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List of governors of Karnataka
The Governor of Karnataka is the constitutional head of the South Indian state of Karnataka. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years.[1]
List
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Portrait
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Name
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Term of office
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Duration
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Selected former office(s)
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| 1
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Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
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1 November 1956
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4 May 1963
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6 years, 184 days
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Maharaja of Mysore, Rajpramukh of Mysore
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| 2
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S. M. Shrinagesh
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4 May 1963
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2 April 1965
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1 year, 333 days
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Chief of the Army Staff
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| 3
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V. V. Giri
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2 April 1965
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13 May 1967
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2 years, 41 days
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Fourth President of India
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| 4
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Gopal Swarup Pathak
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13 May 1967
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30 August 1969
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2 years, 109 days
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Fourth Vice-President of India
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| 5
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Dharma Vira
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23 October 1970
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1 February 1972
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1 year, 101 days
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Governor of Punjab, Haryana, and Bengal
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| 6
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Mohanlal Sukhadia
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1 February 1972
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10 January 1975
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2 years, 343 days
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Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
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| 7
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Uma Shankar Dikshit
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10 January 1975
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2 August 1977
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2 years, 204 days
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Governor of Bengal and the Minister of Home Affairs
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| 8
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Govind Narain
ICS
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2 August 1977
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15 April 1982
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4 years, 256 days
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First and the only member of the Imperial Civil Service to have been appointed and served as Governor of Karnataka
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| 9
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Ashoknath Banerji
IAS
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16 April 1982
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25 February 1987
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4 years, 315 days
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First member of the Indian Administrative Service to have served in this office
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| 10
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Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
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26 February 1987
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5 February 1990
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2 years, 344 days
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Governor of Bihar, Minister of Home and Parliamentary Affairs
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| 11
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Bhanu Pratap Singh
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8 May 1990
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6 January 1992
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1 year, 243 days
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Member of Parliament
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| 12
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Khurshed Alam Khan
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6 January 1992
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2 December 1999
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7 years, 330 days
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Member of Parliament, Governor of Goa
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| 13
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Commissioner
V. S. Ramadevi
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2 December 1999
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20 August 2002
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2 years, 261 days
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Chief Election Commissioner of India, Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, Governor of Himachal Pradesh, the first and only female governor of Karnataka
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| 14
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T. N. Chaturvedi
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21 August 2002
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20 August 2007
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4 years, 364 days
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Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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| 15
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Rameshwar Thakur
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21 August 2007
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24 June 2009
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1 year, 307 days
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Governor of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh
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| 16
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Hans Raj Bhardwaj |
24 June 2009
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29 June 2014
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5 years, 5 days
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Union Minister of Law and Justice, Governor of Kerala
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| 17
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Konijeti Rosaiah |
29 June 2014
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31 August 2014
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63 days
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Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Governor of Tamil Nadu
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| 18
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Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
1 September 2014
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Incumbent
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10 years, 115 days
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Speaker of Gujarat Vidhan Sabha
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References
- ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. p. 237, 241–44. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Karnataka as well.
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