List of governors of Tripura
The state of Tripura is surrounded by eastern Bangladesh.
This is a list of the Governors of Tripura, a state in northeast India, since its inception as a state on 21 January 1972.[1]
Powers and functions
See also: Powers and functions of the Governor
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.
Governors of Tripura
| No | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. K. Nehru | 21 January 1972 | 22 September 1973 |
| 2 | L. P. Singh | 23 September 1973 | 13 August 1981 |
| 3 | S. M. H. Burney | 14 August 1981 | 13 June 1984 |
| 4 | General K. V. Krishna Rao, PVSM (Retd.) | 14 June 1984 | 11 July 1989 |
| 5 | Sultan Singh | 12 July 1989 | 11 February 1990 |
| 6 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 12 February 1990 | 14 August 1993 |
| 7 | Romesh Bhandari | 15 August 1993 | 15 June 1995 |
| 8 | Prof. Siddheswar Prasad | 16 June 1995 | 22 June 2000 |
| 9 | Lieutenant General Krishna Mohan Seth, PVSM, AVSM | 23 June 2000 | 31 May 2003 |
| 10 | Dinesh Nandan Sahay | 2 June 2003 | 2009 |
| 11 | Kamla Beniwal | 15 October 2009 | 26 November 2009 |
| 12 | Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil | 27 November 2009 | 08 March 2013 |
| 13 | Devanand Konwar | 09 March 2013 | 29 June 2014 |
| 14 | Vakkom Purushothaman | 30 June 2014 | 14 July 2014 |
| 15 | Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya | 21 July 2014 | 19 May 2015 |
| 16 | Tathagata Roy | 20 May 2015 | Incumbent[2] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Tripura - Governors". tripura.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/keshari-nath-tripathi-sworn-in-as-tripura-governor-1124866.html
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