List of governors of Karnataka
The following table lists the governors of Karnataka with their respective terms of office. The state emerged from the former Kingdom of Mysore , which became a part of the Indian Union after India's independence . The last ruler of Mysores Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar (1919-1974) was from January 26, 1950 to October 31, 1956 Rajpramukh (head). On November 1, 1956, the States Reorganization Act reformed the state within the boundaries of the Kannada-speaking areas and established the governorship. Since November 1, 1973, the state has been called Karnataka.
| # | Surname | Taking office | Term expires |
| 1 | Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar (1919–1974) | November 1, 1956 | April 14, 1959 |
| 2 | Mangaldas Mancharam Pakvasa (1882–1968) | April 15, 1959 | June 30, 1959 |
| 3 | Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar (1919–1974) | July 1, 1959 | April 15, 1960 |
| 4th | Mangaldas Mancharam Pakvasa (1882–1968) | April 16, 1960 | July 1, 1960 |
| 5 | Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar (1919–1974) | July 2nd, 1960 | April 9, 1961 |
| 6th | Mangaldas Mancharam Pakvasa (1882–1968) | April 10, 1961 | June 23, 1961 |
| 7th | Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar (1919–1974) | June 24, 1961 | April 18, 1962 |
| 8th | Mangaldas Mancharam Pakvasa (1882–1968) | April 19, 1962 | July 19, 1962 |
| 9 | Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar (1919–1974) | July 20, 1962 | August 6, 1963 |
| 10 | Mangaldas Mancharam Pakvasa (1882–1968) | 7th August 1963 | October 6, 1963 |
| 11 | Jaya Chamaraja Wodeyar (1919–1974) | October 7, 1963 | May 3, 1964 |
| 12 | SM Shrinagesh (1903-1977) | May 4th 1964 | April 1, 1965 |
| 13 | VV Giri (1894–1980) | April 2, 1965 | May 12, 1967 |
| 14th | Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896-1982) | May 13, 1967 | 29th August 1969 |
| 15th | AR Somnath Iyer | August 30, 1969 | October 22, 1969 |
| 16 | Dharma Vira (1906-2000) | October 23, 1969 | January 31, 1972 |
| 17th | Mohan Lal Sukhadia (1916–1982) | February 1, 1972 | January 9, 1976 |
| 18th | Uma Shankar Dikshit (1901-1991) | January 10, 1976 | August 1, 1977 |
| 19th | Govind Narain (1916-2012) | 2nd August 1977 | April 15, 1983 |
| 20th | Ashok Nath Banerjee (* 1917) | April 16, 1983 | February 25, 1988 |
| 21st | P. Venkatasubbaiah (1921-1993) | February 26, 1988 | 4th February 1990 |
| 22nd | S. Mohan (* 1930) | 5th February 1990 | May 7, 1990 |
| 23 | Bhanu Pratap Singh (1917-2006) | May 8, 1990 | 5th January 1991 |
| 24 | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919-2013) | January 6, 1991 | May 29, 1992 |
| 25th | Sam Piroj Bharucha (* 1937) | May 30, 1992 | June 27, 1992 |
| 26th | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919-2013) | June 28, 1992 | November 30, 1995 |
| 27 | Madhav Laxman Pendse (born 1935) | December 1, 1995 | December 21, 1995 |
| 28 | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919-2013) | December 22, 1995 | December 1, 1999 |
| 29 | VS Ramadevi (1934-2013) | December 2, 1999 | August 20, 2002 |
| 30th | Triloki Nath Chaturvedi (1928-2020) | August 21, 2002 | August 20, 2007 |
| 31 | Rameshwar Thakur (1927-2015) | August 21, 2007 | June 28, 2009 |
| 32 | Hans Raj Bhardwaj (1937-2020) | June 29, 2009 | August 31, 2014 |
| 33 | Vajubhai Vala (*?) | September 1, 2014 | in office |
See also
Web links
- States of India since 1947 - Karnataka
- Karnataka Governors (Terms of Office)
- Karnataka Governors (Biographies)
Individual evidence
- ↑ mysore5: The Wodeyar Dynasty. In: royalark.net. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .
- ↑ OUR PAGES OF HISTORY. (No longer available online.) In: archive.deccanherald.com. Formerly in the original ; accessed on January 12, 2015 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bangladesh War -era Home Secretary Govind Narain dies - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis. In: dnaindia.com. Retrieved January 12, 2015 .
- ↑ 7th Lok Sabha - Members Bioprofile ( Memento of the original dated December 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Supreme Court of India - Former Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Mohan. (No longer available online.) In: supremecourtofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015 ; accessed on January 12, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha: Parliamentary Debates . Council of States Secretariat, 2006 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ^ Honorable Mr. Justice Madhav Laxman Pendse ( Memento from April 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: bombayhighcourt.nic.in
