List of governors of Chhattisgarh

{{Short description|Head of state in state of Chhattisgarh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}  {{Infobox official post | post = Governor | native_name = | body = Chhattisgarh | insignia = Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg | insigniacaption = Emblem of Chhattisgarh | insigniasize = 120 | incumbent = Ramen Deka| | image = File:Ramen Deka with President Murmu (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | incumbentsince = 31 July 2024 | style = His Excellency | residence = Lok Bhavan; Raipur | termlength = At the pleasure of the president | appointer = President of India | formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2000|11|1}} | inaugural = D. N. Sahay | website = }} The '''governor of Chhattisgarh''' is the nominal head of state of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The governor is appointed by the president of India. The official residence of the governor is Raj Bhavan.

The position of the governor of Chhattisgarh came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh. The first governor to be appointed was Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office between 2000 and 2003. The current governor is Ramen Deka who has been in office since 31 July 2024. A total of 10 governors has served in the state.

<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 Jul 2024 |title=Ramen Deka appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/ramen-deka-appointed-as-governor-of-chhattisgarh/articleshow/112092448.cms |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Powers and functions== left|thumb|160px|Chhattisgarh is in central India. {{See also|Governors of India#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.

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Chhattisgarh is the ''ex-officio'' Chancellor of the state universities of Chhattisgarh. The universities include Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and Ayush University of Chhattisgarh, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Sarguja University, etc.

== Oath ==

{{quote|I, ''A. B.'', do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of Chhattisgarh and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Chhattisgarh.}}Main, [Name], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon (ya nishtha se pratigya karta hoon) ki main sachhe mann se Governor (Rajyapal) ke roop mein [State Name] ke pad ka karyabhar sambhalunga (ya zimmedari uthaunga). Main apni poori kabiliyat se Samvidhan (Constitution) aur kanoon (Law) ki raksha, suraksha aur bachaav karunga, aur main apne aap ko [State Name] ki janta ki seva aur kalyan (well-being) mein samarpit karunga."

==History== The inaugural governor of Chhattisgarh was retired Indian Police Service officer and former Bihar DGP Dinesh Nandan Sahay who served in office since the state's creation in November 2000 until he swapped positions with then Governor of Tripura Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth (retired) in June 2003. <ref>{{Cite news |date=29 January 2018 |title=Chhattisgarh’s first Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay passes away |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chhattisgarh-s-first-governor-passes-away-118012900584_1.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>Seth served in office until retiring in January 2007 and was succeeded by former Intelligence Bureau director E. S. L. Narasimhan. Narasimhan served as the state's governor until being permanently transferred as Governor of Andhra Pradesh in January 2010, a position he was holding on additional basis since December 2009 following the resignation of N. D. Tiwari. Following the transfer of Narasimhan, former Defence Secretary Shekhar Dutt was appointed as the governor and he remained in office until resigning in June 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 2025 |title=Ex-defence secretary and former Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ex-defence-secretary-shekhar-dutt-passes-away/articleshow/122213193.cms |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Following Dutt's resignation, Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav briefly acted as the state's governor. He was relieved of the additional duties following the appointment of Balram Das Tandon the following month. Tandon remained the governor until his demise in office on 14 August 2018, thus becoming the first and only sitting governor of the state to die in office.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 August 2018 |title=Balramji Das Tandon, former Chhattisgarh Governor, dies at 90 |url=https://www.ndtv.in/mp-chhattisgarh-news/chhattisgarh-governor-balramji-das-tandon-dies-1900399 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=NDTV |language=hi}}</ref> He was succeeded by Madhya Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel on acting basis who served till July the next year and was succeeded by Anusuiya Uikey.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 August 2018 |title=Anandiben Patel takes additional charge as Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.ibc24.in/state/anandiben-patel-cg-governor-40880-98270.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=IBC24 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2019 |title=Anusuiya Uikey assumes charge as new Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/anusuiya-uikey-assumes-charge-as-governor-of-chhattisgarh-119072901471_1.html |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> Uikey served as the state's governor until February 2023 and was transferred as Governor of Manipur and was succeeded by Andhra Pradesh governor Biswabhusan Harichandan.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 February 2023 |title=Biswabhusan Harichandan sworn in as Governor of Chhattisgarh |url=https://scroll.in/latest/930784/anysuya-uikey-bb-harishchandran-appointed-governors-of-chhattisgarh-and-andhra-pradesh |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref> Till July 2024, Harichandan remained in office and was replaced by Ramen Deka. Since then, Deka has been the governor of the state.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 Jul 2024 |title=रामेन डेका को छत्तीसगढ़ का नया राज्यपाल बनाया गया |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/chhattisgarh/who-is-ramen-deka-new-governor-of-chhattisgarh-know-about-him-2747539 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=ABP Live |language=hi}}</ref>

