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The '''Governor of Chhattisgarh''' ({{lang-hi|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, Raipur|Raj Bhavan]].


The position of the governor of Chhattisgarh came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the [[Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000|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.
[[File:India Chhattisgarh locator map.svg|upright|thumb|Chhattisgarh is in central India.]]
The '''governor of Chhattisgarh''' is a nominal head and representative of the [[president of India]] in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. The governor is appointed by the president for a maximum period of five years. The current governor, since 17 July 2019, is [[Anusuiya Uikey]].


==Powers and functions==
==Powers and functions==
[[File:India Chhattisgarh locator map.svg|left|thumb|160px|Chhattisgarh is in central India.]]
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
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*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
*'''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.
==Governors of Chhattisgarh==

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==History==
|-
The inaugural governor of Chhattisgarh was retired Indian Police Service officer and former Bihar DGP [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay]] who served in office since the state's creation in November 2000 until he swapped positions with then Governor of Tripura Lieutenant General [[Krishna Mohan Seth]] (retired) in June 2003. Seth served in office until retiring in January 2007 and was succeeded by former Intelligence Bureau director [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]. Narasimhan served as the state's governor until being permanently transferred as Governor of Andhra Pradesh in January 2010, a position he was holding on additional basis since December 2009 following the resignation of [[N. D. Tiwari]]. Following the transfer of Narasimhan, former Defence Secretary [[Shekhar Dutt]] was appointed as the governor and he remained in office until resigning in June 2014.
! style="width:15px;" | #

!Name
Following Dutt's resignation, Madhya Pradesh governor [[Ram Naresh Yadav]] briefly acted as the state's governor. He was relieved of the additional duties following the appointment of [[Balram Das Tandon]] the following month. Tandon remained the governor until his demise in office on 14 August 2018, thus becoming the first and only sitting governor of the state to die in office. He was succeeded by Madhya Pradesh governor [[Anandiben Patel]] on acting basis who served till July the next year and was succeeded by [[Anusuiya Uikey]]. Uikey served as the state's governor until February 2023 and was transferred as Governor of Manipur and was succeeded by Andhra Pradesh governor [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]. Harichandan has since then being the governor of the state.
!Took Office

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*{{colorbox|wheat}} Caretaker or acting governor
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Resigned

