First Governor of Various Indian States
Indian States and First Governors
| State | Governor | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | 1957 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Bhishma Narain Singh | 1987 |
| Assam | Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari | 1947 |
| Bihar | Jairamdas Daulatram | 1948 |
| Chhattisgarh | D. N. Sahay | 2000 |
| Goa | Major Gen. K. P. Candeth | 1961 |
| Gujarat | Mehdi Nawaz Jung | 1965 |
| Haryana | Dharma Vira | 1967 |
| Himachal Pradesh | S. Chakravarti | 1971 |
| Jharkhand | Parbhat Kumar | 2000 |
| Karnataka | Jayachamaraja Wodeyar | 1956 |
| Kerala | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | 1956 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya | 1956 |
| Maharashtra | Sir John Colville (Pre-Independence) | 1943 - 1948 |
| Manipur | B. K. Nehru | 1972 |
| Meghalaya | Braj Kumar Nehru | 1970 |
| Mizoram | Hiteswar Saikia | 1987 |
| Nagaland | Vishnu Sahay | 1963 |
| Odisha | Dr. Kailash Nath Katju | 1947 |
| Punjab | Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | 1947 |
| Rajasthan | Gurumukh Nihal Singh | 1956 |
| Sikkim | B.B. Lal | 1975 |
| Tamil Nadu | Sardar Ujjal Singh | 1969 |
| Telangana | E. S. L. Narasimhan | 2014 |
| Tripura | B. K. Nehru | 1972 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sarojini Naidu (United Province), Sri Hormasji Peroshaw Mody (renamed as Uttar Pradesh) | 1947 1949 |
| Uttarakhand | Surjit Singh Barnala | 2003 |
| West Bengal | Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari | 1947 |
First Governors of Union Territories
| UT | Governor/Lieutenant Governor |
|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Manohar L. Kampani (Lieutenant Governor, 1982) |
| Delhi | Aditya Nath Jha (1966) |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Karan Singh (1952) Girish Chandra Murmu (Lieutenant Governor, 2019) |
| Ladakh | Radha Krishna Mathur (Lieutenant Governor, 2019) |
| Puducherry | S.L. Silam (Lieutenant Governor, 1963) |
The other three Union territories are under the governance of an Administrator. The First Administrator of these are as follows:
- Chandigarh – Mohinder Singh Randhawa (1966)
- Dadra-Nagar Haveli & Daman-Diu – Praful Khoda Patel (2020)
- Lakshadweep – U. R. Panicker (1956)
SideNotes:
- First Governor-general of India – Warren Hastings (1773).
- First Official Governor-general of India – Lord William Bentinck (1833).
- First Governor-general of Independent India – Lord Mountbatten (1947).
- First Indian to become Governor-general of Independent India – C. Rajagopalachari (1948).
- First Woman to become the Governor of the Indian State – Sarojini Naidu0
- Longest-serving Governor of an Indian State – Padmaja Naidu (11 years, West Bengal).
- Padmaja Naidu – Daughter of Sarojini Naidu.
- First Reserve Bank Governor of India – Osborne Smith (1935).
- First Chief Commissioner & Lieutenant Governors of Arunachal Pradesh – K. A. A. Raja.
- First Lieutenant Governors of Arunachal Pradesh – Major Gen. K. S. Himmatsinhji.
- Mizoram –
- First Chief Commissioner – S.J. Das.
- First Lieutenant Governor – S.P. Mukherjee.
- Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu on 14 January 1969. If you consider it as Madras State pre and post Independence, then the First Governor is Lt-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye who took office on 6 May 1946 – 7 September 1948.
- Who said these words 'Governor of a state is like a “federal fireman” ' – C. Rajagopalachari.
- First Raj Bhavan in India is at – Kolkata (1803).
- Lieutenant Governor is appointed by – President of India (Term: 5years).
- The merger of union territories of Dadra-Nagar Haveli & Daman-Diu happened on – 26 January 2020.
- Indian Penal Code was introduced in – 1860.
- Indian Penal Code came into force on – 1862.
- IPC was drafted by – Lord Macaulay.