List of governors of Jharkhand

{{Short description|Jharkhand heads of state}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}  {{Infobox official post | post = Governor | native_name = | body = Jharkhand | insignia = Jharkhand Rajakiya Chihna.svg | insigniasize = 120px | insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Jharkhand]] | image = Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg | imagesize = 220px | incumbent = [[Santosh Gangwar]] | incumbentsince = 31 July 2024 | style = [[Excellency|His/Her Excellency]] | residence = {{plainlist| *[[Lok Bhavan, Ranchi]] {{small|(primary)}} *[[Lok Bhavan, Dumka]] {{small|(occasionally)}}}} | termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]] | appointer = [[President of India]] | formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2000|11|15}} | inaugural = [[Prabhat Kumar]] | website = {{URL|https://lokbhavanjharkhand.nic.in}} | precursor = [[Governor of Bihar]] }}

The '''governor of Jharkhand''' is the nominal head of the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Jharkhand]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=M.R |first=Abhilash |date=2022-03-09 |title=The office of the Governor |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thread/law/the-office-of-the-governor/article65204517.ece |access-date=2022-06-21 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The governor is appointed by the [[president of India]]. Though all official affairs of the state are administered and carried out in the name of the governor, the real executive power rests with the [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand|chief minister]] who is a member of the [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly]] and is the leader of the majority party in the house. [[Lok Bhavan, Ranchi]] is the official residence of the Governor of Jharkhand, while [[Lok Bhavan, Dumka]] is used for occasional visits.

The position of the governor of Jharkhand came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the [[Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000|bifurcation of Bihar]]. The first governor to be appointed was [[Prabhat Kumar]] who served in office between 2000 and 2002. The current governor is [[Santosh Gangwar]].

==Powers and functions== {{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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajbhawan |url=http://www.rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in/constitutional_role.html |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=www.rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in}}</ref>{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions|l1=Powers and functions of the Governor}}

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Jharkhand is the ''ex-officio'' Chancellor of the state universities of Jharkhand. The universities include [[Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University]], [[Birsa Agricultural University]], [[Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University]], [[Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University]], [[Jharkhand University of Technology]], [[Kolhan University]], [[Nilamber-Pitamber University]], [[Ranchi University]], [[Sido Kanhu Murmu University]], and [[Vinoba Bhave University]].

==List== Following is the list of governors of [[Jharkhand]] since its inception on 15 November 2000. As of date, ten governors have been appointed to office. The first governor was [[Prabhat Kumar]] who served from 2000 till 2002. The current governor is [[Santosh Gangwar]] who has been in office since 31 July 2024. The first female and the longest serving governor of the state till date is [[Droupadi Murmu]] who served as the governor between 2015 and 2021.

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;" ! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|#|Number}} ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em" | Name (born{{spaced ndash}}died) ! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state ! colspan="3"| Tenure in office ! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Appointer (President) |- ! style="width:7em"| From ! style="width:7em"| To ! style="width:5em"| Time in office |- ! 1 | [[File:Prabhat Kumar (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Prabhat Kumar]]''' {{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd) (born 1940)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|15 November}} 2000 | {{small|3 February}} 2002{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}} | '''{{ayd|15 Nov 2000|3 Feb 2002}}''' | rowspan="3"| [[K. R. Narayanan]] |- bgcolor="wheat" ! 2 | [[File:Vinod Chandra Pande.jpg|70px]] | '''[[V. C. Pande|Vinod Chandra Pande]]''' {{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd) (1938{{ndash}}2005) (Additional charge)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|4 February}} 2002 | {{small|14 July}} 2002 | '''{{ayd|4 Feb 2002|14 Jul 2002}}''' |- ! 3 | [[File:Rama Jois.jpg|70px]] | {{small|Justice (Retd)}} '''[[Rama Jois|Mandagadde Rama Jois]]''' {{small|(1931{{ndash}}2021)}} | [[Karnataka]] | {{small|15 July}} 2002 | {{small|11 June}} 2003{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Bihar]]}} | '''{{ayd|15 Jul 2002|11 Jun 2003}}''' |- ! 4 | [[File:Ved Marwah (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Ved Marwah]]''' {{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd) (1934{{ndash}}2020)}} | [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] | {{small|12 June}} 2003 | {{small|9 December}} 2004 | '''{{ayd|12 Jun 2003|9 Dec 2004}}''' | rowspan="2"| [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] |- ! 5 | [[File:Syed Sibtey Razi in 2015 (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Syed Sibtey Razi]]''' {{small|(1939{{ndash}}2022)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|10 December}} 2004 | {{small|25 July}} 2009{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Assam]]}} | '''{{ayd|10 Dec 2004|25 Jul 2009}}''' |- ! 6 | [[File:Governor_of_Maharashtra,_Shri_K._Sankaranarayanan_with_Vice_President_Hamid_Ansari_at_TISS_in_2013.png|70px]] | '''[[K. Sankaranarayanan|Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]''' {{small|(1932{{ndash}}2022)}} | [[Kerala]] | {{small|26 July}} 2009 | {{small|21 January}} 2010{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|name=Maha|Transferred as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]]}} | '''{{ayd|26 Jul 2009|21 Jan 2010}}''' | rowspan="3"| [[Pratibha Patil]] |- ! 7 | [[File:M. O. H. Farook.jpg|70px]] | '''[[M. O. H. Farook]]''' {{small|(1937{{ndash}}2012)}} | [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] | {{small|22 January}} 2010 | {{small|4 September}} 2011{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Kerala]]}} | '''{{ayd|22 Jan 2010|4 Sep 2011}}''' |- ! 8 | [[File:Syed Ahmed (politician).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]''' {{small|(1943{{ndash}}2015)}} | [[Maharashtra]] | {{small|4 September}} 2011 | {{small|17 May}} 2015{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Manipur]]}} | '''{{ayd|4 Sep 2011|17 May 2015}}''' |- ! 9 | [[File:President of India Droupadi Murmu official portrait (cropped).jpg|90x90px]] | '''[[Droupadi Murmu]]''' {{small|(born 1958)}} | [[Odisha]] | {{small|18 May}} 2015 | {{small|13 July}} 2021 | '''{{ayd|18 May 2015|13 Jul 2021}}''' | [[Pranab Mukherjee]] |- ! 10 | [[File:The Governor of Tripura, Shri Ramesh Bais.jpg|93x93px]] | '''[[Ramesh Bais]]''' {{small|(born 1947)}} | [[Chhattisgarh]] | {{small|14 July}} 2021 | {{small|17 February}} 2023{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|name=Maha}} | '''{{ayd|14 Jul 2021|17 Feb 2023}}''' | [[Ram Nath Kovind]] |- ! 11 | [[File:C. P. Radhakrishnan (cropped).png|89x89px]] | '''[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]''' {{small|(born 1957)}} | [[Tamil Nadu]] | {{small|18 February}} 2023 | {{small|30 July}} 2024{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|name=Maha}} | '''{{ayd|18 Feb 2023|30 Jul 2024}}''' | rowspan="2"| [[Droupadi Murmu]] |- ! 12 | [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg|70px]] | '''[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]''' {{small|(born 1948)}} | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | {{small|31 July}} 2024 | ''Incumbent'' | '''{{ayd|31 Jul 2024}}''' |- |}

== Oath == “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 .............(name of the State) 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 ..………(name of the State).”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."

==See also== * [[Governor (India)]] * [[Government of India]] * [[Government of Jharkhand]] * [[Lok Bhavan, Ranchi]] * [[Lok Bhavan, Dumka]] * [[Ranchi University]] * [[List of institutions of higher education in Jharkhand]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *http://rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in/

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