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List of governors of Karnataka

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Governor of Karnataka
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರು
Incumbent
Thawar Chand Gehlot

since 7 Julu 2021
StyleThe Honourable,
His Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Bengaluru
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderJayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Formation1 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-01)
Websitewww.rajbhavan.kar.nic.in

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]


Maharajas of Mysore

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The following lists the Maharajas of Mysore.

Mysore Kings
(1399–present)
Feudatory Monarchy
(As vassals of Vijayanagara Empire)[2]
(1399–1553)
1 Yaduraya Wodeyar (1399–1423)
2 Chamaraja Wodeyar I (1423–1459)
3 Timmaraja Wodeyar I (1459–1478)
4 Chamaraja Wodeyar II (1478–1513)
5 Chamaraja Wodeyar III (1513–1553)
Absolute Monarchy
(Independent Wodeyar Kings)[3]
(1553–1761)
6 Timmaraja Wodeyar II (1553–1572)
7 Chamaraja Wodeyar IV (1572–1576)
8 Chamaraja Wodeyar V (1576–1578)
9 Raja Wodeyar I (1578–1617)
10 Chamaraja Wodeyar VI (1617–1637)
11 Raja Wodeyar II (1637–1638)
12 Narasaraja Wodeyar I (1638–1659)
13 Devaraja Wodeyar I (1659–1673)
14 Devaraja Wodeyar II (1673–1704)
15 Narasaraja Wodeyar II (1704–1714)
16 Krishnaraja Wodeyar I (1714–1732)
17 Chamaraja Wodeyar VII (1732–1734)
18 Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (1734–1761)
Puppet Monarchy
(Under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan)[4]
(1761–1799)
(18) Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (1761–1766)
19 Nanjaraja Wodeyar (1766–1770)
20 Chamaraja Wodeyar VIII (1770–1776)
21 Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1776–1796)
Puppet Monarchy
(Under British Rule)[5]
(1799–1831)
22 Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1799–1831)
Titular Monarchy
(Monarchy abolished under Mysore Commission)
(1831–1881)
(22) Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (1831–1868)
23 Chamaraja Wadiyar X (1868–1881)
Absolute Monarchy
Monarchy restored by Rendition Act 1881
(in subsidiary alliance with British Crown)
(1881–1947)
(23) Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (1881–1894)
24 Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1894–1940)
25 Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (1940–1947)
Constitutional Monarchy
(Mysore State, Dominion of India)
(1947–1956)

Governors of Karnataka

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This is a list of governors of Karnataka:

No. Name
(born – died)
Portrait Home state Tenure in office Immediate prior position held Appointed by
(President)
From To Time in office
Governor of Mysore State
1 Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
(1919–1974)
Karnataka 1 November
1956
4 May
1964
7 years, 185 days Rajpramukh of Mysore State Rajendra Prasad
2 S. M. Shrinagesh
(1903–1977)
Maharashtra 4 May
1964
2 April
1965
333 days Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3 V. V. Giri
(1894–1980)
Orissa 2 April
1965
13 May
1967
2 years, 41 days Governor of Uttar Pradesh
4 G. S. Pathak
(1896–1982)
Uttar Pradesh 13 May
1967
30 August
1969
2 years, 109 days Union Cabinet Minister of Law and Justice
Justice
A. R. Somanath Iyer
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
(Acting)
Tamil Nadu 30 August
1969
23 October
1969
54 days Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court V. V. Giri
5 Dharma Vira
(1906–2000)
Uttar Pradesh 23 October
1969
1 February
1972
2 years, 101 days Governor of West Bengal
6 Mohan Lal Sukhadia
(1916–1982)
Rajasthan 1 February
1972
31 October
1973
1 year, 272 days Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Governor of Karnataka
(6) Mohan Lal Sukhadia
(1916–1982)
Rajasthan 1 November
1973
10 January
1976
2 years, 70 days Governor of Mysore State V. V. Giri
7 Uma Shankar Dikshit
(1901–1991)
Uttar Pradesh 10 January
1976
2 August
1977
1 year, 204 days Union Cabinet Minister for Home Affairs Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
8 Govind Narain
(1916–2012)
Uttar Pradesh 2 August
1977
15 April
1983
6 years, 256 days Member of Andhra Pradesh Administration Tribunal B. D. Jatti
(acting)
9 Ashoknath Banerji
(1929–2006)
West Bengal 16 April
1983
25 February
1988
4 years, 315 days Governor of Himachal Pradesh Zail Singh
10 Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
(1921–1993)
Andhra Pradesh 26 February
1988
5 February
1990
1 year, 344 days Governor of Bihar Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Justice
S. Mohan
Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
(Acting)
Tamil Nadu 5 February
1990
8 May
1990
92 days Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
11 Bhanu Pratap Singh
(1917–?)
Uttar Pradesh 8 May
1990
6 January
1991
243 days
12 Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
Uttar Pradesh 6 January
1991
2 December
1999
8 years, 330 days Governor of Goa
13 V. S. Ramadevi
(1934–2013)
Andhra Pradesh 2 December
1999
20 February
2002
2 years, 80 days Governor of Himachal Pradesh K. R. Narayanan
14 T. N. Chaturvedi
(1928–2020)
Uttar Pradesh 21 August
2002
20 August
2007
4 years, 364 days Member, Joint Committee on Installation of Portraits and statues of National Leaders and Parliamentarians in Parliament House A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
15 Rameshwar Thakur
(1925–2015)
Jharkhand 21 August
2007
24 June
2009
1 year, 307 days Governor of Andhra Pradesh Pratibha Patil
16 H. R. Bhardwaj
(1939–2020)
Punjab 24 June
2009
29 June
2014
5 years, 5 days Union Cabinet Minister of Law and Justice
K. Rosaiah
(1933–2021)
(Additional charge)
Andhra Pradesh 29 June
2014
31 August
2014
63 days Governor of Tamil Nadu Pranab Mukherjee
17 Vajubhai Vala
(born 1937)
Gujarat 1 September
2014
10 July
2021
6 years, 312 days Speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly
18 Thawar Chand Gehlot
(born 1948)
Madhya Pradesh 11 July
2021
Incumbent 4 years, 0 days Union Cabinet Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Ram Nath Kovind

References

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  1. 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.
  2. Mallik, Anupama; Chaudhury, Santanu; Chandru, Vijay; Srinivasan, Sharada (2017). Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage. Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-5738-0.
  3. Aiyangar, Sakkottai Krishnaswami (1919). Sources of Vijayanagar History (in Telugu). University of Madras.
  4. Michaud, Joseph (December 1996). History of Mysore Under Hyder Ali and Tippoo Sultan. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0174-1.
  5. Fernandes, Praxy (1969). Storm Over Seringapatam: The Incredible Story of Hyder Ali & Tippu Sultan. Thackers.