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List of governors of Manipur

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List of governors of Manipur

The Governor of Manipur is the constitutional head of state of the Indian state of Manipur. The governor is appointed by the president of India. Though all official affairs of the state are administered and carried out in the name of the governor, the real executive power rests with the chief minister who is a member of the legislative assembly and is the leader of the majority party in the house. The official residence of the governor is Raj Bhavan. The position of the governor of Manipur came into existence in January 1972. The first governor to be appointed was Braj Kumar Nehru, then Governor of Assam who also served as the governor of the other north-eastern states of Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura. The current governor is Ajay Kumar Bhalla who has been in office since January 2025. Following the imposition of president's rule in the state in February 2025, Governor Bhalla has been acting as the chief executive of the state's administration.

Infobox

Style
His Excellency
Residence
Raj Bhavan; Imphal
Appointer
President of India
Term length
At the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holder
B. K. Nehru
Formation
21 January 1972; 53 years ago (1972-01-21)

Tables

· List
Time in office
Time in office
#
From
Name(born – died)
Time in office
Braj Kumar NehruICS (Retd)(1909–2001)
Braj Kumar NehruICS (Retd)(1909–2001)
#
1
Name(born – died)
Braj Kumar NehruICS (Retd)(1909–2001)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
21 January1972
Tenure in office
20 September1973
Tenure in office
1 year, 242 days
Appointer(President)
V. V. Giri
Lallan Prasad SinghICS (Retd)(1912–1998)
Lallan Prasad SinghICS (Retd)(1912–1998)
#
2
Name(born – died)
Lallan Prasad SinghICS (Retd)(1912–1998)
Home state
Bihar
Tenure in office
21 September1973
Tenure in office
11 August1981
Tenure in office
7 years, 323 days
S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014)
S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014)
#
3
Name(born – died)
S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
11 August1981
Tenure in office
11 June1984[§]
Tenure in office
2 years, 305 days
Appointer(President)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
GeneralK. V. Krishna Rao (Retd)PVSM(1923–2016)
GeneralK. V. Krishna Rao (Retd)PVSM(1923–2016)
#
4
Name(born – died)
GeneralK. V. Krishna Rao (Retd)PVSM(1923–2016)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
11 June1984
Tenure in office
10 July1989[§]
Tenure in office
5 years, 29 days
Appointer(President)
Zail Singh
Chintamani Panigrahi(1922–2000)
Chintamani Panigrahi(1922–2000)
#
5
Name(born – died)
Chintamani Panigrahi(1922–2000)
Home state
Orissa
Tenure in office
10 July1989
Tenure in office
19 March1993[‡]
Tenure in office
3 years, 252 days
Appointer(President)
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy(1924–2002)Governor of Tripura(Additional Charge)
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy(1924–2002)Governor of Tripura(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy(1924–2002)Governor of Tripura(Additional Charge)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
20 March1993
Tenure in office
30 August1993[§]
Tenure in office
163 days
Appointer(President)
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Lieutenant GeneralV. K. Nayar (Retd)PVSM SM(d. 2015)
Lieutenant GeneralV. K. Nayar (Retd)PVSM SM(d. 2015)
#
6
Name(born – died)
Lieutenant GeneralV. K. Nayar (Retd)PVSM SM(d. 2015)
Home state
–
Tenure in office
30 August1993
Tenure in office
22 December1994[‡]
Tenure in office
1 year, 114 days
Oudh Narayan ShrivastavaIPS (Retd)(born 1935)Governor of Nagalanduntil 11 November 1996
Oudh Narayan ShrivastavaIPS (Retd)(born 1935)Governor of Nagalanduntil 11 November 1996
#
–
Name(born – died)
Oudh Narayan ShrivastavaIPS (Retd)(born 1935)Governor of Nagalanduntil 11 November 1996
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
23 December1994
Tenure in office
11 November1996
Tenure in office
4 years, 343 days
1 December1999
1 December1999
#
7
Name(born – died)
1 December1999
Ved MarwahIPS (Retd)(1934–2020)
Ved MarwahIPS (Retd)(1934–2020)
#
8
Name(born – died)
Ved MarwahIPS (Retd)(1934–2020)
Home state
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Tenure in office
2 December1999
Tenure in office
12 June2003[§]
Tenure in office
3 years, 192 days
Appointer(President)
K. R. Narayanan
Arvind DaveIPS (Retd)(born 1940)
Arvind DaveIPS (Retd)(born 1940)
#
9
Name(born – died)
Arvind DaveIPS (Retd)(born 1940)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
13 June2003
Tenure in office
5 August2004
Tenure in office
1 year, 53 days
