List of governors of Karnataka
The Governor of Karnataka is the constitutional head of the South Indian state of Karnataka. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years.[1]
| Governor of Karnataka ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರು | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable, His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar |
| Formation | 1 November 1956 |
| Website | www |
List
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Duration | Selected former office(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar | 1 November 1956 | 4 May 1963 | 6 years, 184 days | Maharaja of Mysore, Rajpramukh of Mysore |
| 2 | 
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S. M. Shrinagesh | 4 May 1963 | 2 April 1965 | 1 year, 333 days | Chief of the Army Staff |
| 3 | 
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V. V. Giri | 2 April 1965 | 13 May 1967 | 2 years, 41 days | Fourth President of India |
| 4 | Gopal Swarup Pathak | 13 May 1967 | 30 August 1969 | 2 years, 109 days | Fourth Vice-President of India | |
| 5 | 
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Dharma Vira | 23 October 1970 | 1 February 1972 | 1 year, 101 days | Governor of Punjab, Haryana, and Bengal |
| 6 | 
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Mohanlal Sukhadia | 1 February 1972 | 10 January 1975 | 2 years, 343 days | Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu |
| 7 | Uma Shankar Dikshit | 10 January 1975 | 2 August 1977 | 2 years, 204 days | Governor of Bengal and the Minister of Home Affairs | |
| 8 | Govind Narain | 2 August 1977 | 15 April 1982 | 4 years, 256 days | First and the only member of the Imperial Civil Service to have been appointed and served as Governor of Karnataka | |
| 9 | Ashoknath Banerji | 16 April 1982 | 25 February 1987 | 4 years, 315 days | First member of the Indian Administrative Service to have served in this office | |
| 10 | Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah | 26 February 1987 | 5 February 1990 | 2 years, 344 days | Governor of Bihar, Minister of Home and Parliamentary Affairs | |
| 11 | Bhanu Pratap Singh | 8 May 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 1 year, 243 days | Member of Parliament | |
| 12 | Khurshed Alam Khan | 6 January 1992 | 2 December 1999 | 7 years, 330 days | Member of Parliament, Governor of Goa | |
| 13 | Commissioner | 2 December 1999 | 20 August 2002 | 2 years, 261 days | Chief Election Commissioner of India, Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, the first and only female governor of Karnataka | |
| 14 | 
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T. N. Chaturvedi | 21 August 2002 | 20 August 2007 | 4 years, 364 days | Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
| 15 | 
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Rameshwar Thakur | 21 August 2007 | 24 June 2009 | 1 year, 307 days | Governor of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh |
| 16 | 
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Hans Raj Bhardwaj | 24 June 2009 | 29 June 2014 | 5 years, 5 days | Union Minister of Law and Justice, Governor of Kerala |
| 17 | 
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Konijeti Rosaiah | 29 June 2014 | 31 August 2014 | 63 days | Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Governor of Tamil Nadu |
| 18 | 
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Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala | 1 September 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 117 days | Speaker of Gujarat Vidhan Sabha |
References
- ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. p. 237, 241–44. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Karnataka as well.