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
!rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!rowspan="2"| Portrait
!rowspan="2" style="width:16em"| Name<br><small>(born{{spaced ndash}}died)</small>
!rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state
! colspan="3"| Tenure in office
!rowspan="2" style="width:18em"| Immediate prior position held
!rowspan="2" style="width:12em" | Appointed by
|-
!style="width:7em"| From
!style="width:7em"| To
!style="width:7em"| Time in office
|-
|-
| 1
!1
| style="text-align:left" | [[Dinesh Nandan Sahay|D. N. Sahay]]
|[[File:Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Governor of Tripura.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Dinesh Nandan Sahay]]'''<br>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd.)<br>(1936–2018)}}
| 1 November 2000
|[[Bihar]]
| 1 June 2003
|1 November<br>2000
|1 June<br>2003
|'''{{ayd|1 November 2000|1 June 2003}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| Director-General of [[Bihar Police]]
|[[K. R. Narayanan]]<br>{{small|(President)}}
|-
|-
| 2
!2
|[[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Governor of Chhattisgarh, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) K. M. Seth at Raj Bhawan in Raipur, during his one day visit to the State on April 30, 2005 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[Krishna Mohan Seth]]
|{{small|Lieutenant General (Retd.)}}<br>'''[[Krishna Mohan Seth]]'''<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}<br>{{small|(born 1939)}}
| 2 June 2003
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 25 January 2007
|2 June<br>2003
|25 January<br>2007
|'''{{ayd|2 June 2003|25 January 2007}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| [[Governor of Tripura]]
|rowspan="2"| [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br>{{small|(President)}}
|-
|-
| 3
!3
| style="text-align:left" | [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
|[[File:E. S. L. Narasimhan at Telangana Jagruthi Program.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]'''<br>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd.)<br>(1945)}}
| 25 January 2007
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
| 23 January 2010
|26 January<br>2007
|23 January<br>2010
|'''{{ayd|26 January 2007|23 January 2010}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| [[Director of the Intelligence Bureau]]
|-
|-
| 4
!4
| style="text-align:left" | [[Shekhar Dutt]]
|[[File:Shekhar Dutt.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Shekhar Dutt]]'''<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|SM}} {{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.)<br>(born 1945)}}
| 23 January 2010
|[[Assam]]
| 19 June 2014
|23 January<br>2010
|19 June<br>2014{{ref label|§|§|§}}
|'''{{ayd|23 January 2010|19 June 2014}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| [[National Security Advisor (India)|Deputy National Security Advisor]]
|[[Pratibha Patil]]<br>{{small|(President)}}
|-
|-
!{{ndash}}
| —
| style="text-align:left" | [[Ram Naresh Yadav]] ''(acting)''
|bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Ram Naresh Yadav (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Ram Naresh Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|Governor of Madhya Pradesh<br>(1928–2016)}}<br>''(Additional Charge)''
| 19 June 2014
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 14 July 2014
|bgcolor="wheat"| 19 June<br>2014
|bgcolor="wheat"| 14 July<br>2014
|'''{{ayd|19 June 2014|14 July 2014}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] {{small|(continued)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br>{{small|(President)}}
|-
|-
| 5
!5
| style="text-align:left" | [[Balram Das Tandon]]
|[[File:Governor of Chhattisgarh Balram Das Tandon.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Balram Das Tandon]]'''<br>{{small|(1927–2018)}}
| 18 July 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=New Governors of UP, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Nagaland named|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/07/governors-of-up-bengal-chhattisgarh-gujarat-and-nagaland-announced/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| 14 August 2018
|18 July<br>2014
|14 August<br>2018{{ref label|†|†|†}}
|'''{{ayd|18 July 2014|14 August 2018}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| Cabinet Minister, Punjab {{small|(until 2002)}}
|-
|-
!{{ndash}}
| —
| style="text-align:left" | [[Anandiben Patel]] ''(additional charge)''
|bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Anandiben Patel Ji.jpg|75px]]
|bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Anandiben Patel]]'''<br>{{small|Governor of Madhya Pradesh<br>(born 1941)}}<br>''(Additional Charge)''
| 15 August 2018<ref name="Anandiben Patel to hold additional charge as Chhattisgarh Governor">{{cite news |title=Anandiben Patel to hold additional charge as Chhattisgarh Governor |url=https://news.abplive.com/india-news/anandiben-patel-to-hold-additional-charge-as-chhattisgarh-governor-742375 |accessdate=27 November 2022 |work= |date=14 August 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127164820/https://news.abplive.com/india-news/anandiben-patel-to-hold-additional-charge-as-chhattisgarh-governor-742375 |archivedate=27 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Gujarat]]
| 28 July 2019
|bgcolor="wheat"| 15 August<br>2018
|bgcolor="wheat"| 28 July<br>2019
|'''{{ayd|15 August 2018|28 July 2019}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]] {{small|(continued)}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br>{{small|(President)}}
|-
|-
| 6
!6
| style="text-align:left" | [[Anusuiya Uikey]]
|[[File:Anusuiya Uikey (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Anusuiya Uikey]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)}}
| 29 July 2019
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
| 12 February 2023
|29 July<br>2019
|22 February<br>2023
|'''{{ayd|29 July 2019|22 February 2023}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| Vice-Chairperson, [[National Commission for Scheduled Tribes]]
|-
|-
| 7
!7
| style="text-align:left" | [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
|[[File:The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)}}
| 13 February 2023
|[[Odisha]]
| ''Incumbent''
|23 February<br>2023<ref name="Biswa Bhusan Harichandan sworn in as Chhattisgarh governor">{{cite news |last1=ThePrint |title=Biswa Bhusan Harichandan sworn in as Chhattisgarh governor |url=https://theprint.in/india/biswa-bhusan-harichandan-sworn-in-as-chhattisgarh-governor/1392247/ |access-date=14 December 2023 |date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214173022/https://theprint.in/india/biswa-bhusan-harichandan-sworn-in-as-chhattisgarh-governor/1392247/ |archive-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>
|Incumbent
|'''{{ayd|23 February 2023}}'''
|align="left" style="font-size:93%"| [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Droupadi Murmu]]<br>{{small|(President)}}
|-
|-
|}
|}

