List of governors of Chhattisgarh

Governor of Chhattisgarh
Emblem of Chhattisgarh
Incumbent
Ramen Deka
since 31 July 2024
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Raipur
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holderD. N. Sahay
Formation1 November 2000; 25 years ago (2000-11-01)

The Governor of Chhattisgarh is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Chhattisgarh. The Governor is appointed by the President for a maximum period of 5 years.

List

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# Portrait Name
(born – died)		 Home state Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
From To Time in office
1 Dinesh Nandan Sahay
IPS (Retd)
(1936–2018)		 Bihar 1 November
2000		 1 June
2003[§]		 2 years, 212 days K. R. Narayanan
2 Lieutenant General
Krishna Mohan Seth (Retd)
PVSM AVSM
(born 1939)		 Uttar Pradesh 2 June
2003		 25 January
2007		 3 years, 237 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
3 E. S. L. Narasimhan
IPS (Retd)
(born 1945)		 Tamil Nadu 26 January
2007		 23 January
2010[§]		 2 years, 362 days
4 Shekhar Dutt
SM IAS (Retd)
(1945–2025)		 Assam 23 January
2010		 19 June
2014[‡]		 4 years, 147 days Pratibha Patil
– Ram Naresh Yadav
(1928–2016)
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
(Additional Charge)		 Uttar Pradesh 19 June
2014		 14 July
2014		 25 days Pranab Mukherjee
5 Balram Das Tandon
(1927–2018)		 Punjab 18 July
2014		 14 August
2018[†]		 4 years, 27 days
– Anandiben Patel
(born 1941)
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
(Additional Charge)		 Gujarat 15 August
2018		 28 July
2019[§]		 347 days Ram Nath Kovind
6 Anusuiya Uikey
(born 1957)		 Madhya Pradesh 29 July
2019		 22 February
2023[§]		 3 years, 208 days
7 Biswabhusan Harichandan
(born 1934)		 Odisha 23 February
2023		 30 July
2024		 1 year, 158 days Droupadi Murmu
8 Ramen Deka
(born 1954)		 Assam 31 July
2024		 Incumbent 2 years, 77 days
  1. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Tripura
  2. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
  3. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh
  4. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Manipur

References

  1. ↑ ThePrint (23 February 2023). "Biswa Bhusan Harichandan sworn in as Chhattisgarh governor". Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.