K. Sankaranarayanan

Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (15 October 1932 – 24 April 2022) was an Indian politician. He was the Governor of Maharashtra from 2010 to 2014.[1] He also was the Governor of Nagaland and Jharkhand.[2] He was a member of the Indian National Congress.[3] He was born in Palakkad, India.


K Sankaranarayanan
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Sankaranarayanan in 2014
20th Governor of Maharashtra
In office
22 January 2010 – 24 August 2014
Chief MinisterAshok Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan
Preceded byS C Jamir
Succeeded byC. Vidyasagar Rao
5th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
26 July 2009 – 21 January 2010
Chief MinisterShibu Soren
Preceded bySyed Sibtey Razi
Succeeded byM. O. H. Farook
13th Governor of Nagaland
In office
3 February 2007 – 28 July 2009
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byShyamal Datta
Succeeded byGurbachan Jagat
Governor of Assam
(Additional Charge)
In office
26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Preceded byShiv Charan Mathur
Succeeded bySyed Sibtey Razi
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
(Additional Charge)
In office
4 September 2007 – 26 January 2008
Chief MinisterDorjee Khandu
Preceded byS. K. Singh
Succeeded byJoginder Jaswant Singh
In office
7 April 2007 – 14 April 2007
Chief MinisterGegong Apang
Dorjee Khandu
Preceded byM. M. Jacob
Succeeded byS. K. Singh
Personal details
Born(1932-10-15)15 October 1932
Palakkad, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Palakkad district, Kerala, India)
Died24 April 2022(2022-04-24) (aged 89)
Sekharipuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Prof K Radha
ChildrenOne daughter

Sankaranarayanan died on 24 April 2022 at his home in Palakkad from problems caused by a stroke, aged 89.[4][5]

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