Revision as of 03:20, 24 March 2024

Governor of Chhattisgarh
Emblem of Chhattisgarh
since 12 February 2023
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Raipur
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderD. N. Sahay
Formation1 November 2000; 23 years ago (2000-11-01)

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.

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.

History

The inaugural governor of Chhattisgarh was retired Indian Police Service officer and former Bihar DGP Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office since the state's creation in November 2000 until he swapped positions with then Governor of Tripura Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth (retired) in June 2003. Seth served in office until retiring in January 2007 and was succeeded by former Intelligence Bureau director E. S. L. Narasimhan. Narasimhan served as the state's governor until being permanently transferred as Governor of Andhra Pradesh in January 2010, a position he was holding on additional basis since December 2009 following the resignation of N. D. Tiwari. Following the transfer of Narasimhan, former Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt was appointed as the governor and he remained in office until resigning in June 2014.

Following Dutt's resignation, Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav briefly acted as the state's governor. He was relieved of the additional duties following the appointment of Balram Das Tandon the following month. Tandon remained the governor until his demise in office on 14 August 2018, thus becoming the first and only sitting governor of the state to die in office. He was succeeded by Madhya Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel on acting basis who served till July the next year and was succeeded by Anusuiya Uikey. Uikey served as the state's governor until February 2023 and was transferred as Governor of Manipur and was succeeded by Andhra Pradesh governor Biswabhusan Harichandan. Harichandan has since then being the governor of the state.

List

Key
  •   Caretaker or acting governor
  • † Died in office
  • § Resigned
No. Portrait Name
(born – died) 		Home state Tenure in office Immediate prior position held 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 Director-General of Bihar Police K. R. Narayanan
(President)
2 Lieutenant General (Retd.)
Krishna Mohan Seth
PVSM AVSM
(born 1939) 		Uttar Pradesh 2 June
2003 		25 January
2007 		3 years, 237 days Governor of Tripura A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(President)
3 E. S. L. Narasimhan
IPS (Retd.)
(1945) 		Tamil Nadu 26 January
2007 		23 January
2010 		2 years, 362 days Director of the Intelligence Bureau
4 Shekhar Dutt
SM IAS (Retd.)
(born 1945) 		Assam 23 January
2010 		19 June
2014[§] 		4 years, 147 days Deputy National Security Advisor Pratibha Patil
(President)
- Ram Naresh Yadav
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
(1928–2016)
(Additional Charge) 		Uttar Pradesh 19 June
2014 		14 July
2014 		25 days Governor of Madhya Pradesh (continued) Pranab Mukherjee
(President)
5 Balram Das Tandon
(1927–2018) 		Punjab 18 July
2014 		14 August
2018[†] 		4 years, 27 days Cabinet Minister, Punjab (until 2002)
- Anandiben Patel
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
(born 1941)
(Additional Charge) 		Gujarat 15 August
2018 		28 July
2019 		347 days Governor of Madhya Pradesh (continued) Ram Nath Kovind
(President)
6 Anusuiya Uikey
(born 1957) 		Madhya Pradesh 29 July
2019 		22 February
2023 		3 years, 208 days Vice-Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
7 Biswabhusan Harichandan
(born 1934) 		Odisha 23 February
2023[1] 		Incumbent 1 year, 196 days Governor of Andhra Pradesh Droupadi Murmu
(President)

See also

References

  1. ^ ThePrint (23 February 2023). "Biswa Bhusan Harichandan sworn in as Chhattisgarh governor". Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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