Appointer(President)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Shivinder Singh SidhuIAS (Retd)(1929–2018)
Shivinder Singh SidhuIAS (Retd)(1929–2018)
#
10
Name(born – died)
Shivinder Singh SidhuIAS (Retd)(1929–2018)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
6 August2004
Tenure in office
22 July2008[§]
Tenure in office
3 years, 351 days
Gurbachan JagatIPS (Retd)(born 1942)
Gurbachan JagatIPS (Retd)(born 1942)
#
11
Name(born – died)
Gurbachan JagatIPS (Retd)(born 1942)
Home state
Chandigarh
Tenure in office
23 July2008
Tenure in office
28 July2013
Tenure in office
5 years, 5 days
Appointer(President)
Pratibha Patil
Ashwani KumarIPS (Retd)(1950–2020)Governor of Nagaland(Additional Charge)
Ashwani KumarIPS (Retd)(1950–2020)Governor of Nagaland(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Ashwani KumarIPS (Retd)(1950–2020)Governor of Nagaland(Additional Charge)
Home state
Himachal Pradesh
Tenure in office
29 July2013
Tenure in office
30 December2013
Tenure in office
154 days
Appointer(President)
Pranab Mukherjee
Vinod Kumar DuggalIAS (Retd)(born 1944)
Vinod Kumar DuggalIAS (Retd)(born 1944)
#
12
Name(born – died)
Vinod Kumar DuggalIAS (Retd)(born 1944)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
31 December2013
Tenure in office
14 September2014[‡]
Tenure in office
257 days
Krishan Kant PaulIPS (Retd)(born 1948)Governor of Meghalaya, until Jan'2015Governor of Uttarakhand, from Jan'2015(Additional Charge)
Krishan Kant PaulIPS (Retd)(born 1948)Governor of Meghalaya, until Jan'2015Governor of Uttarakhand, from Jan'2015(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Krishan Kant PaulIPS (Retd)(born 1948)Governor of Meghalaya, until Jan'2015Governor of Uttarakhand, from Jan'2015(Additional Charge)
Home state
Chandigarh
Tenure in office
16 September2014
Tenure in office
15 May2015
Tenure in office
241 days
Syed Ahmed(1943–2015)
Syed Ahmed(1943–2015)
#
13
Name(born – died)
Syed Ahmed(1943–2015)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
16 May2015
Tenure in office
27 September2015[†]
Tenure in office
134 days
V. Shanmuganathan(born 1949)Governor of Meghalaya(Additional Charge)
V. Shanmuganathan(born 1949)Governor of Meghalaya(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
V. Shanmuganathan(born 1949)Governor of Meghalaya(Additional Charge)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
30 September2015
Tenure in office
20 August2016
Tenure in office
325 days
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
#
14
Name(born – died)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
21 August2016
Tenure in office
1 May2018
Tenure in office
1 year, 253 days
Jagdish Mukhi(born 1942)Governor of Assam(Acting)
Jagdish Mukhi(born 1942)Governor of Assam(Acting)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Jagdish Mukhi(born 1942)Governor of Assam(Acting)
Home state
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Tenure in office
2 May2018
Tenure in office
30 May2018
Tenure in office
28 days
Appointer(President)
Ram Nath Kovind
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
#
(14)
Name(born – died)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
31 May2018
Tenure in office
26 June2019
Tenure in office
1 year, 26 days
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya(1931–2023)Governor of Nagaland(Acting)
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya(1931–2023)Governor of Nagaland(Acting)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya(1931–2023)Governor of Nagaland(Acting)
Home state
Karnataka
Tenure in office
27 June2019
Tenure in office
22 July2019
Tenure in office
25 days
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
#
(14)
Name(born – died)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
23 July2019
Tenure in office
11 August2021
Tenure in office
2 years, 19 days
Ganga Prasad(born 1939)Governor of Sikkim(Additional Charge)
Ganga Prasad(born 1939)Governor of Sikkim(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Ganga Prasad(born 1939)Governor of Sikkim(Additional Charge)
Home state
Bihar
Tenure in office
12 August2021
Tenure in office
26 August2021
Tenure in office
14 days
La. Ganesan(1945–2025)
La. Ganesan(1945–2025)
#
15
Name(born – died)
La. Ganesan(1945–2025)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
27 August2021
Tenure in office
21 February2023[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 178 days
Anusuiya Uikey(born 1957)
Anusuiya Uikey(born 1957)
#
16
Name(born – died)
Anusuiya Uikey(born 1957)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
22 February2023
Tenure in office
30 July2024
Tenure in office
1 year, 159 days
Appointer(President)
Droupadi Murmu
Lakshman Prasad Acharya(born 1954)Governor of Assam(Additional Charge)
Lakshman Prasad Acharya(born 1954)Governor of Assam(Additional Charge)
