List of governors of Jharkhand

The governor of Jharkhand is a nominal head of the Indian state of Jharkhand and permanent representative of president of India.[1] The governor is appointed by the president of India for a five-year term. Raj Bhavan in Ranchi serves as the official residence. Since 18 February 2023, the governor of Jharkhand is C. P. Radhakrishnan.[2][3][4]

Governor of Jharkhand
Emblem of Jharkhand
Incumbent
C. P. Radhakrishnan
since 18 February 2023
StyleHis/Her Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Ranchi
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderPrabhat Kumar
Formation15 November 2000 (2000-11-15)
Websitewww.rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in

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.[5]
    See also: Powers and functions of the Governor

Governors of Jharkhand

Following is the list of governors of Jharkhand since its inception on 15 November 2000.

# Portrait Name Tenure
1 Prabhat Kumar 15 November 2000 3 February 2002 1 year, 80 days
 – Vinod Chandra Pande
(additional charge)		 4 February 2002 14 July 2002 160 days
2 M. Rama Jois 15 July 2002 11 June 2003 331 days
3 Ved Marwah 12 June 2003 9 December 2004 1 year, 180 days
4 Syed Sibtey Razi 10 December 2004 25 July 2009 4 years, 227 days
5 Kateekal Sankaranarayanan 26 July 2009 21 January 2010 179 days
6 M. O. H. Farook 22 January 2010 3 September 2011 1 year, 224 days
7 Syed Ahmed 4 September 2011[6] 17 May 2015 3 years, 255 days
8 Droupadi Murmu 18 May 2015[7] 13 July 2021 6 years, 56 days
9 Ramesh Bais 14 July 2021 17 February 2023 1 year, 218 days
10 C. P. Radhakrishnan 18 February 2023 Incumbent 69 days

See also

References
  1. M.R, Abhilash (9 March 2022). "The office of the Governor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. "Ramesh Bais appointed new Jharkhand Governor". Hindustan Times. 6 July 2021.
  3. "Ramesh Bais takes oath as new Governor of Jharkhand". The New Indian Express. 14 July 2021.
  4. "Ramesh Bais is new state governor". The Times of India. 7 July 2021.
  5. "Rajbhawan". www.rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. "New governor to take oath today". The Times of India. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  7. "Murmu to take oath on May 18 as new Jharkhand Governor". Zee News. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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