Governors of Kerala
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Governors of Kerala
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State who led the struggle against the Nizam in the princely State.-Early life:... |
22 November 1956 | 1 July 1960 |
| 2 | V. V. Giri V. V. Giri Varahagiri Venkata Giri , commonly known as V. V. Giri, was the fourth President of the Republic of India from 24 August 1969 to 23 August 1974.-Early life:... |
1 July 1960 | 2 April 1965 |
| 3 | Ajith Prasad Jain Ajith Prasad Jain Ajit Prasad Jain a Veteran Congress leader was born in October 1902 at Saharanpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. was a minister in First Lok Sabha 1952 for Food supplies and Rehabilitation in the and also the governor of Kerala from April 2, 1965 to February 6, 1966... |
2 April 1965 | 6 February 1966 |
| 4 | Bhagwan Sahay Bhagwan Sahay Bhagwan Sahay was the Governor of Kerala, India, from February 6, 1966 to May 15, 1967. Bhagwan Sahay took over as the Governor of the J&K State on May 15, 1967 and continued till July 3, 1973. He was an ICS officer and an alumnus of the S.M College in Chandausi, Moradabad. Before his stint in... |
6 February 1966 | 15 May 1967 |
| 5 | V. Viswanathan | 15 May 1967 | 1 April 1973 |
| 6 | N. N. Wanchoo | 1 April 1973 | 10 October 1977 |
| 7 | Jothi Venkatachalam Jothi Venkatachalam Jothi Venkatachalam was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Egmore constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1962 election, and as an Indian National Congress candidate from... |
14 October 1977 | 27 October 1982 |
| 8 | P. Ramachandran | 27 October 1982 | 23 February 1988 |
| 9 | Ram Dulari Sinha Ram Dulari Sinha Ram Dulari Sinha is a former Indian parliamentarian and Union Minister. She was one of the few women Governors of India, and was appointed the role of Governor of Kerala from 23 February 1988 to 12 February 1990.... |
23 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
| 10 | Swaroop Singh | 12 February 1990 | 20 December 1990 |
| 11 | B. Rachaiah | 20 December 1990 | 9 November 1995 |
| 12 | P. Shiv Shankar P. Shiv Shankar Punjala Shiv Shankar is an Indian politician. He served as the Minister of External Affairs, Law, and Petroleum. He was a very influential minister in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's cabinets and is one of the most senior politicians in India. He has also served as the governor of Sikkim and... |
12 November 1995 | 1 May 1996 |
| 13 | Khurshid Alam Khan | 5 May 1996 | 25 January 1997 |
| 14 | Sukhdev Singh Kang Sukhdev Singh Kang -External links:*... |
25 January 1997 | 18 April 2002 |
| 15 | Sikander Bakht Sikander Bakht Sikander Bakht was a politician from India. He was one of the Indian statesman and one of tallest leaders of BJP.-Early life:... |
18 April 2002 | 23 February 2004 |
| 16 | T. N. Chaturvedi T. N. Chaturvedi Triloki Nath Chaturvedi was the governor of Karnataka, a state in India, from 2002 to 2007.Chaturvedi is a retired IAS officer and held the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India from 1984 to 1990. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1990. He became Governor of Kerala on 21 August... |
25 February 2004 | 23 June 2004 |
| 17 | R. L. Bhatia R. L. Bhatia Raghunanthanlal Bhatia, also known as Raghunandan Lal Bhatia, or R. L. Bhatia is an Indian political figure. He was the Governor of Kerala from June 23, 2004 to July 10, 2008, and he has been the Governor of Bihar since July 10, 2008.Bhatia was born to Arooramal Bhatia and Lal Devi Bhatia, in... |
23 June 2004 | 10 July 2008 |
| 18 | R. S. Gavai | 10 July 2008 | 25 August 2011 |
| 19 | M. O. H. Farook M. O. H. Farook M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar is a three time Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, then Pondicherry... |
25 August 2011 | present |