The governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Bihar. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of 5 years. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is the current governor of Bihar.[1][2] Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the president of India.
| Governor of Bihar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Formation | 1 April 1936 |
| Website | governor |
Powers and functions edit
The governor has:
- 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.
In his ex-officio capacity, the governor of Bihar is chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.
Governors of Bihar edit
| # | Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before Independence | |||
| 1 | Sir James David Sifton | 1 April 1936 | 10 March 1937 |
| 2 | Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett | 11 March 1937 | 15 May 1938 |
| – | Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart (acting) | 15 May 1938 | 16 September 1938 |
| (2) | Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett | 17 September 1938 | 5 August 1939 |
| 3 | Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart | 6 August 1939 | 2 February 1943 |
| 4 | Sir Thomas George Rutherford | 3 February 1943 | 6 September 1943 |
| – | Sir Francis Mudie (acting) | 7 September 1943 | 23 April 1944 |
| (4) | Sir Thomas George Rutherford | 24 April 1944 | 12 May 1946 |
| 5 | Sir Hugh Dow | 13 May 1946 | 14 August 1947 |
| After Independence | |||
| 1 | Jairamdas Daulatram | 15 August 1947 | 11 January 1948 |
| 2 | Madhav Shrihari Aney | 12 January 1948 | 14 June 1952 |
| 3 | R. R. Diwakar | 15 June 1952 | 5 July 1957 |
| 4 | Zakir Husain | 6 July 1957 | 11 May 1962 |
| 5 | M. A. Ayyangar | 12 May 1962 | 6 December 1967 |
| 6 | Nityanand Kanungo | 7 December 1967 | 20 January 1971 |
| – | Justice U.N. Sinha (acting) | 21 January 1971 | 31 January 1971 |
| 7 | Dev Kant Baruah | 1 February 1971 | 4 February 1973 |
| 8 | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare | 4 February 1973 | 15 June 1976 |
| 9 | Jagannath Kaushal | 16 June 1976 | 31 January 1979 |
| – | Justice K.B.N. Singh (acting) | 31 January 1979 | 19 September 1979 |
| 10 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 20 September 1979 | 15 March 1985 |
| 11 | P. Venkatasubbaiah | 15 March 1985 | 25 February 1988 |
| 12 | Govind Narain Singh | 26 February 1988 | 24 January 1989 |
| – | Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (acting) | 24 January 1989 | 28 January 1989 |
| 13 | R.D. Pradhan | 29 January 1989 | 2 February 1989 |
| 14 | Jagannath Pahadia | 3 March 1989 | 2 February 1990 |
| – | Justice G.G. Sohoni (acting) | 2 February 1990 | 16 February 1990 |
| 15 | Mohammad Saleem | 16 February 1990 | 13 February 1991 |
| – | B. Satya Narayan Reddy (acting) | 14 February 1991 | 18 March 1991 |
| 16 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 19 March 1991 | 13 August 1993 |
| (10) | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 14 August 1993 | 26 April 1998 |
| 17 | Sunder Singh Bhandari | 27 April 1998 | 15 March 1999 |
| – | Justice B.M. Lall (acting) | 15 March 1999 | 5 October 1999 |
| — | Suraj Bhan (additional charge) | 6 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 |
| 18 | V. C. Pande | 23 November 1999 | 12 June 2003 |
| 19 | M R Jois | 12 June 2003 | 31 October 2004 |
| – | Ved Prakash Marwah (acting) | 1 November 2004 | 4 November 2004 |
| 20 | Buta Singh | 5 November 2004 | 29 January 2006 |
| - | Gopalkrishna Gandhi (additional charge) | 31 January 2006 | 21 June 2006 |
| 21 | R. S. Gavai | 22 June 2006 | 9 July 2008 |
| 22 | R. L. Bhatia | 10 July 2008 | 28 June 2009 |
| 23 | Devanand Konwar | 29 June 2009 | 21 March 2013 |
| 24 | D. Y. Patil | 22 March 2013 | 26 November 2014 |
| — | Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) | 27 November 2014 | 15 August 2015 |
| 25 | Ram Nath Kovind | 16 August 2015 | 20 June 2017[3] |
| — | Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) | 20 June 2017[4] | 29 September 2017 |
| 26 | Satya Pal Malik | 30 September 2017[5] | 23 August 2018 |
| 27 | Lalji Tandon | 23 August 2018[6] | 28 July 2019 |
| 28 | Phagu Chauhan | 29 July 2019 | 13 February 2023 |
| 29 | Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar | 14 February 2023 | Incumbent |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Mohan, Archis (21 August 2018). "Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor, Lalji Tandon takes his place in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Profile of the President of India". presidentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Ram Nath Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. PTI. 20 June 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". The Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Lalji Tandon sworn in as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. 23 August 2018.