List of governors of Andhra Pradesh
| Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
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| ĀndhraPradēś Governoru | |
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| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Status | Head of State |
| Reports to | President of India Government of India |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
| Precursor | Governor of Andhra State |
| Inaugural holder | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi |
| Formation | 1 November 1956 |
| Salary | ₹350,000 (US$4,200) (per month) |
| Website | www |
The governor of Andhra Pradesh is the head of state of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Governors in India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief Minister of the state and their council of ministers.This is a list of governors of Andhra Pradesh, including Andhra State and united Andhra Pradesh, in office from 1953 to the present date. The official residence of the governor is the Raj Bhavan, situated in Vijayawada. E. S. L. Narasimhan is the longest serving governor.
The current incumbent is S. Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023.
Qualifications
Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:
A governor must:
- be a citizen of India.
- be at least 35 years of age.
- not be a member of either house of the parliament or house of the state legislature.
- not hold any office of profit.
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 Saasana Sabha (Legislative Assembly) or Saasana Mandali (Legislative Council), and
- Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Andhra Pradesh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Andhra Pradesh. The universities include Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Adikavi Nannaya University, Andhra University, Cluster University, Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Dr. YSR Architecture & Fine Arts University, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Dravidian University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Anantapur), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Kakinada), Krishna University, Rayalaseema University, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara University, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Vikrama Simhapuri University and Yogi Vemana University
List of governors
1953–1956
Governors of Andhra State, Andhra State consisted of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of Madras State in 1953.
Data from Andhra Pradesh State Portal.[1]
| # | Governor (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of the office | Home state | Previous post | Appointed by | ||
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980) |
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1 October 1953 | 31 October 1956 | 3 years, 30 days | Gujarat | Governor of Punjab | Rajendra Prasad |
Since 1956
On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State ceased to exist; its Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions were merged into Mysore State and Bombay State respectively. Its remaining Telugu-speaking portion, was merged with Andhra State to form the new state of United Andhra Pradesh. The state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
| # | Governor (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of the office | Home state | Previous post | Appointed by | ||
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi (1893–1980) |
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1 November 1956 | 1 August 1957 | 2 years, 274 days | Gujarat | Governor of Andhra state | Rajendra Prasad |
| 2 | Bhim Sen Sachar (1894–1978) |
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1 August 1957 | 8 September 1962 | 5 years, 38 days | Punjab | Governor of Odisha | |
| 3 | S. M. Shrinagesh (1903–1977) |
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8 September 1962 | 4 May 1964 | 1 year, 239 days | Maharashtra | Governor of Assam | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| 4 | Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (1885–1970) |
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4 May 1964 | 11 April 1968 | 3 years, 343 days | Kerala | Governor of Punjab | |
| 5 | Khandubhai Kasanji Desai (1898–1975) |
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11 April 1968 | 25 January 1975 | 6 years, 289 days | Gujarat | Minister of Labour | Zakir Husain |
| 6 | S. Obul Reddy (1916–1996) |
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25 January 1975 | 10 January 1976 | 350 days | Andhra Pradesh | Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| 7 | Mohan Lal Sukhadia (1916–1982) |
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10 January 1976 | 16 June 1976 | 158 days | Rajasthan | Governor of Karnataka | |
| 8 | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988) |
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16 June 1976 | 17 February 1977 | 246 days | Maharashtra | Governor of Bihar | |
| 9 | B. J. Divan (1919–2012) |
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17 February 1977 | 5 May 1977 | 77 days | Gujarat | Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court | B. D. Jatti (acting) |
| 10 | Sharda Mukherjee (1919–2007) |
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5 May 1977 | 15 August 1978 | 1 year, 102 days | Maharashtra | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| 11 | K. C. Abraham (1899–1986) |
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15 August 1978 | 15 August 1983 | 5 years, 0 days | Kerala | Member of the Indian National Congress | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 12 | Thakur Ram Lal (1929–2002) |
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15 August 1983 | 29 August 1984 | 1 year, 14 days | Himachal Pradesh | Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | Giani Zail Singh |
| 13 | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999) |
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29 August 1984 | 26 November 1985 | 1 year, 89 days | Madhya Pradesh | President of the Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | Kumudben Joshi (1934–2022) |
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26 November 1985 | 7 February 1990 | 4 years, 73 days | Gujarat | Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
| 15 | Krishan Kant (1927–2002) |
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7 February 1990 | 22 August 1997 | 7 years, 196 days | Gujarat | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | R. Venkataraman |
| 16 | Gopala Ramanujam (1915–2001) |
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22 August 1997 | 24 November 1997 | 94 days | Tamil Nadu | Governor of Odisha | K. R. Narayanan |
| 17 | C. Rangarajan (1932–) |
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24 November 1997 | 3 January 2003 | 5 years, 40 days | Tamil Nadu | Governor of the Reserve Bank of India | |
| 18 | Surjit Singh Barnala (1925–2017) |
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3 January 2003 | 4 November 2004 | 1 year, 306 days | Punjab | Governor of Uttarakhand | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 19 | Sushilkumar Shinde (1941–) |
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4 November 2004 | 29 January 2006 | 1 year, 86 days | Maharashtra | Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
| 20 | Rameshwar Thakur (1925–2015) |
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29 January 2006 | 22 August 2007 | 1 year, 205 days | Jharkhand | Governor of Odisha | |
| 21 | N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) |
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22 August 2007 | 27 December 2009 | 2 years, 127 days | Uttar Pradesh | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand | Pratibha Patil |
| - | E. S. L. Narasimhan (1945–) (Acting until 22 January 2010) |
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27 December 2009 | 22 January 2010 | 9 years, 208 days | Tamil Nadu | Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
| 22 | 23 January 2010 | 1 June 2014 | ||||||
| 2 June 2014[note 1][i] | 23 July 2019 | Pranab Mukherjee | ||||||
| 23 | Biswabhusan Harichandan (1934–) |
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24 July 2019 | 23 February 2023 | 3 years, 214 days | Odisha | Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 24 | Syed Abdul Nazeer (1958–) |
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24 February 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 299 days | Karnataka | Judge of the Supreme Court of India | Droupadi Murmu |
Graphical
See also
- List of governors of Telangana
- List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
- List of current Indian governors
Notes
- ^ Also served as Governor of Telangana
- ^ After 58 years, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
References
- ^ "List of Governors". AP State Portal. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
External links
- Official Website of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
- List on Andhra Pradesh State Government's Web Site
