Friday, June 28, 2019

List of female Indian governors

In 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. The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant-governors.
Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state. She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, is the longest-serving governor with 11-year tenure in West Bengal. Baby Rani Maurya was recently appointed as the second female governor of Uttarakhand.

Governors

incumbent governor
NameFromToTerm lengthState
Sarojini Naidu15 August 19472 March 19491 year, 199 daysUttar Pradesh
Padmaja Naidu3 November 195631 May 196710 years, 209 daysWest Bengal
Vijayalakshmi Pandit28 November 196218 October 19641 year, 325 daysMaharashtra
Sharda Mukherjee5 May 197714 August 19781 year, 101 daysAndhra Pradesh
Jyothi Venkatachalam14 October 197727 October 19825 years, 13 daysKerala
Sharda Mukherjee14 August 19785 August 19834 years, 356 daysGujarat
Kumudben Manishankar Joshi26 November 19852 February 19904 years, 68 daysAndhra Pradesh
Ram Dulari Sinha23 February 198812 February 19901 year, 354 daysKerala
Sarla Grewal31 March 19895 February 1990311 daysMadhya Pradesh
Chandrawati19 February 199018 December 1990302 daysPuducherry
Rajendra Kumari Bajpai2 May 199522 April 19982 years, 355 daysPuducherry
Sheila Kaul17 November 199523 April 1996158 daysHimachal Pradesh
Fathima Beevi25 January 19971 July 20014 years, 157 daysTamil Nadu
V. S. Ramadevi26 July 19971 December 19992 years, 128 daysHimachal Pradesh
Rajani Rai23 April 199829 July 20024 years, 97 daysPuducherry
V. S. Ramadevi2 December 199920 August 20022 years, 261 daysKarnataka
Pratibha Patil8 November 200423 June 20072 years, 227 daysRajasthan
Prabha Rau19 July 200824 January 20101 year, 189 daysHimachal Pradesh
Margaret Alva6 August 200914 May 20122 years, 262 daysUttarakhand
Kamla Beniwal27 November 20096 July 20144 years, 221 daysGujarat
Prabha Rau25 January 201026 April 201091 daysRajasthan
Urmila Singh25 January 201027 January 20155 years, 2 daysHimachal Pradesh
Margaret Alva12 May 20127 August 20142 years, 87 daysRajasthan
Sheila Dikshit11 March 201425 August 2014167 daysKerala
Kamla Beniwal6 July 20146 August 201431 daysMizoram
Mridula Sinha *31 August 2014Incumbent4 years, 288 daysGoa
Draupadi Murmu *18 May 2015Incumbent4 years, 28 daysJharkhand
Kiran Bedi *29 May 2016Incumbent3 years, 17 daysPuducherry
Najma Heptulla *21 August 2016Incumbent2 years, 298 daysManipur
Anandiben Patel *23 January 2018Incumbent1 year, 143 daysMadhya Pradesh
Baby Rani Maurya *26 August 2018Incumbent293 daysUttarakhand
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