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List of governors of Rajasthan

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Governor of Rajasthan
Incumbent
Kalraj Mishra

since 9 September 2019
StyleHonourable(s.2012)
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Jaipur
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Formation30 May 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05-30)
Websitehttp://rajbhawan.rajasthan.gov.in

The following is a list of governors of Rajasthan.[1][2][3]

Kalraj Mishra is the Governor of Rajasthan since 9 September 2019.


No. Portrait Name
(born – died)
Tenure in office
From To
Rajpramukh of Rajasthan
1 Brigadier His Highness
Sir Bhim Singh II
KCSI
(1909–1991)
25 March
1948
18 April
1948
2 Shri Maharana
Sir Bhupal Singh
KCIE
(1884–1955)
18 April
1948
1 April
1949
3 Major General Maharaja
Sawai Man Singh II
GCSI GCIE
(1912–1970)
30 March
1949
31 October
1956
Maha-Rajpramukh
4 Shri Maharana
Sir Bhupal Singh
KCIE
(1884–1955)
1 April
1949
4 July
1955[†]
Governor of Rajasthan
5 Gurmukh Nihal Singh
(1895–1969)
1 November
1956
16 April
1962
6 Sampurnanand
(1891–1969)
16 April
1962
16 April
1967
7 Sardar Hukam Singh
(1895–1973)
16 April
1967
19 November
1970
8 Justice
Jagat Narain
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(Acting)
20 November
1970
23 December
1970
9 Sardar Hukam Singh
(1895–1973)
24 December
1970
30 June
1972
10 Jogendra Singh
(1903–1979)
1 July
1972
15 February
1977[§]
11 Justice
Vedpal Tyagi
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(1915–1979)

(Acting)
15 February
1977
11 May
1977
12 Raghukul Tilak
(1900–1989)
17 May
1977
8 August
1981[ẟ]
13 Justice
K. D. Sharma
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(Acting)
8 August
1981
6 March
1982
14 Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Om Prakash Mehra

(1919–2015)
6 March
1982
4 January
1985
15 Justice
P. K. Banerjee
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(Acting)
5 January
1985
31 January
1985
16 Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Om Prakash Mehra

(1919–2015)
1 February
1985
3 November
1985
17 Justice
D. P. Gupta
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(Acting)
4 November
1985
19 November
1985
18 Vasantdada Patil
(1917–1989)
20 November
1985
15 October
1987[§]
19 Justice
J. S. Verma
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(1933–2013)

(Acting)
16 November
1987
20 February
1988
20 Sukhdev Prasad
(1921–1995)
20 February
1988
2 February
1989
21 Justice
J. S. Verma
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(1933–2013)

(Acting)
3 February
1989
19 February
1989
22 Sukhdev Prasad
(1921–1995)
20 February
1989
2 February
1990[§]
23 Justice
Milap Chand Jain
Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(1929–2015)

(Acting)
3 February
1990
13 February
1990
24 Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya
(1933–2022)
14 February
1990
25 August
1991[§]
25 Sarup Singh
Governor of Gujarat
(1917–2003)

(Additional Charge)
26 August
1991
4 February
1992
26 Marri Chenna Reddy
(1919–1996)
5 February
1992
31 May
1993
27 Dhanik Lal Mandal
Governor of Haryana
(1932–2022)

(Additional Charge)
31 May
1993
29 June
1993
28 Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
30 June
1993
1 May
1998
29 Darbara Singh
(1927–1998)
1 May
1998
24 May
1998[†]
30 Justice
Navrang Lal Tibrewal
Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
(born 1937)

(Acting)
25 May
1998
16 January
1999
31
Anshuman Singh
(1935–2021)
16 January
1999
13 May
2003
32 Nirmal Chandra Jain
(1924–2003)
14 May
2003
22 September
2003[†]
33 Kailashpati Mishra
Governor of Gujarat
(1923–2012)

(Additional Charge)
22 September
2003
14 January
2004
34 Madan Lal Khurana
(1936–2018)
14 January
2004
1 November
2004[§]
35 T. V. Rajeswar
IPS (Retd.)
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
(1926–2018)

(Additional Charge)
1 November
2004
8 November
2004
36 Pratibha Patil
(born 1934)
8 November
2004
23 June
2007[§]
37 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
Governor of Haryana
(1921–2016)

(Additional Charge)
21 June
2007
6 September
2007
38 Shilendra Kumar Singh
(1932–2009)
6 September
2007
1 December
2009[†]
39 Prabha Rau
(1935–2010)
(Additional Charge until
24 January 2010)
2 December
2009
April

2010

40 Shivraj Patil
Governor of Punjab
(born 1935)

(Additional Charge)
26 April
2010
12 May
2012
41 Margaret Alva
(born 1942)
12 May
2012
7 August
2014
42 Ram Naik
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
(born 1934)

(Additional Charge)
8 August
2014
3 September
2014
43 Kalyan Singh
(1932–2021)
4 September
2014
8 September
2019
44 Kalraj Mishra
(born 1941)
9 September
2019
31 July 2024
45 Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade
(1945–)
31 July 2024 Incumbent

References

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  1. "Previous Governor". Government of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. "Photo Gallery of Governors". Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. Cahoon, Ben. "States of India since 1947". Retrieved 22 December 2014.