==List == ;Legend *{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office *{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred *{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned

*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;" ! rowspan="2"| # ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" | Governor (lifespan) ! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state ! colspan="3"| Tenure in office ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" | Appointer (President) |- ! style="width:9.5em"| Assumed office ! style="width:9.5em"| Demitted office ! style="width:5em"| Time in office |- ! 1 | 70px | '''Dinesh Nandan Sahay''' {{small|IPS (Retd) (1936–2018)}} | Bihar | 1 November 2000 | 1 June 2003{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the Governor of Tripura}} | {{ayd|1 November 2000|1 June 2003}} | K. R. Narayanan |- ! 2 | 70px | {{small|Lieutenant General}} '''Krishna Mohan Seth''' {{small|(Retd)}} {{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}} {{small|(born 1939)}} | Uttar Pradesh | 2 June 2003 | 25 January 2007 | {{ayd|2 Jun 2003|25 Jan 2007}} | rowspan="2" | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |- ! 3 | 89x89px | '''E. S. L. Narasimhan''' {{small|IPS (Retd) (born 1945)}} | Tamil Nadu | 26 January 2007 | 23 January 2010{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh}} | {{ayd|26 January 2007|23 January 2010}} |- ! 4 | 70px | '''Shekhar Dutt''' {{post-nominals|country=IND|SM}} {{small|IAS (Retd) (1945–2025)}} | Assam | 23 January 2010 | 19 June 2014{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}} | {{ayd|23 January 2010|19 June 2014}} | Pratibha Patil |- ! 5 | bgcolor="wheat" | 70px | bgcolor="wheat" | '''Ram Naresh Yadav''' {{small|(1928–2016) (Additional charge)}} | bgcolor="wheat" | Uttar Pradesh | bgcolor="wheat"| 19 June 2014 | bgcolor="wheat"| 14 July 2014 | bgcolor="wheat"|{{ayd|19 June 2014|14 July 2014}} | rowspan="2" | Pranab Mukherjee |- ! 6 | 92x92px | '''Balram Das Tandon''' {{small|(1927–2018)}} | Punjab | 18 July 2014 | 14 August 2018{{ref label|†|†|†}} | {{ayd|18 July 2014|14 August 2018}} |- ! 7 | bgcolor="wheat"| 87x87px | bgcolor="wheat"| '''Anandiben Patel''' {{small|(born 1941) (Additional charge)}} | bgcolor="wheat"| Gujarat | bgcolor="wheat"| 15 August 2018 | bgcolor="wheat"| 28 July 2019{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh}} | bgcolor="wheat"|{{ayd|15 August 2018|28 July 2019}} | rowspan="2" | Ram Nath Kovind |- ! 8 | 87x87px | '''Anusuiya Uikey''' {{small|(born 1957)}} | Madhya Pradesh | 29 July 2019 | 22 February 2023{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the Governor of Manipur}} | {{ayd|29 July 2019|22 February 2023}} |- ! 9 | 85x85px | '''Biswabhusan Harichandan''' {{small|(born 1934)}} | Odisha | 23 February 2023 | 31 July 2024 | {{ayd|23 February 2023|31 July 2024}} | rowspan="2" | Droupadi Murmu |- ! 10 | 70px | '''Ramen Deka''' {{small|(born 1954)}} | Assam | 31 July 2024 | ''Incumbent'' | {{ayd|31 July 2024}} |- |}

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