This is a list of the governors of Tripura, a state in northeast India, since its inception as a state on 21 January 1972.
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.
List
Legend Died in office Transferred Resigned/removed
Color key indicates acting/additional charge
Portrait Name(borndied) Home state Tenure in office Appointer(President) From To Term length 1 Braj Kumar Nehru Uttar Pradesh 1972 1973 V. V. Giri 2 Lallan Prasad Singh Bihar 1973 1981 3 S. M. H. Burney Uttar Pradesh 1981 1984 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 4 K. V. Krishna Rao Andhra Pradesh 1984 1989 Zail Singh 5 Sultan Singh Haryana 1989 1990 Ramaswamy Venkataraman 6 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy Andhra Pradesh 1990 1993 7 Romesh Bhandari Punjab 1993 1995 Shankar Dayal Sharma 8 Siddheshwar Prasad Bihar 1995 2000 9 Krishna Mohan Seth Uttar Pradesh 2000 2003 K. R. Narayanan 10 Dinesh Nandan Sahay Bihar 2003 2009 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 11 Kamla Beniwal Rajasthan 2009 2009 Pratibha Patil 12 D. Y. Patil Maharashtra 2009 2013 13 Devanand Konwar Assam 2013 2014 Pranab Mukherjee 13 Vakkom Purushothaman (Additional Charge) Kerala 2014 2014 14 Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya(Additional Charge) Karnataka 2014 2015 15 Tathagata Roy West Bengal 2015 30 September 2015 16 Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934- 2023) (Acting)Uttar Pradesh 30 September 201520 November 201517 Tathagata Roy (born 1945)West Bengal 20 November 201515 June 2018 18Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934- 2023)(Acting)Uttar Pradesh 15 June 201825 August 2018 Ram Nath Kovind 19 Kaptan Singh Solanki Madhya Pradesh 2018 2019 20 Ramesh Bais Chhattisgarh 2019 2021 21 Satyadev Narayan Arya Bihar 2021 2023 22 N. Indrasena Reddy Telangana 2023 Incumbent Droupadi Murmu
Oath “I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of Tripura and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Tripura.”Ami, [Apnar Naam], Ishwarer naame shapath korchhi je, ami faithful bhabe [State-er Naam]-er Governor-er office execute korbo (othoba Governor-er shob functions discharge korbo) ebong ami amar best ability diye Constitution ar law-ke preserve, protect, ar defend korbo. Ami nijeke [State-er Naam]-er manushder service ar well-being-er jonne devote korbo."
See also Tripura Governors of India
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