List of governors of Madhya Pradesh explained

Post:Governor
Governor
Subtitle:(Additional Charge)
Body:Madhya Pradesh
Insignia:Emblem of Madhya Pradesh.svg
Insigniacaption:Emblem of Madhya Pradesh
Incumbent:Mangubhai C. Patel
Incumbentsince:8 July 2021
Status:Head of State
Style:His Excellency
Residence:
    Termlength:Five Years
    Appointer:President of India
    Inaugural:Pattabhi Sitaramayya
    Website:http://governor.mp.gov.in

    The governor of Madhya Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president for a period of five years.

    Governors of Madhya Pradesh

    Key
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    NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeDurationHome State Appointed by
    1.Pattabhi Sitaramayya1 November 195613 June 1957 Andhra PradeshRajendra Prasad
    2.Hari Vinayak Pataskar14 June 195710 February 1965 Maharashtra
    3.K. Chengalaraya Reddy11 February 19652 February 1966KarnatakaSarvepalli Radhakrishnan
    bgcolor=wheat—bgcolor=wheatP. V. Dixitbgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheat3 February 1966bgcolor=wheat9 February 1966bgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheatNot Known
    (3).K. Chengalaraya Reddy10 February 19667 March 1971Karnataka
    4.Satya Narayan Sinha8 March 197113 October 1977 BiharV. V. Giri
    5.N. N. Wanchu14 October 197716 August 1978Madhya PradeshNeelam Sanjeeva Reddy
    6.C. M. Poonacha17 August 197829 April 1980 Karnataka
    7.B. D. Sharma30 April 198025 May 1981Haryana
    bgcolor=wheat—bgcolor=wheatG. P. Singhbgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheat26 May 1981bgcolor=wheat9 July 1981bgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheatNot Known
    (7).B. D. Sharma10 July 198120 September 1983 Haryana
    bgcolor=wheat—bgcolor=wheatG. P. Singhbgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheat21 September 1983bgcolor=wheat7 October 1983bgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheatNot Known Zail Singh
    (7).B. D. Sharma8 October 198314 May 1984 Haryana
    8.K. M. Chandy15 May 198430 November 1987 Kerala
    bgcolor=wheat—bgcolor=wheatJustice Narayan Dutta Ojhabgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheat1 December 1987bgcolor=wheat29 December 1987bgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheatNot KnownR. Venkataraman
    (8).K. M. Chandy30 December 198730 March 1989 Kerala
    9.Sarla Grewal31 March 19895 February 1990 Punjab
    10.M. A. Khan6 February 199023 June 1993 Uttar Pradesh
    11.Mohammad Shafi Qureshi24 June 199321 April 1998 Jammu and KashmirShankar Dayal Sharma
    12.Bhai Mahavir22 April 19986 May 2003PunjabK. R. Narayan
    13.Ram Prakash Gupta7 May 20031 May 2004 Uttar PradeshA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
    bgcolor=wheat—bgcolor=wheatKrishna Mohan Sethbgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheat2 May 2004bgcolor=wheat29 June 2004 bgcolor=wheat
    14.Balram Jakhar30 June 200430 June 2009Punjab
    15.Rameshwar Thakur30 June 20098 September 2011JharkhandPratibha Patil
    16.Ram Naresh Yadav8 September 2011[1] 8 September 2016 Uttar Pradesh
    bgcolor=wheat—bgcolor=wheatOm Prakash Kohlibgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheat8 September 2016 [2] bgcolor=wheat23 January 2018bgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheatDelhiPranab Mukherjee
    17.23 January 2018 [3] 29 July 2019GujaratRamnath Kovind
    18.Lalji Tandon29 July 20191 July 2020Uttar Pradesh
    bgcolor=wheat—bgcolor=wheatAnandiben Patelbgcolor=wheatbgcolor=wheat1 July 2020bgcolor=wheat8 July 2021bgcolor=wheatGujarat
    19.Mangubhai C. Patel8 July 2021Incumbent

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: New Madhya Pradesh governor sworn-in. IANS. iNewsOne. 8 September 2011. 8 September 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111105180427/http://www.inewsone.com/2011/09/08/new-madhya-pradesh-governor-sworn-in/74560. 5 November 2011.
    2. News: Gupta . Suchandana . Gujarat governor OP Kohli assumes office as acting governor in Madhya Pradesh Bhopal News - Times of India . 9 October 2020 . The Times of India . 8 September 2016 . en.
    3. News: Anandiben Patel to be Madhya Pradesh's governor. 9 October 2020.

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