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, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Rajasthan. The following is a list of governors of Rajasthan.
| Governor of Rajasthan | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 31 July 2024Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade | |
| 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) |
| Formation | 30 May 1949 |
| Website | rajbhawan |
Haribhau Kisanrao Bagade is currently serving as the 22nd governor of the state and has been in office since 31 July 2024.
Rajpramukhs (1948–1956)
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| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) | Tenure in office | Appointer | ||
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| From | To | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Brigadier His Highness Shri Maharajadhiraj Maharaja Mahim Mahendra Maharao Raja Sir Bhim Singh II Bahadur KCSI (1909–1991) Maharao of Kotah | 25 March 1948 | 18 April 1948 | 24 days | Lord Mountbatten (Governor-General) | |
| 2 | Shri Maharana Sir Bhupal Singh Bahadur KCIE (1884–1955) Maharana of Udaipur | 18 April 1948 | 1 April 1949 | 348 days | ||
| 3 | Major General Maharaja Sawai Sir Man Singh II GCSI GCIE (1912–1970) Maharaja of Jaipur | 30 March 1949 | 31 October 1956 | 7 years, 215 days | C. Rajagopalachari (Governor-General) | |
Maha-Rajpramukh (1949–1955)
Governors (1956–present)
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| # | Portrait | Name (born – died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
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| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Gurmukh Nihal Singh (1895–1969) | Delhi | 1 November 1956 | 16 April 1962 | 5 years, 166 days | Rajendra Prasad | |
| 2 | Sampurnanand (1891–1969) | Uttar Pradesh | 16 April 1962 | 16 April 1967 | 5 years, 0 days | ||
| 3 | Sardar Hukam Singh (1895–1983) | Punjab | 16 April 1967 | 19 November 1970 | 3 years, 217 days | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | |
| - | Justice Jagat Narain Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Rajasthan | 20 November 1970 | 23 December 1970 | 33 days | V. V. Giri | |
| 4 | Sardar Hukam Singh (1895–1983) | Punjab | 24 December 1970 | 30 June 1972 | 1 year, 189 days | ||
| 5 | Jogendra Singh (1903–1979) | Uttar Pradesh | 1 July 1972 | 15 February 1977[‡] | 4 years, 229 days | ||
| - | Justice Vedpal Tyagi (1915–1979) Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Rajasthan | 15 February 1977 | 11 May 1977 | 85 days | B. D. Jatti | |
| 6 | Raghukul Tilak (1900–1989) | Uttar Pradesh | 17 May 1977 | 8 August 1981[‡] | 4 years, 83 days | ||
| - | Justice K. D. Sharma Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Rajasthan | 8 August 1981 | 6 March 1982 | 210 days | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | |
| 7 | Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (Retd) PVSM (1919–2015) | Delhi | 6 March 1982 | 4 January 1985 | 2 years, 304 days | ||
| - | Justice P. K. Banerjee Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | West Bengal | 4 January 1985 | 31 January 1985 | 27 days | Zail Singh | |
| 8 | Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (Retd) PVSM (1919–2015) | Delhi | 1 February 1985 | 3 November 1985 | 275 days | ||
| - | Justice D. P. Gupta Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Rajasthan | 4 November 1985 | 19 November 1985 | 15 days | ||
| 9 | Vasantdada Patil (1917–1989) | Maharashtra | 20 November 1985 | 15 October 1987[‡] | 1 year, 329 days | ||
| - | Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma (1933–2013) Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Madhya Pradesh | 16 October 1987 | 20 February 1988 | 127 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |
| 10 | Sukhdev Prasad (1921–1995) | Uttar Pradesh | 20 February 1988 | 2 February 1989 | 348 days | ||
| - | Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma (1933–2013) Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Madhya Pradesh | 3 February 1989 | 19 February 1989 | 16 days | ||
