Governors of Maharashtra - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of governors of the erstwhile Bombay State

Bombay State

The Bombay State was a state of India, dissolved with the formation of Maharashtra and Gujarat states on May 1, 1960.-History:During British rule, portions of the western coast of India under direct British rule were part of the Bombay Presidency...

and Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	The Rt. Hon. Sir John Colville John Colville John Colville may refer to:John Colville , Commissioner to the Scots Parliament for Stirling, clergyman, judge, spy, outlaw and writerJohn Colville , English civil servant and diarist...	1943	1948
2	Raja Maharaj Singh Raja Maharaj Singh Raja Sir Maharaj Singh, CIE, CStJ was the first Indian Governor of Bombay....	1948	1952
3	Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai Girija Shankar Bajpai Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, KCSI, KBE, CIE was an eminent Indian civil servant, diplomat and Governor. He entered the ICS in 1915, and was appointed a CBE in 1922. In 1926, he was appointed a CIE and was knighted in 1935 with the KBE....	1952	1954
4	Dr Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab was a leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Orissa from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He was popularly known by the sobriquet Utkal Keshari.-Early life:Harekrushna Mahtab was born at...	1955	1956
5	Sri Prakasa Sri Prakasa Sri Prakasa was an Indian politician, freedom-fighter and administrator. He served as India's first High Commissioner to Pakistan from 1947 to 1949, Governor of Assam from 1949 to 1950, Governor of Madras from 1952 to 1956 and Governor of Bombay from 1956 to 1962.Sri Prakasa was born in Varanasi...	1956	1962
6	Dr P. Subbarayan P. Subbarayan Paramasiva Subbarayan was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and diplomat and was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency, India's ambassador to Indonesia and Union Minister of Transport and Communications in Jawaharlal Nehru's government. He is the father of General P. P...	17 April 1962	6 October 1962
7	Vijayalakshmi Pandit	28 November 1962	18 October 1964
8	Dr P V Cherian	14 November 1964	8 November 1969
9	Ali Yavar Jung Ali Yavar Jung Nawab Ali Yavar Jung was an eminent Indian diplomat. He was governor of the Indian state of Maharashtra from 1971 to 1976....	26 February 1970	11 December 1976
10	Sri Sadiq Ali Sri Sadiq Ali Sadiq Ali was a freedom fighter and a leader of Indian National Congress.Born in 1910 in Udaipur in Rajasthan he left home at young age to pursue studies at Allahabad University After studies he joined freedom struggle and was jailed many times....	30 April 1977	3 November 1980
11	Air Chief Marshal O P Mehra	3 November 1980	5 March 1982
12	Air Chief Marshal I H Latif	6 March 1982	16 April 1985
13	Kona Prabhakara Rao Kona Prabhakara Rao Shri Kona Prabhakara Rao was born on 10th July 1916 in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and the Former Governor of Maharashtra...	31 May 1985	2 April 1986
14	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Dr Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under President Ramaswamy Venkataraman...	3 April 1986	2 September 1987
15	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Kasu Brahmananda Reddy at Hyderabad, was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977 he was elected president of the Indian National Congress.-Early life:...	20 February 1988	18 January 1990
16	Dr. C Subramaniam	15 February 1990	9 January 1993
17	Dr. P.C. Alexander	12 January 1993	13 July 2002
18	Mohammed Fazal Mohammed Fazal Mohammed Fazal was the Governor of Maharashtra from October 10, 2002 to December 5, 2004.He is known for his controversial suggestion to the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Sushilkumar Shinde to legalise prostitution....	10 October 2002	5 December 2004
19	S.M. Krishna	12 December 2004	5 March 2008
20	S.C. Jamir	9 March 2008	22 January 2010
21	Kateekal Sankaranarayanan	22 January 2010	Unknown

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