<P> In the Republic of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty - nine states . The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure . The governor is de jure head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name . However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state - level . The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President's rule, or reserve bills for the President's assent . Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the central government--appointed governor . </P> <P> The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant - governors . Since Delhi and Puducherry have a measure of self - government with an elected legislature and council of ministers, the role of the lieutenant - governor there is a mostly ceremonial one, akin to that of a state's governor . The other four union territories--Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu; and Lakshadweep--are governed by an administrator . Unlike the administrators of other territories, who are drawn from the Indian Administrative Service, since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has acted as the ex-officio Administrator of Chandigarh . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State (past governors) </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Took office (tenure length) </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andhra Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Narasimhan, E.S.L. E.S.L. Narasimhan </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 12 - 28 - 0000 28 December 2009 (7003286400000000000 ♠ 7 years, 307 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Mishra, B.D. B.D. Mishra </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 03 - 0000 3 October 2017 (7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assam (list) </Td> <Td> Mukhi, Jagdish Jagdish Mukhi </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 2017 (7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bihar (list) </Td> <Td> Malik, Satya Pal Satya Pal Malik </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 04 - 0000 4 October 2017 (7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chhattisgarh (list) </Td> <Td> Tandon, Balram Das Balram Das Tandon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 25 - 0000 25 July 2014 (7003119400000000000 ♠ 3 years, 98 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Goa (list) </Td> <Td> Sinha, Mridula Mridula Sinha </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 08 - 31 - 0000 31 August 2014 (7003115700000000000 ♠ 3 years, 61 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gujarat (list) </Td> <Td> Kohli, Om Prakash Om Prakash Kohli </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 16 - 0000 16 July 2014 (7003120300000000000 ♠ 3 years, 107 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haryana (list) </Td> <Td> Solanki, Kaptan Singh Kaptan Singh Solanki </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2014 (7003119200000000000 ♠ 3 years, 96 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Himachal Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Vrat, Acharya Dev Acharya Dev Vrat </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 2015 (7002811000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 80 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jammu and Kashmir (list) </Td> <Td> Vohra, Narinder Nath Narinder Nath Vohra </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 06 - 25 - 0000 25 June 2008 (7003341500000000000 ♠ 9 years, 128 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jharkhand (list) </Td> <Td> Murmu, Draupadi Draupadi Murmu </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 18 - 0000 18 May 2015 (7002897000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 166 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karnataka (list) </Td> <Td> Vala, Vajubhai Vajubhai Vala </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 2014 (7003115600000000000 ♠ 3 years, 60 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kerala (list) </Td> <Td> Sathasivam, P. P. Sathasivam </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 05 - 0000 5 September 2014 (7003115200000000000 ♠ 3 years, 56 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madhya Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Kohli, Om Prakash Om Prakash Kohli (Additional charge) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 09 - 08 - 0000 8 September 2016 (7002418000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 53 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maharashtra (list) </Td> <Td> Rao, C. Vidyasagar C. Vidyasagar Rao </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 2014 (7003115800000000000 ♠ 3 years, 62 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Manipur (list) </Td> <Td> Heptulla, Najma Najma Heptulla </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 08 - 21 - 0000 21 August 2016 (7002436000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 71 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meghalaya (list) </Td> <Td> Prasad, Ganga Ganga Prasad </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 2017 (7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mizoram (list) </Td> <Td> Sharma, Nirbhay Nirbhay Sharma </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 26 - 0000 26 May 2015 (7002889000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 158 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nagaland (list) </Td> <Td> Acharya, Padmanabha Padmanabha Acharya </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 19 - 0000 19 July 2014 (7003120000000000000 ♠ 3 years, 104 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Odisha (list) </Td> <Td> Jamir, S.C. S.C. Jamir </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 03 - 21 - 0000 21 March 2013 (7003168500000000000 ♠ 4 years, 224 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Punjab (list) </Td> <Td> Badnore, V.P. Singh V.P. Singh Badnore </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 08 - 22 - 0000 22 August 2016 (7002435000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 70 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rajasthan (list) </Td> <Td> Singh, Kalyan Kalyan Singh </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 09 - 04 - 0000 4 September 2014 (7003115300000000000 ♠ 3 years, 57 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sikkim (list) </Td> <Td> Patil, Shriniwas Shriniwas Patil </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 07 - 20 - 0000 20 July 2013 (7003156400000000000 ♠ 4 years, 103 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tamil Nadu (list) </Td> <Td> Purohit, Banwarilal Banwarilal Purohit </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 10 - 06 - 0000 6 October 2017 (7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Telangana (list) </Td> <Td> Narasimhan, E.S.L. E.S.L. Narasimhan (Additional charge) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 06 - 02 - 0000 2 June 2014 (7003124700000000000 ♠ 3 years, 151 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tripura (list) </Td> <Td> Roy, Tathagata Tathagata Roy </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 2015 (7002895000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 164 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttar Pradesh (list) </Td> <Td> Naik, Ram Ram Naik </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 22 - 0000 22 July 2014 (7003119700000000000 ♠ 3 years, 101 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uttarakhand (list) </Td> <Td> Paul, Krishan Kant Krishan Kant Paul </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 08 - 0000 8 January 2015 (7003102700000000000 ♠ 2 years, 296 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West Bengal (list) </Td> <Td> Tripathi, Keshari Nath Keshari Nath Tripathi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 2014 (7003119500000000000 ♠ 3 years, 99 days) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State (past governors) </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Took office (tenure length) </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr>

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