List of governors of Andhra Pradesh

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The Governor of Andhra Pradesh is the head of state of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Governors in India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India for a term of five years and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief Minister of the state and their council of ministers.This is a list of governors of Andhra Pradesh, including Andhra State and united Andhra Pradesh, in office from 1953 to the present date. The official residence of the governor is the Raj Bhavan, situated in Vijayawada. E. S. L. Narasimhan is the longest serving governor. The current incumbent is S. Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023.

Governor of Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ గవర్నరు
ĀndhraPradēś Governoru
Incumbent
S. Abdul Nazeer
since 24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of State
Reports toPresident of India
Government of India
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
AppointerPresident of India
Term length5 years
PrecursorGovernor of Andhra State
Inaugural holderChandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Formation1 November 1956; 67 years ago (1956-11-01)
Salary350,000 (US$4,400) (per month)
Websitewww.rajbhavan.ap.gov.in
The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has had 24 Governors since 1953

Qualifications edit

Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:

A governor must:

Powers and functions edit

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 Saasana Sabha (Legislative Assembly) or Saasana Mandali (Legislative Council), and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Andhra Pradesh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Andhra Pradesh. The universities include Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Adikavi Nannaya University, Andhra University, Cluster University, Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Dr. YSR Architecture & Fine Arts University, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Dravidian University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Anantapur), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Kakinada), Krishna University, Rayalaseema University, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara University, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Vikrama Simhapuri University and Yogi Vemana University

Governors edit

Andhra state edit

Governors of Andhra State, Andhra State consisted of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. This state was carved out of Madras State in 1953.

Data from Andhra Pradesh State Portal.[1]

# Name Portrait From To Term length Previous post Appointed by
1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi   1 October 1953 31 October 1956 1,127 days Governor of Punjab Rajendra Prasad

Andhra Pradesh edit

On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State ceased to exist; its Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions were merged into Mysore State and Bombay State respectively. Its remaining Telugu-speaking portion, was merged with Andhra State to form the new state of United Andhra Pradesh. The state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

# Name Portrait From To Term length Previous post Appointed by
1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi   1 November 1956 1 August 1957 1,005 days Governor of Andhra state Rajendra Prasad
2 Bhim Sen Sachar   1 August 1957 8 September 1962 1,865 days Governor of Odisha
3 S. M. Shrinagesh   8 September 1962 4 May 1964 605 days Governor of Assam Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai   4 May 1964 11 April 1968 1,439 days Governor of Punjab
5 Khandubhai Kasanji Desai  – 11 April 1968 25 January 1975 2,481 days Minister of Labour Zakir Husain
6 S. Obul Reddy  – 25 January 1975 10 January 1976 351 days Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
7 Mohan Lal Sukhadia   10 January 1976 16 June 1976 159 days Governor of Karnataka
8 Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare   16 June 1976 17 February 1977 247 days Governor of Bihar
9 B. J. Divan  – 17 February 1977 5 May 1977 78 days Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court B. D. Jatti (acting president)
10 Sharda Mukherjee   5 May 1977 15 August 1978 468 days Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
11 K. C. Abraham  – 15 August 1978 15 August 1983 1,827 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
12 Thakur Ram Lal   15 August 1983 29 August 1984 381 days Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Giani Zail Singh
13 Shankar Dayal Sharma   29 August 1984 26 November 1985 455 days President of Indian National Congress
14 Kumudben Joshi   26 November 1985 7 February 1990 1,535 days Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare
15 Krishan Kant   7 February 1990 22 August 1997 2,754 days R. Venkataraman
16 Gopala Ramanujam  – 22 August 1997 24 November 1997 95 days Governor of Odisha K. R. Narayanan
17 C. Rangarajan   24 November 1997 3 January 2003 1,867 days Governor of Reserve Bank of India
18 Surjit Singh Barnala   3 January 2003 4 November 2004 672 days Governor of Uttarakhand A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
19 Sushilkumar Shinde   4 November 2004 29 January 2006 452 days Chief Minister of Maharashtra
20 Rameshwar Thakur   29 January 2006 22 August 2007 571 days Governor of Odisha
21 N. D. Tiwari   22 August 2007 27 December 2009 859 days Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pratibha Patil
Acting E. S. L. Narasimhan   28 December 2009 22 January 2010 3,496 days Governor of Chhattisgarh
22 23 January 2010 1 June 2014
2 June 2014[note 1][i] 23 July 2019 Pranab Mukherjee
23 Biswabhusan Harichandan   24 July 2019 23 February 2023 1,311 days Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly Ram Nath Kovind
24 Syed Abdul Nazeer   24 February 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 33 days Judge of the Supreme Court of India Droupadi Murmu

Graphical

Syed Abdul NazeerBiswabhusan HarichandanE. S. L. NarasimhanE. S. L. NarasimhanN. D. TiwariRameshwar ThakurSushilkumar ShindeSurjit Singh BarnalaC. RangarajanGopala RamanujamKrishnan KantKumudben JoshiShankar Dayal SharmaThakur Ram LalK.C. AbrahamSharda MukherjeeB.J. DivanRamchandra Dhondiba BhandareMohan Lal SukhadiaS. Obul ReddyKhandubhai Kasanji DesaiPattom A. Thanu PillaiS.M. ShrinageshBhim Sen SancharChandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Also served as Governor of Telangana
  1. ^ After 58 years, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

References edit

  1. ^ "List of Governors". AP State Portal. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

External links edit