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List of governors of Bihar

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Governor of Bihar
Emblem of Bihar
since 12 Feb 2023
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Formation1 April 1936; 88 years ago (1936-04-01)
Websitegovernor.bih.nic.in
Location of Bihar in India.

The governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Bihar. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of 5 years. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is the current governor of Bihar.[1][2] Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the president of India.

Powers and functions

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The governor has:

  • 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.
See also: Powers and functions of the Governor

In his ex-officio capacity, the governor of Bihar is chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.

Sir Hugh Dow and Sir Frederick Seaford – Dow was the last governor of Bihar under British Raj
President Pranab Mukherjee received by Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind & Chief minister Nitish Kumar.

Governors of Bihar

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Key
 • indicates that this was an additional charge or acting
# Name Portrait Entered office Left office Duration Home State Appointed by
Before Independence
1. Sir James David Sifton 1 April 1936 10 March 1937 343 days United Kingdom Freeman Thomas
2. Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett   11 March 1937 15 May 1938 1 year, 65 days Victor Hope
– Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart 15 May 1938 16 September 1938 124 days
(2). Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett 17 September 1938 5 August 1939 322 days
3. Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart 6 August 1939 2 February 1943 3 years, 180 days
4. Sir Thomas George Rutherford 3 February 1943 6 September 1943 215 days
– Sir Francis Mudie 7 September 1943 23 April 1944 229 days
(4). Sir Thomas George Rutherford 24 April 1944 12 May 1946 2 years, 18 days Viscount Wavell
5. Sir Hugh Dow 13 May 1946 14 August 1947 1 year, 93 days
After Independence
1. Jairamdas Daulatram 15 August 1947 11 January 1948 149 days British India Lord Mountbatten
2. Madhav Shrihari Aney 12 January 1948 14 June 1952 4 years, 154 days Maharashtra
3. R. R. Diwakar 15 June 1952 5 July 1957 5 years, 20 days Karnataka Rajendra Prasad
4. Zakir Husain 6 July 1957 11 May 1962 4 years, 309 days Andhra Pradesh
5. M. A. Ayyangar 12 May 1962 6 December 1967 5 years, 208 days
6. Nityanand Kanungo 7 December 1967 20 January 1971 3 years, 44 days Odisha Zakir Husain
– Justice U.N. Sinha 21 January 1971 31 January 1971 10 days Not Known V. V. Giri
7. Dev Kant Baruah 1 February 1971 4 February 1973 2 years, 3 days Assam
8. Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare 4 February 1973 15 June 1976 3 years, 132 days Maharashtra
9. Jagannath Kaushal 16 June 1976 31 January 1979 2 years, 232 days Punjab Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
– Justice K.B.N. Singh 31 January 1979 19 September 1979 231 days Not Known Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
10. Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai 20 September 1979 15 March 1985 5 years, 176 days Uttar Pradesh
11. P. Venkatasubbaiah 15 March 1985 25 February 1988 2 years, 347 days Andhra Pradesh Zail Singh
12. Govind Narain Singh 26 February 1988 24 January 1989 334 days Madhya Pradesh R. Venkataraman
– Justice Dipak Kumar Sen 24 January 1989 28 January 1989 4 days Not Known
13. R.D. Pradhan 29 January 1989 2 February 1989 4 days Maharashtra
14. Jagannath Pahadia 3 March 1989 2 February 1990 336 days Rajasthan
– Justice G.G. Sohoni 2 February 1990 16 February 1990 14 days Not Known
15. Mohammad Saleem 16 February 1990 13 February 1991 362 days Uttar Pradesh
– B. Satya Narayan Reddy 14 February 1991 18 March 1991 32 days Andhra Pradesh
16. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi 19 March 1991 13 August 1993 2 years, 147 days Jammu and Kashmir
(10). Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai 14 August 1993 26 April 1998 4 years, 255 days Uttar Pradesh Shankar Dayal Sharma
17. Sunder Singh Bhandari 27 April 1998 15 March 1999 322 days Rajasthan K. R. Narayan
– Justice B.M. Lall 15 March 1999 5 October 1999 204 days Not Known
— Suraj Bhan 6 October 1999 22 November 1999 47 days Haryana
18. V. C. Pande 23 November 1999 12 June 2003 3 years, 201 days Jammu and Kashmir
19. M. R. Jois 12 June 2003 31 October 2004 1 year, 141 days Not Known A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
– Ved Prakash Marwah 1 November 2004 4 November 2004 3 days
20. Buta Singh 5 November 2004 29 January 2006 1 year, 85 days Rajasthan
- Gopalkrishna Gandhi m 31 January 2006 21 June 2006 141 days Delhi
21. R. S. Gavai 22 June 2006 9 July 2008 2 years, 17 days Maharashtra
22. R. L. Bhatia 10 July 2008 28 June 2009 353 days Punjab Pratibha Patil
23. Devanand Konwar 29 June 2009 21 March 2013 3 years, 265 days Assam
24. D. Y. Patil 22 March 2013 26 November 2014 1 year, 188 days Maharashtra Pranab Mukherjee
— Keshari Nath Tripathi 27 November 2014 15 August 2015 261 days Uttar Pradesh
25. Ram Nath Kovind 16 August 2015 20 June 2017[3] 1 year, 308 days
— Keshari Nath Tripathi 20 June 2017[4] 29 September 2017 101 days
26. Satya Pal Malik 30 September 2017[5] 23 August 2018 327 days Ramnath Kovind
27. Lalji Tandon 23 August 2018[6] 28 July 2019 339 days
28. Phagu Chauhan 29 July 2019 13 February 2023 3 years, 199 days
29. Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar 14 February 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 251 days Goa Draupadi Murmu

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ Mohan, Archis (21 August 2018). "Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor, Lalji Tandon takes his place in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Profile of the President of India". presidentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Ram Nath Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. PTI. 20 June 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". The Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Lalji Tandon sworn in as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. 23 August 2018.
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