List of governors of Kerala
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The Governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of state of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years. The governor is de jure head of the Government of Kerala.[1]
| Governor of Kerala കേരള ഗവർണർ | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable, His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five years |
| Formation | 22 November 1956 |
| Website | www |
List
change| # | Name | Portrait | 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 | |
| — | T. N. Chaturvedi (Additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht) | 
|
25 February 2004 | 23 June 2004 |
| 16 | R. L. Bhatia |  |
23 June 2004 | 10 July 2008 |
| 17 | R. S. Gavai | 
|
11 July 2008 | 7 September 2011 |
| 18 | M. O. H. Farook | 8 September 2011 | 26 January 2012 | |
| — | Hansraj Bhardwaj (additional charge after the death of M.O.H Farook) | 
|
26 January 2012 | 22 March 2013 |
| 19 | Nikhil Kumar | 23 March 2013 | 5 March 2014 | |
| 20 | Sheila Dikshit | 
|
5 March 2014 | 26 August 2014 |
| 21 | P Sathasivam | 
|
5 September 2014 | 5 September 2019 |
| 22 | Arif Mohammad Khan | 
|
6 September 2019 | Incumbent |
References
change- ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. p. 237, 241–44. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Kerala as well.
