List of governors of Chhattisgarh
Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
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Style | Her Excellency |
Residence | Raj Bhavan; Raipur |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | Five Years |
Inaugural holder | D. N. Sahay |
Formation | 15 August 1947 |
The Governor of Chhattisgarh is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Chhattisgarh. The Governor is appointed by the President for a maximum period of 5 years. The current governor, since 15th August 2018 is Anandiben Patel.[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.
Governors of Chhattisgarh
# | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
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1 | D. N. Sahay | 1 November 2000 | 1 June 2003 |
2 | Krishna Mohan Seth | 2 June 2003 | 25 January 2007 |
3 | E. S. L. Narasimhan | 25 January 2007 | 23 January 2010 |
4 | Shekhar Dutt | 23 January 2010 | 19 June 2014 |
— | Ram Naresh Yadav (Acting) | 19 June 2014 | 14 July 2014 |
5 | Balram Das Tandon | 18 July 2014[2] | 14 August 2018 |
— | Anandiben Patel (Acting) | 15 August 2018 | till date |
See also
References
- ↑ "Anandiben Patel Gets Additional Charge As Governor Of Chhattisgarh". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "New Governors of UP, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland named". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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