Governors of Gujarat
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The Governor of Gujarat is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Gujarat. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. Nawal Kishore Sharma is the current governor (assumed charge of office on July 24, 2004).

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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.

List of all previous governors of Gujarat

# Name Took Office Left Office
1 Mehdi Nawaz Jung 1 May 1960 1 Aug 1965
2 Nityanand Kanungo 1 Aug 1965 7 Dec 1967
3 P.N. Bhagwati 7 Dec 1967 26 Dec 1967
4 Shriman Narayan 26 Dec 1967 17 Mar 1973
5 P.N. Bhagwati 17 Mar 1973 4 Apr 1973
6 Kambanthodath Kunhan Vishwanatham 4 Apr 1973 14 Aug 1978
7 Sharda Mukherjee 14 Aug 1978 6 Aug 1983
8 Kizhekethil Mathew Chandy 6 Aug 1983 26 Apr 1984
9 Braj Kumar Nehru 26 Apr 1984 26 Feb 1986
10 Ram Krishna Trivedi 26 Feb 1986 2 May 1990
11 Mahipal Shastri 2 May 1990 21 Dec 1990
12 Sarup Singh 21 Dec 1990 1 Jul 1995
13 Naresh Chandra 1 Jul 1995 1 Mar 1996
14 Krishna Pal Singh 1 Mar 1996 25 Apr 1998
15 Anshuman Singh 25 Apr 1998 16 Jan 1999
16 K.G. Balakrishnan[1] 16 Jan 1999 18 Mar 1999
17 Sunder Singh Bhandari 18 Mar 1999 7 May 2003
18 Kailashpati Mishra 7 May 2003 2 Jul 2004
19 Balram Jakhar 2 Jul 2004 24 Jul 2004
20 Nawal Kishore Sharma 24 Jul 2004 present

See also

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Governors, Lt Governors and Administrators of Indian States and Union Territories
Flag of India
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Gujarat
Capital Map of Gujarat
Major cities
Districts
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References

  1. ^ K.G. Balakrishnan as Governor of Gujarat

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