| Governor of Nagaland | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan; Kohima |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.) |
| Formation | 1 December 1963 |
| Website | rajbhavan |
The governor of Nagaland is the head of state of Nagaland and the representative of the president of India in the state.
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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 Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
- Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
Governors of Nagaland
| # | Name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.) | 1 December 1963 | 16 April 1968 |
| 2 | B.K. Nehru, ICS (Retd.) | 17 April 1968 | 18 September 1973 |
| 3 | L.P. Singh, ICS (Retd.) | 19 September 1973 | 9 August 1981 |
| 4 | S. M. H. Burney, IAS (Retd.) | 10 August 1981 | 12 June 1984 |
| 5 | Gen.(Retd.) K. V. Krishna Rao, PVSM. | 13 June 1984 | 19 July 1989 |
| 6 | Dr. Gopal Singh | 20 July 1989 | 3 May 1990 |
| 7 | Dr. M. M. Thomas | 9 May 1990 | 12 April 1992 |
| 8 | Loknath Mishra | 13 April 1992 | 1 October 1993 |
| 9 | Lt. Gen.(Retd.)V. K. Nayar PVSM, SM | 2 October 1993 | 4 August 1994 |
| 10 | O. N. Shrivastava, IPS (Retd.) | 5 August 1994 | 11 November 1996 |
| 11 | Om Prakash Sharma, IPS (Retd.) | 12 November 1996 | 27 January 2002 |
| 12 | Shyamal Datta, IPS (Retd.) | 28 January 2002 | 2 February 2007 |
| 13 | K. Sankaranarayanan | 3 February 2007 | 28 July 2009 |
| 14 | Gurbachan Jagat, IPS (Retd.) | 28 July 2009 | 14 Oct 2009 |
| 15 | Nikhil Kumar, IPS (Retd.) | 15 Oct 2009 | 20 March 2013 |
| 16 | Ashwani Kumar | 21 March 2013 | 27 June 2014 |
| - | Krishan Kant Paul (additional charge)[1] | 2 July 2014 | 19 July 2014 |
| 17 | Padmanabha Acharya[2] | 19 July 2014 | 31 July 2019 |
| 18 | R. N. Ravi | 1 August 2019 | 17 September 2021 |
| - | Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge) | 17 September 2021 | 19 February 2023 |
| 19 | La. Ganesan | 20 February 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul takes additional charge of Nagaland". The Economic Times. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "P B Acharya sworn in as Nagaland Governor". Deccan Herald. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
External links
https://nagaland.gov.in/governors
This page was last edited on 2 July 2023, at 17:54