#
–
Name(born – died)
Lakshman Prasad Acharya(born 1954)Governor of Assam(Additional Charge)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
31 July2024
Tenure in office
2 January2025
Tenure in office
155 days
Ajay Kumar BhallaIAS (Retd)(born 1960)
Ajay Kumar BhallaIAS (Retd)(born 1960)
#
17
Name(born – died)
Ajay Kumar BhallaIAS (Retd)(born 1960)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
3 January2025
Tenure in office
Incumbent
Tenure in office
298 days
#
Portrait
Name(born – died)
Home state
Tenure in office
Appointer(President)
From
To
Time in office
1
Braj Kumar NehruICS (Retd)(1909–2001)
Uttar Pradesh
21 January1972
20 September1973
1 year, 242 days
V. V. Giri
2
Lallan Prasad SinghICS (Retd)(1912–1998)
Bihar
21 September1973
11 August1981
7 years, 323 days
3
S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014)
Uttar Pradesh
11 August1981
11 June1984[§]
2 years, 305 days
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4
GeneralK. V. Krishna Rao (Retd)PVSM(1923–2016)
Andhra Pradesh
11 June1984
10 July1989[§]
5 years, 29 days
Zail Singh
5
Chintamani Panigrahi(1922–2000)
Orissa
10 July1989
19 March1993[‡]
3 years, 252 days
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
–
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy(1924–2002)Governor of Tripura(Additional Charge)
Andhra Pradesh
20 March1993
30 August1993[§]
163 days
Shankar Dayal Sharma
6
Lieutenant GeneralV. K. Nayar (Retd)PVSM SM(d. 2015)
–
30 August1993
22 December1994[‡]
1 year, 114 days
–
Oudh Narayan ShrivastavaIPS (Retd)(born 1935)Governor of Nagalanduntil 11 November 1996
Madhya Pradesh
23 December1994
11 November1996
4 years, 343 days
7
12 November1996
1 December1999
8
Ved MarwahIPS (Retd)(1934–2020)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
2 December1999
12 June2003[§]
3 years, 192 days
K. R. Narayanan
9
Arvind DaveIPS (Retd)(born 1940)
Uttar Pradesh
13 June2003
5 August2004
1 year, 53 days
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
10
Shivinder Singh SidhuIAS (Retd)(1929–2018)
Punjab
6 August2004
22 July2008[§]
3 years, 351 days
11
Gurbachan JagatIPS (Retd)(born 1942)
Chandigarh
23 July2008
28 July2013
5 years, 5 days
Pratibha Patil
–
Ashwani KumarIPS (Retd)(1950–2020)Governor of Nagaland(Additional Charge)
Himachal Pradesh
29 July2013
30 December2013
154 days
Pranab Mukherjee
12
Vinod Kumar DuggalIAS (Retd)(born 1944)
Punjab
31 December2013
14 September2014[‡]
257 days
–
Krishan Kant PaulIPS (Retd)(born 1948)Governor of Meghalaya, until Jan'2015Governor of Uttarakhand, from Jan'2015(Additional Charge)
Chandigarh
16 September2014
15 May2015
241 days
13
Syed Ahmed(1943–2015)
Maharashtra
16 May2015
27 September2015[†]
134 days
–
V. Shanmuganathan(born 1949)Governor of Meghalaya(Additional Charge)
Tamil Nadu
30 September2015
20 August2016
325 days
14
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Madhya Pradesh
21 August2016
1 May2018
1 year, 253 days
–
Jagdish Mukhi(born 1942)Governor of Assam(Acting)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
2 May2018
30 May2018
28 days
Ram Nath Kovind
(14)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Madhya Pradesh
31 May2018
26 June2019
1 year, 26 days
–
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya(1931–2023)Governor of Nagaland(Acting)
Karnataka
27 June2019
22 July2019
25 days
(14)
Najma Heptulla(born 1940)
Madhya Pradesh
23 July2019
11 August2021
2 years, 19 days
–
Ganga Prasad(born 1939)Governor of Sikkim(Additional Charge)
Bihar
12 August2021
26 August2021
14 days
15
La. Ganesan(1945–2025)
Tamil Nadu
27 August2021
21 February2023[§]
1 year, 178 days
16
Anusuiya Uikey(born 1957)
Madhya Pradesh
22 February2023
30 July2024
1 year, 159 days
Droupadi Murmu
–
Lakshman Prasad Acharya(born 1954)Governor of Assam(Additional Charge)
Uttar Pradesh
31 July2024
2 January2025
155 days
17
Ajay Kumar BhallaIAS (Retd)(born 1960)
Punjab
3 January2025
Incumbent
298 days

References

  1. Concurrently also served as the Governor of Assam and Nagaland (1968–1973); and Governor of Meghalaya and Tripura (1972–
  2. Concurrently also served as the Governor of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura
  3. Concurrently also served as the Governor of Nagaland and Tripura
  4. Transferred as the Governor of Haryana
  5. Transferred as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  6. Transferred as the Governor of West Bengal
  7. Transferred as the Governor of Jharkhand
  8. Transferred as the Governor of Goa
  9. Transferred as the Governor of Nagaland
  10. Deccan Herald
    https://www.deccanherald.com/national/political-news-live-bjp-narendra-modi-congress-rahul-gandhi-aap-karnataka-elections-tripura-meghalaya-nagaland-kharge-brs-1190396.html
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