List of governors of Tripura

Governor of Tripura
Raj Bhavan Agartala
since 26 October 2023
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Agartala
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
Formationrajbhavan.tripura.gov.in
The state of Tripura is surrounded by eastern Bangladesh.

This is a list of the governors of Tripura, a state in northeast India, since its inception as a state on 21 January 1972.[1]

Powers and functions

See also: Powers and functions of the governor

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.

Governors of Tripura

No Name Image Took office Left office Duration Home State Appointed by
1. B. K. Nehru
21 January 1972 22 September 1973 1 year, 244 days Uttar Pradesh V. V. Giri
2. L. P. Singh 23 September 1973 13 August 1981 7 years, 324 days Bihar
3. S. M. H. Burney 14 August 1981 13 June 1984 2 years, 304 days Uttar Pradesh Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
4. K. V. Krishna Rao
14 June 1984 11 July 1989 5 years, 27 days Andhra Pradesh Zail Singh
5. Sultan Singh 12 July 1989 11 February 1990 337 days Punjab R. Venkataraman
6. K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
12 February 1990 14 August 1993 3 years, 183 days Andhra Pradesh
7. Romesh Bhandari
15 August 1993 15 June 1995 1 year, 304 days Delhi Shankar Dayal Sharma
8. Siddheshwar Prasad 16 June 1995 22 June 2000 5 years, 6 days Bihar
9. Krishna Mohan Seth
23 June 2000 31 May 2003 2 years, 342 days Uttar Pradesh K. R. Narayan
10. Dinesh Nandan Sahay
2 June 2003 14 October 2009 6 years, 134 days Bihar A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
11. Kamla Beniwal
15 October 2009 26 November 2009 42 days Rajasthan Pratibha Patil
12. Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil
27 November 2009 21 March 2013 3 years, 114 days Maharashtra
13. Devanand Konwar
25 March 2013 29 June 2014 1 year, 96 days Assam Pranab Mukherjee
14. Vakkom Purushothaman
30 June 2014 14 July 2014 14 days Kerala
15. Padmanabha Acharya
21 July 2014 19 May 2015 302 days Karnataka
16. Tathagata Roy
20 May 2015[2] 25 August 2018 3 years, 97 days West Bengal
17. Kaptan Singh Solanki
25 August 2018[3] 28 July 2019 337 days Madhya Pradesh Ramnath Kovind
18. Ramesh Bais
29 July 2019 13 July 2021 1 year, 349 days Chhattisgarh
19. Satyadev Narayan Arya
14 July 2021 25 October 2023 2 years, 103 days Bihar
20. Nallu Indrasena Reddy
26 October 2023[4] Incumbent 1 year, 54 days Telangana Draupadi Murmu

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tripura - Governors". tripura.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ Ali, Syed Sajjad (20 May 2015). "Tathagata Roy to take charge as Tripura Governor". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Solanki becomes new Tripura Guv". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 25 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Indra Sena Reddy Nallu takes oath as Tripura Governor". The Hindu. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.