List of governors of Madhya Pradesh

Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Emblem of Madhya Pradesh
since 8 July 2021
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of State
Residence
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holderPattabhi Sitaramayya
Formation1 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-01)
Websitehttp://governor.mp.gov.in

The governor of Madhya Pradesh is the nominal head of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president of India.

Governors of Madhya Pradesh

Key
† indicates that this was an additional charge
# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration Home State Appointed by
1. Pattabhi Sitaramayya 1 November 1956 13 June 1957 224 days Andhra Pradesh Rajendra Prasad
2. Hari Vinayak Pataskar 14 June 1957 10 February 1965 7 years, 241 days Maharashtra
3. K. Chengalaraya Reddy 11 February 1965 2 February 1966 356 days Karnataka Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
— P. V. Dixit† 3 February 1966 9 February 1966 6 days Not Known
(3). K. Chengalaraya Reddy 10 February 1966 7 March 1971 5 years, 25 days Karnataka
4. Satya Narayan Sinha 8 March 1971 13 October 1977 6 years, 219 days Bihar V. V. Giri
5. N. N. Wanchu 14 October 1977 16 August 1978 306 days Madhya Pradesh Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
6. C. M. Poonacha 17 August 1978 29 April 1980 1 year, 256 days Karnataka
7. B. D. Sharma 30 April 1980 25 May 1981 1 year, 25 days Haryana
— G. P. Singh† 26 May 1981 9 July 1981 44 days Not Known
(7). B. D. Sharma 10 July 1981 20 September 1983 2 years, 72 days Haryana
— G. P. Singh† 21 September 1983 7 October 1983 47 days Not Known Zail Singh
(7). B. D. Sharma 8 October 1983 14 May 1984 219 days Haryana
8. K. M. Chandy 15 May 1984 30 November 1987 3 years, 199 days Kerala
— Justice Narayan Dutta Ojha† 1 December 1987 29 December 1987 28 days Not Known R. Venkataraman
(8). K. M. Chandy 30 December 1987 30 March 1989 1 year, 90 days Kerala
9. Sarla Grewal 31 March 1989 5 February 1990 311 days Punjab
10. M. A. Khan 6 February 1990 23 June 1993 3 years, 137 days Uttar Pradesh
11. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi 24 June 1993 21 April 1998 4 years, 301 days Jammu and Kashmir Shankar Dayal Sharma
12. Bhai Mahavir 22 April 1998 6 May 2003 5 years, 14 days Punjab K. R. Narayan
13. Ram Prakash Gupta 7 May 2003 1 May 2004 360 days Uttar Pradesh A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
— Krishna Mohan Seth† 2 May 2004 29 June 2004 58 days
14. Balram Jakhar 30 June 2004 30 June 2009 5 years, 0 days Punjab
15. Rameshwar Thakur 30 June 2009 8 September 2011[1] 2 years, 70 days Jharkhand Pratibha Patil
16. Ram Naresh Yadav 8 September 2011[1] 8 September 2016 5 years, 0 days Uttar Pradesh
— Om Prakash Kohli† 8 September 2016 [2] 23 January 2018 1 year, 168 days Delhi Pranab Mukherjee
17. Anandiben Patel 23 January 2018 [3] 29 July 2019 1 year, 187 days Gujarat Ramnath Kovind
18. Lalji Tandon 29 July 2019 1 July 2020 338 days Uttar Pradesh
— Anandiben Patel† 1 July 2020 8 July 2021 1 year, 7 days Gujarat
19 Mangubhai C. Patel 8 July 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 164 days

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New Madhya Pradesh governor sworn-in". IANS. iNewsOne. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ Gupta, Suchandana (8 September 2016). "Gujarat governor OP Kohli assumes office as acting governor in Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Anandiben Patel to be Madhya Pradesh's governor". Retrieved 9 October 2020.