{{short description|Indian politician (born 1959)}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Acharya Devvrat | image = Acharya Dev Vrat, Governor of Gujarat in 2022 (cropped).jpg | caption = | office1 = [[Governor of Maharashtra]] | status1 = ''Additional Charge'' | term_start1 = 12 September 2025 | term_end1 = 9 March 2026 | predecessor1 = [[C.P. Radhakrishnan]] | appointer1 = [[Droupadi Murmu]] | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = [[Devendra Fadnavis]] | successor1 = [[Jishnu Dev Varma]] | office = [[Governor of Gujarat]] | term_start = 22 July 2019 | appointer = [[Ram Nath Kovind]] | 1blankname = {{nowrap|Chief Minister}} | 1namedata = {{ubl|[[Vijay Rupani]]|[[Bhupendrabhai Patel]]}} | predecessor = [[Om Prakash Kohli]] | office3 = [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] | term_start3 = 12 August 2015 | term_end3 = 21 July 2019 | appointer3 = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] | 1blankname3 = Chief Minister | 1namedata3 = {{ubl|[[Virbhadra Singh]]|[[Jai Ram Thakur]]}} | predecessor3 = [[Kalyan Singh]] | successor3 = [[Kalraj Mishra]] | office4 = 12th Chancellor of [[Gujarat Vidyapith]] | term_start4 = 20 October 2022 | predecessor4 = [[Ela Bhatt]] | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|01|18}} | birth_place = [[Samalkha]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]] (present-day [[Haryana]]), India | spouse = Darsana Devi | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|educationalist}} }} '''Acharya Devvrat ''' (born 18 January 1959)<ref name="Tribune"/> is an Indian politician and former educator serving as the 19th [[Governor of Gujarat]]. He also served as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] from 2025 to 2026. He is an [[Arya Samaj]] ''pracharak'' and served previously as the principal of a [[Gurukula|Gurukul]] in [[Kurukshetra]], [[Haryana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/R-N-Kovind-appointed-governor-of-Bihar-Acharya-Dev-Vrat-named-Himachal-governor/articleshow/48400815.cms | title=R N Kovind appointed governor of Bihar, Acharya Dev Vrat named Himachal governor | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=8 August 2015 | access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-himachal-pradesh-guv-designate-acharya-dev-vrat-hails-bjp-for-choosing-non-political-person-2112444 | title=Himachal Pradesh Guv-designate Acharya Dev Vrat hails BJP for choosing 'non-political' person | publisher=DNA | date=8 August 2015 | access-date=8 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ram-nath-kovind-acharya-dev-vrat-appointed-bihar-hp-governors-115080800426_1.html | title=Ram Nath Kovind, Acharya Dev Vrat appointed Bihar, Himachal Governors | newspaper=Business Standard India | publisher=[[Business Standard]] | date=8 August 2015 | access-date=8 August 2015| agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><ref name="Tribune">{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/ramdev-follower-acharya-dev-vrat-is-hp-governor/117448.html | title=Ramdev follower Acharya Dev Vrat is HP Governor | work=The Tribune | date=9 August 2015 | access-date=9 August 2015 | archive-date=9 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809234114/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/ramdev-follower-acharya-dev-vrat-is-hp-governor/117448.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Being the Governor of Gujarat, he is also the Chancellor of state universities of [[Gujarat]].
==Personal life== Devvrat was born in [[Samalkha]], then in [[East Punjab]], now in [[Haryana]].<ref name="Tribune"/> He is married to Darsana Devi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Himachal Governor, wife opt for postal ballot |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/himachal-governor-wife-opt-for-postal-ballot-119050700635_1.html |work=Business Standard |agency=IANS India |date=7 May 2019 |access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref>
== Governorship == In August 2015, Devvrat was appointed the [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |title=Kalraj Mishra appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat shifted to Gujarat |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kalraj-mishra-appointed-himachal-pradesh-governor-acharya-devvrat-shifted-to-gujarat/article28435953.ece |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=15 July 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> He continued till 21 July 2019, when he was replaced by [[Kalraj Mishra]].<ref name="Hindu"/>
In June 2019, he was named as [[Governor of Gujarat]], replacing [[Om Prakash Kohli]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalraj Mishra Appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor, Acharya Devvrat Shifted to Gujarat |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/kalraj-mishra-appointed-himachal-pradesh-governor-acharya-devvrat-shifted-to-gujarat-2231441.html |access-date=11 January 2020 |work=News18 |date=16 July 2019}}</ref>
In September 2025, Acharya took oath as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] after being assigned the additional charge of the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Acharya Devvrat to take oath as Maharashtra Governor on Monday |url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-acharya-devvrat-to-take-oath-as-maharashtra-governor-on-monday-378775 |work=Zee Business |agency=IANS |date=14 September 2025 |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref> He served as the Governor of Maharashtra till 5 March 2026 when [[Jishnu Dev Varma]] was appointed.<ref>{{Cite news |title=महाराष्ट्राच्या राज्यपालपदी जिष्णू देव वर्मांची नियुक्ती; त्रिपुराच्या राजघराण्याशी संबंधित |url=https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/jishnu-dev-varma-new-maharashtra-governor-profile-tripura-bjp-leader-political-journey-marathi-1415169 |work=ABP Majha |language=mr |date=5 March 2026 |access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Hindu reform movements]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{URL|https://rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in/|Governor's profile}}
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