List of governors of Chhattisgarh

The Governor of Chhattisgarh (Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़ के राज्यपाल) is the nominal head of state of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and a representative of the president of India. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The official residence of the governor is Raj Bhavan.

Governor of Chhattisgarh
Emblem of Chhattisgarh
Incumbent
Biswabhusan Harichandan
since 12 February 2023
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Raipur
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderD. N. Sahay
Formation1 November 2000 (2000-11-01)

The position of the governor of Chhattisgarh came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh. The first governor to be appointed was Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office between 2000 and 2003. The current governor is Biswabhusan Harichandan who has been in office since 23 February 2023.

Powers and functions
Chhattisgarh is in central India.
See also: Governors of India § 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.

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Chhattisgarh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Chhattisgarh. The universities include Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Sarguja University, etc.

List of governors

  indicates acting governors

No. Portrait Name
(born – died)		 Home state Tenure in office Prior positions held Chief Minister(s) Appointed by
From To Time in office
1 Dinesh Nandan Sahay
IPS (Retd.)
(1936–2018)		 Bihar 1 November
2000		 1 June
2003		 2 years, 212 days Ajit Jogi K. R. Narayanan
(President)
Former IPS officer. Appointed as the first governor of Chhattisgarh upon the state's bifurcation from Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000. Continued to serve in office until being transferred and subsequently appointed as the Governor of Tripura in June 2003.
2 Lieutenant General
Krishna Mohan Seth
(Retd.)
PVSM AVSM
(born 1939)		 Uttar Pradesh 2 June
2003		 25 January
2007		 3 years, 237 days Ajit Jogi A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(President)
Raman Singh
Governor of Tripura at the time of appointment. Subsequently transferred and appointed as the second governor of Chhattisgarh in June 2003 to succeed Dinesh Nandan Sahay who was appointed as the Governor of Tripura. Briefly discharged the duties of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh between May 2004 and June 2004 following the demise of governor Ram Prakash Gupta. Played pivotal role in the establishment of the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare School in Kanker district. Continued to serve in office until retiring upon completion of office in January 2007.
3 E. S. L. Narasimhan
IPS (Retd.)
(born 1945)		 Tamil Nadu 26 January
2007		 23 January
2010		 2 years, 362 days Raman Singh A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(President)
Former IB Director. Appointed as the third governor upon the retirement of Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth in January 2007. Assigned the additional duties of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in December 2009 following the resignation of governor of N. D. Tiwari after a sex scandal. Continued to serve in office until being permanently appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 23 January 2010.
4 Shekhar Dutt
SM IAS (Retd.)
(born 1945)		 West Bengal 23 January
2010		 19 June
2014		 4 years, 147 days Raman Singh Pratibha Patil
(President)
Former Union Defence Secretary. Appointed as the fourth governor of the state to succeed E. S. L. Narasimhan who was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh in January 2010. Remained in office until resigning on 19 June 2014.
– Ram Naresh Yadav
(1928–2016)
(Additional charge)		 Uttar Pradesh 19 June
2014		 14 July
2014		 25 days Raman Singh Pranab Mukherjee
(President)
Additional charge. Ram Naresh Yadav, the Governor of Madhya Pradesh was assigned the additional charge of the Governor of Chhattisgarh on 19 June 2014 following the resignation of governor Shekhar Dutt. Continued to hold the additional charge of the governor of the state until the permanent appointment of Balram Das Tandon in July 2014.
5 Balram Das Tandon
(1927–2018)		 Punjab 18 July
2014[1]		 14 August
2018†		 4 years, 27 days Raman Singh Pranab Mukherjee
(President)
Former senior BJP leader. Appointed as the fifth governor of the state in July 2014 to succeed Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav who held the additional charge of the governor of the state. Continued to remain in office until his demise on 14 August 2018. Became the first and till date the only governor of the state to die in office.
– Anandiben Patel
(born 1941)
(Additional charge)		 Gujarat 15 August
2018[2]		 28 July
2019		 347 days Raman Singh Ram Nath Kovind
(President)
Bhupesh Baghel
Additional charge. The Governor of Madhya Pradesh was assigned the additional charge of the Governor of Chhattisgarh on 15 August 2018 following the demise of incumbent governor Balram Das Tandon the day before. As the acting governor of the state, she appointed and swore-in Bhupesh Baghel of the Indian National Congress as the Chief Minister of the state after the 2018 state elections. Continued to hold the additional charge of the governor of the state until the appointment of Anusuiya Uikey as the state governor in July 2019.
6 Anusuiya Uikey
(born 1957)		 Madhya Pradesh 29 July
2019		 22 February
2023		 3 years, 208 days Bhupesh Baghel Ram Nath Kovind
(President)
Vice-Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes at the time of appointment as governor. Appointed as the sixth governor of the state in July 2019 to succeed Anandiben Patel who held the additional charge of the governor of the state. Became the first female to be appointed as the state's full-time governor since the state's bifurcation in November 2000. Continued to serve in office until being transferred and appointed as the Governor of Manipur in February 2023.
7 Biswabhusan Harichandan
(born 1934)		 Odisha 23 February
2023[3]		 Incumbent 238 days Bhupesh Baghel Droupadi Murmu
(President)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh at the time of appointment. Subsequently transferred and appointed as the seventh Governor of Chhattisgarh in February 2023 and succeeded Anusuiya Uikey who was appointed as the Governor of Manipur. Currently serving in office.

See also

References
  1. "New Governors of UP, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland named". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. "Anandiben Patel to hold additional charge as Chhattisgarh Governor". 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "Harichandan to swear-in on February 23", Lalluram English, 19 February 2023
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