List of governors of Kerala
Kerala is a state in southern India. Like all states, the Governor of Kerala is a constitutional head and representative of the President of India. He or she has similar power at the state level as that of the President at Union level. The Governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies in the hand of the Chief Minister of the state and the Chief Minister's Council of Ministers. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. [1]Justice(Retd.) P.Sathasivam is the present Governor of Kerala State.
Governors of Kerala
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | 22 November 1956 | 1 July 1960 |
| 2 | V. V. Giri | 1 July 1960 | 2 April 1965 |
| 3 | Ajith Prasad Jain | 2 April 1965 | 6 February 1966 |
| 4 | Bhagwan Sahay | 6 February 1966 | 15 May 1967 |
| 5 | V. Viswanathan | 15 May 1967 | 1 April 1973 |
| 6 | N. N. Wanchoo | 1 April 1973 | 10 October 1977 |
| 7 | Jothi Venkatachalam | 14 October 1977 | 27 October 1982 |
| 8 | P. Ramachandran | 27 October 1982 | 23 February 1988 |
| 9 | Ram Dulari Sinha | 23 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
| 10 | Swaroop Singh | 12 February 1990 | 20 December 1990 |
| 11 | B. Rachaiah | 20 December 1990 | 9 November 1995 |
| 12 | P. Shiv Shankar | 12 November 1995 | 1 May 1996 |
| 13 | Khurshid Alam Khan | 5 May 1996 | 25 January 1997 |
| 14 | Sukhdev Singh Kang | 25 January 1997 | 18 April 2002 |
| 15 | Sikander Bakht | 18 April 2002 | 23 February 2004 |
| 16 | T. N. Chaturvedi (Additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht) | 25 February 2004 | 23 June 2004 |
| 17 | R. L. Bhatia | 23 June 2004 | 10 July 2008 |
| 18 | R. S. Gavai | 11 July 2008 | 7 September 2011 |
| 19 | M. O. H. Farook | 8 September 2011 | 26 January 2012 |
| 20 | Hansraj Bhardwaj (additional charge after the death of M.O.H Farook) | 26 January 2012 | 22 March 2013 |
| 21 | Nikhil Kumar | 23 March 2013 | 5 March 2014 |
| 22 | Sheila Dikshit | 5 March 2014 | 26 August 2014 |
| 23 | P Sathasivam | 30 August 2014 |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ President of India's Secretariat. "Nagaland Governor Shri Nikhil Kumar appointed Governor of Kerala". Official Press Communique. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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