg 1 November 20048 November 20047 days
25 Pratibha Patil
(1934–)
(Maharashtra)
The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.jpg 8 November 200421 June 20072 years, 225 days
26 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
(1921–2016)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg 21 June 20076 September 200777 days
27 S. K. Singh
(1932–2009)
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh S.K. Singh (cropped).jpg 6 September 20071 December 20092 years, 86 days
28 Prabha Rau
(1935–2010)
(Maharashtra)
Prabha Rau.jpg 2 December 200924 January 201053 days
25 January 2010 [4] 26 April 2010
29 Shivraj Patil
(1935–)
(Maharashtra)
Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on "The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People".jpg 26 April 201012 May 20122 years, 16 days
30 Margaret Alva
(1942–)
(Karnataka)
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Somnath Chatterjee addressing at the inauguration of the Orientation Programme for the media persons accredited to the press gallery of Lok Sabha, in New Delhi on July 28, 2006 (cropped).jpg 12 May 20127 August 20142 years, 87 days
31 Ram Naik
(1934–)
(Maharashtra)
Governor Ram Naik.jpg 8 August 20143 September 201426 days
32 Kalyan Singh
(1932–2021)
(Uttar Pradesh)
Kalyan Singh1.jpg 4 September 20148 September 20195 years, 4 days
33 Kalraj Mishra
(1941–)
(Uttar Pradesh)
The Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Kalraj Mishra calling on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on November 13, 2015 (cropped).jpg 9 September 201930 July 20244 years, 325 days
34 Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade
(1945–)
(Maharashtra)
Haribhau Bagade (cropped).jpg 31 July 2024Incumbent140 days

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    References

    1. "Previous Governor". Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
    2. "Photo Gallery of Governors". Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
    3. Cahoon, Ben. "States of India since 1947" . Retrieved 22 December 2014.
    4. "President appoints Governors". Press Information Bureau, New Delhi Press release dated 16 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2013.