List of governors of Rajasthan

Governor of Rajasthan
Governor of Rajasthan
	Incumbent; Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade ; since 31 July 2024
Style	Honourable(s.2012)
Residence	Raj Bhavan; Jaipur
Appointer	President of India
Term length	Five Years
Inaugural holder	Maharaj Man Singh II (Rajpramukh)
Formation	30 May 1949;75 years ago
Website	rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in

Last updated October 10, 2024

The Governor of Rajasthan is the nominal head of state and the representative of the President of India of the 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]

List of Governors

No.	Name (Birth–Death) Home State	Portrait	Term of office
No.	Name (Birth–Death) Home State	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	Maharaj Man Singh II (1912–1970)		30 March 1949	31 October 1956	7 years, 215 days
2	Gurumukh Nihal Singh (1895–1969)		1 November 1956	16 April 1962	5 years, 166 days
3	Sampurnanand (1891–1969)		16 April 1962	16 April 1967	5 years, 0 days
4	Sardar Hukam Singh (1895–1983)		16 April 1967	1 July 1972	5 years, 76 days
5	Sardar Jogendra Singh (1903–1979)		1 July 1972	15 February 1977	4 years, 229 days
6	Vedpal Tyagi (1915–1979)		15 February 1977	11 May 1977	85 days
7	Raghukul Tilak		17 May 1977	8 August 1981	4 years, 83 days
8	K. D. Sharma (1931–2010)		8 August 1981	6 March 1982	210 days
9	Om Prakash Mehra (1919–2015)		6 March 1982	4 January 1985	2 years, 304 days
10	Vasantdada Patil (1917–1989) (Maharashtra)		20 November 1985	15 October 1987	1 year, 329 days
11	Sukhdev Prasad (1921–1995)		20 February 1988	3 February 1990	1 year, 348 days
12	Milap Chand Jain (1929–2015)		3 February 1990	14 February 1990	6 days
13	Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya (1933–2022)		14 February 1990	26 August 1991	1 year, 193 days
14	Sarup Singh (1917–2003)		26 August 1991	5 February 1992	163 days
15	Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996)		5 February 1992	31 May 1993	115 days
16	Dhanik Lal Mandal (1932–2022)		31 May 1993	30 June 1993	30 days
17	Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011)		30 June 1993	1 May 1998	4 years, 305 days
18	Darbara Singh (1927–1998)		1 May 1998	24 May 1998	23 days
19	Navrang Lal Tibrewal (1937–)		25 May 1998	16 January 1999	236 days
20	Anshuman Singh (1935–2021)		16 January 1999	14 May 2003	4 years, 118 days
21	Nirmal Chandra Jain (1924–2003)		14 May 2003	22 September 2003	161 days
22	Kailashpati Mishra (1923–2012)		22 September 2003	14 January 2004	84 days
23	Madan Lal Khurana (1936–2018)		14 January 2004	1 November 2004	261 days
24	T. V. Rajeswar (1926–2018)		1 November 2004	8 November 2004	7 days
25	Pratibha Patil (1934–) (Maharashtra)		8 November 2004	21 June 2007	2 years, 225 days
26	Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)		21 June 2007	6 September 2007	77 days
27	S. K. Singh (1932–2009)		6 September 2007	1 December 2009	2 years, 86 days
28	Prabha Rau (1935–2010) (Maharashtra)		2 December 2009	24 January 2010	53 days
28	Prabha Rau (1935–2010) (Maharashtra)		25 January 2010^[4]	26 April 2010
29	Shivraj Patil (1935–) (Maharashtra)		26 April 2010	12 May 2012	2 years, 16 days
30	Margaret Alva (1942–) (Karnataka)		12 May 2012	7 August 2014	2 years, 87 days
31	Ram Naik (1934–) (Maharashtra)		8 August 2014	3 September 2014	26 days
32	Kalyan Singh (1932–2021) (Uttar Pradesh)		4 September 2014	8 September 2019	5 years, 4 days
33	Kalraj Mishra (1941–) (Uttar Pradesh)		9 September 2019	30 July 2024	4 years, 325 days
34	Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade (1945–) (Maharashtra)		31 July 2024	Incumbent	70 days

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References

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

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"Governor of Rajasthan". Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.

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[gov-1] "Previous Governor". Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.

[assem-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.

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