| 11 | Sukhdev Prasad (1921–1995) | Uttar Pradesh | 20 February 1989 | 2 February 1990[‡] | 347 days | ||
| - | Justice Milap Chand Jain (1929–2015) Acting Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Rajasthan | 3 February 1990 | 13 February 1990 | 10 days | ||
| 12 | Professor Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya (1933–2022) | West Bengal | 14 February 1990 | 26 August 1991[‡] | 1 year, 193 days | ||
| - | Sarup Singh (1917–2003) Governor of Gujarat (Additional Charge) | Haryana | 26 August 1991 | 4 February 1992 | 162 days | ||
| 13 | Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) | Andhra Pradesh | 5 February 1992 | 31 May 1993[§] | 1 year, 115 days | ||
| - | Dhanik Lal Mandal (1932–2022) Governor of Haryana (Additional Charge) | Bihar | 31 May 1993 | 29 June 1993 | 29 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 14 | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) | Bihar | 30 June 1993 | 1 May 1998 | 4 years, 305 days | ||
| 15 | Darbara Singh (1927–1998) | Punjab | 1 May 1998 | 24 May 1998[†] | 23 days | K. R. Narayanan | |
| - | Justice Navrang Lal Tibrewal (1937–2024) Acting Chief Justice, Rajasthan High Court (Acting) | Rajasthan | 25 May 1998 | 16 January 1999 | 236 days | ||
| 16 | Justice (Retd) Anshuman Singh (1935–2021) | Uttar Pradesh | 16 January 1999 | 13 May 2003 | 4 years, 117 days | ||
| 17 | Nirmal Chandra Jain (1928–2003) | Madhya Pradesh | 14 May 2003 | 22 September 2003[†] | 131 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| - | Kailashpati Mishra (1923–2012) Governor of Gujarat (Additional Charge) | Bihar | 22 September 2003 | 14 January 2004 | 114 days | ||
| 18 | Madan Lal Khurana (1936–2018) | Delhi | 14 January 2004 | 1 November 2004[‡] | 292 days | ||
| - | T. V. Rajeswar IPS (Retd) (1926–2018) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge) | Tamil Nadu | 1 November 2004 | 8 November 2004 | 7 days | ||
| 19 | Pratibha Patil (born 1934) | Maharashtra | 8 November 2004 | 23 June 2007[‡] | 2 years, 227 days | ||
| - | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016) Governor of Haryana (Additional Charge) | Delhi | 21 June 2007 | 6 September 2007 | 77 days | ||
| 20 | Shilendra Kumar Singh IFS (Retd) (1932–2009) | Delhi | 6 September 2007 | 1 December 2009[†] | 2 years, 86 days | Pratibha Patil | |
| - | Prabha Rau (1935–2010) Governor of Himachal Pradesh (until Jan'2010) | Maharashtra | 2 December 2009 | 24 January 2010 | 145 days | ||
| 21 | 24 January 2010 | 26 April 2010[†] | |||||
| – | Shivraj Patil (born 1935) Governor of Punjab (Additional Charge) | Maharashtra | 26 April 2010 | 12 May 2012 | 2 years, 16 days | ||
| 22 | Margaret Alva (born 1942) | Karnataka | 12 May 2012 | 7 August 2014 | 2 years, 87 days | ||
| - | Ram Naik (born 1934) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge) | Maharashtra | 8 August 2014 | 3 September 2014 | 26 days | Pranab Mukherjee | |
| 24 | Kalyan Singh (1932–2021) | Uttar Pradesh | 4 September 2014 | 8 September 2019 | 5 years, 4 days | ||
| 25 | Kalraj Mishra (born 1941) | Uttar Pradesh | 9 September 2019 | 31 July 2024 | 4 years, 326 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 26 | Haribhau Bagade (born 1945) | Maharashtra | 31 July 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 135 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
- Transferred as the Governor of Tamil Nadu
- Resigned to become the President of India
Timeline
| Timeline of Rajasthan governors |
See also
- Rajasthan
- Government of Rajasthan
- Politics of Rajasthan
- Elections in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan High Court
- Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry
- Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- List of districts of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Administrative Service
- List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
- List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan
Notes
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