List of governors of Tripura
| Governor of Tripura | |
|---|---|
Lok Bhavan Agartala | |
since 26 October 2023 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Lok Bhavan; Agartala |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Formation | rajbhavan |
This is a list of the governors of Tripura, a state in northeast India, since its inception as a state on 21 January 1972.[1]
Powers and functions
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
- Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
- Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
- Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
List
- Legend
- Color key
- indicates acting/additional charge
| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) |
Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Braj Kumar Nehru ICS (Retd) (1909–2001) Governor of Assam |
Uttar Pradesh | 21 January 1972[α] |
22 September 1973 |
1 year, 244 days | V. V. Giri | |
| 2 | Lallan Prasad Singh ICS (Retd) (1912–1998) Governor of Assam |
Bihar | 23 September 1973[β] |
13 August 1981 |
7 years, 324 days | ||
| 3 | S. M. H. Burney IAS (Retd) (1924–2014) Governor of Manipur and Nagaland |
Uttar Pradesh | 14 August 1981[γ] |
13 June 1984[§][δ] |
2 years, 304 days | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | |
| 4 | General K. V. Krishna Rao (Retd) PVSM (1923–2016) Governor of Manipur and Nagaland |
Andhra Pradesh | 14 June 1984[γ] |
11 July 1989[§][ε] |
5 years, 27 days | Zail Singh | |
| 5 | Sultan Singh (1923–2014) |
Haryana | 12 July 1989 |
11 February 1990[‡] |
214 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |
| 6 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (1924–2002) |
Andhra Pradesh | 12 February 1990 |
14 August 1993[§][ζ] |
3 years, 183 days | ||
| 7 | Romesh Bhandari IFS (Retd) (1928–2013) |
Punjab | 15 August 1993 |
15 June 1995[§][η] |
1 year, 304 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 8 | Siddheshwar Prasad (1929–2023) |
Bihar | 16 June 1995 |
22 June 2000 |
5 years, 6 days | ||
| 9 | Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth (Retd) PVSM AVSM (born 1939) |
Uttar Pradesh | 23 June 2000 |
31 May 2003[§][θ] |
2 years, 342 days | K. R. Narayanan | |
| 10 | Dinesh Nandan Sahay IPS (Retd) (1936–2018) |
Bihar | 2 June 2003 |
14 October 2009 |
6 years, 134 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| 11 | Kamla Beniwal (1927–2024) |
Rajasthan | 15 October 2009 |
26 November 2009[§] |
42 days | Pratibha Patil | |
| 12 | D. Y. Patil (born 1935) |
Maharashtra | 27 November 2009 |
24 March 2013[§][ι] |
3 years, 117 days | ||
| 13 | Devanand Konwar (1934–2020) |
Assam | 25 March 2013 |
29 June 2014 |
1 year, 96 days | Pranab Mukherjee | |
| - | Vakkom Purushothaman (1928–2023) Governor of Mizoram till 8 July 2014 (Additional Charge) |
Kerala | 30 June 2014 |
20 July 2014[‡] |
20 days | ||
| - | Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (1931–2023) Governor of Nagaland (Additional Charge) |
Karnataka | 21 July 2014 |
19 May 2015 |
302 days | ||
| 14 | Tathagata Roy (born 1945) |
West Bengal | 20 May 2015 |
30 September
2015 |
133 days | ||
| - | Keshari Nath Tripathi
(1934- 2023) Governor of West Bengal (Acting) |
Uttar Pradesh | 30 September
2015 |
20 November
2015 |
51 days | ||
| 15 | Tathagata Roy
(born 1945) |
West Bengal | 20 November
2015 |
25 August | 2 years, 278 days | ||
| 16 | Kaptan Singh Solanki (born 1939) |
Madhya Pradesh | 25 August 2018 |
28 July 2019 |
337 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 17 | Ramesh Bais (born 1947) |
Chhattisgarh | 29 July 2019 |
13 July 2021[§][λ] |
1 year, 349 days | ||
| 18 | Satyadev Narayan Arya (born 1939)Governor of Haryana till 15 July 2021 |
Bihar | 14 July 2021 |
25 October 2023 |
2 years, 103 days | ||
| 19 | N. Indrasena Reddy (born 1953) |
Telangana | 25 October 2023 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 146 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
- ^ Concurrently also served as the Governor of Assam and Nagaland (1968–1973); and as the Governor of Meghalaya and Manipur (1972–1973)
- ^ Concurrently also served as the Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, and Nagaland
- ^ a b Concurrently also served as the Governor of Manipur and Nagaland
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Haryana
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of West Bengal
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Goa
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Chhattisgarh
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Bihar
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Meghalaya
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Jharkhand
Oath
“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of .............(name of the State) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of ..………(name of the State).”
See also
References
- ^ "Tripura - Governors". tripura.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.