List of governors of Maharashtra

Governor of Maharashtra
Emblem of Maharashtra
IncumbentAcharya Devvrat(Additional Charge) since 15 September 2025
Style	The Honourable(formal)His/Her Excellency
Residence	Lok Bhavan, Mumbai Lok Bhavan, Nagpur Lok Bhavan, Pune Lok Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar
Appointer	President of India on advice of the prime minister
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Precursor	Governor of Bombay
Inaugural holder	Raja Maharaj Singh
Formation	6 January 1948 (1948-01-06)(as Bombay State)1 May 1960 (1960-05-01)(as Maharashtra)
Website	Maharashtra Raj Bhavan

The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor; however, the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers.^[1]

Acharya Devvrat, the Governor of Gujarat, is currently also discharging the duties of the Governor of Maharashtra since 15 September 2025.

Powers and duties

The governor formally appoints many of the state officials, including the advocate general of Bombay, the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, the state election commissioner, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), the chairmen and members of the three development boards, the sheriff of Bombay, and the state chief information commissioner.

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 Maharashtra 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 Maharashtra.

List

Legend

• ^† Died in office
• ^§ Transferred
• ^‡ Resigned/removed

Color key

•    indicates acting/additional charge

Governors of Bombay State (1948–1960)

#	Portrait	Name(born – died)	Home state	Tenure in office			Appointer(President)
				From	To	Time in office
1		Raja Sir Maharaj SinghCIECStJ(1878–1959)	Punjab	6 January1948	30 May1952	4 years, 145 days	Lord Mountbatten(Governor-General)
2		Sir Girija Shankar BajpaiKCSIKBECIEICS(1891–1954)	Uttar Pradesh	30 May1952	5 December1954[†]	2 years, 189 days	Rajendra Prasad
–		JusticeM. C. Chagla(1900–1981)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Bombay State	5 December1954	2 March1955	87 days
3		Harekrushna Mahatab(1899–1987)	Orissa	2 March1955	14 October1956[‡]	1 year, 226 days
–		JusticeM. C. Chagla(1900–1981)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Bombay State	14 October1956	10 December1956	57 days
4		Sri Prakasa(1890–1971)	Uttar Pradesh	10 December1956	30 April1960	3 years, 142 days

Governors of Maharashtra (1960–present)

#	Portrait	Name(born – died)	Home state	Tenure in office			Appointer(President)
				From	To	Time in office
1		Sri Prakasa(1890–1971)	Uttar Pradesh	1 May1960	16 April1962	1 year, 350 days	Rajendra Prasad
2		P. Subbarayan(1889–1962)	Madras State	17 April1962	6 October1962[†]	172 days
–		JusticeHashmatrai Khubchand Chainani(1904–1965)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Maharashtra	6 October1962	28 November1962	53 days	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3		Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit(1900–1990)	Uttar Pradesh	28 November1962	18 October1964[‡]	1 year, 325 days
–		JusticeHashmatrai Khubchand Chainani(1904–1965)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Maharashtra	18 October1964	14 November1964	27 days
4		P. V. Cherian(1893–1969)	Madras State	14 November1964	8 November1969[†]	4 years, 359 days
–		JusticeS. P. Kotval(1910–1987)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Maharashtra	8 November1969	26 February1970	110 days	V. V. Giri
5		Ali Yavar Jung(1906–1976)	Andhra Pradesh	26 February1970	11 December1976[†]	6 years, 289 days
–		JusticeR. M. Kantawala(1916–1992)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Maharashtra	11 December1976	30 April1977	140 days	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6		Sadiq Ali(1910–2001)	Rajasthan	30 April1977	8 November1980[§][α]	3 years, 192 days	B. D. Jatti
7		Air Chief MarshalOm Prakash Mehra(Retd)PVSM(1919–2015)	National Capital Territory of Delhi	8 November1980	5 March1982[§][β]	1 year, 117 days	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
8		Air Chief MarshalIdris Hasan LatifPVSM(1923–2018)	Andhra Pradesh	6 March1982	16 April1985[‡]	3 years, 41 days
–		JusticeKonda Madhava Reddy(1923–1997)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Andhra Pradesh	16 April1985	30 May1985	44 days	Zail Singh
9		Kona Prabhakara Rao(1916–1990)	Andhra Pradesh	31 May1985	2 April1986	306 days
10		Shankar Dayal Sharma(1918–1999)	Madhya Pradesh	3 April1986	2 September1987[γ]	1 year, 152 days
–		JusticeS. K. Desai(1928–2011)Acting Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Maharashtra	3 September1987	2 November1987	60 days	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
–		JusticeChittatosh Mookerjee(born 1929)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	West Bengal	2 November1987	20 February1988	110 days
11		Kasu Brahmananda Reddy(1909–1994)	Andhra Pradesh	20 February1988	18 January1990[‡]	1 year, 332 days
–		JusticeChittatosh Mookerjee(born 1929)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	West Bengal	18 January1990	14 February1990	27 days
12		Chidambaram Subramaniam(1910–2000)	Tamil Nadu	15 February1990	23 April1992	2 years, 68 days
-		Sarup Singh(1917–2003)Governor of Gujarat(Acting)	Haryana	24 April1992	15 May1992	21 days
13		Chidambaram Subramaniam(1910–2000)	Tamil Nadu	16 May1992	9 January1993[‡]	238 days
14		P. C. AlexanderIAS (Retd)(1921–2011)	Kerala	12 January1993	13 July2002[‡]	9 years, 182 days	Shankar Dayal Sharma
–		JusticeC. K. Thakker(born 1943)Chief Justice, Bombay High Court(Acting)	Gujarat	13 July2002	10 October2002	89 days	K. R. Narayanan
15		Mohammed Fazal(1922–2014)	Uttar Pradesh	10 October2002	5 December2004	2 years, 56 days	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
16		S. M. Krishna(1932–2024)	Karnataka	12 December2004	8 March2008[‡]	3 years, 87 days
–		S. C. Jamir(born 1931)Governor of Goa until 20 July 2008	Nagaland	9 March2008	20 July2008	1 year, 319 days	Pratibha Patil
17				20 July2008	22 January2010
18		Kateekal Sankaranarayanan(1932–2022)	Kerala	22 January2010	24 August2014[‡]	4 years, 214 days
–		Om Prakash Kohli(1935–2023)Governor of Gujarat(Additional Charge)	National Capital Territory of Delhi	24 August2014	30 August2014	6 days	Pranab Mukherjee
19		C. Vidyasagar Rao(born 1941)	Telangana	30 August2014	4 September2019	5 years, 5 days
20		Bhagat Singh Koshyari(born 1942)	Uttarakhand	5 September2019	17 February2023[‡]	3 years, 165 days	Ram Nath Kovind
21		Ramesh Bais(born 1947)	Chhattisgarh	18 February2023	30 July2024	1 year, 163 days	Droupadi Murmu
22		C. P. Radhakrishnan(born 1957)	Tamil Nadu	31 July2024	11 September2025[γ]	1 year, 42 days
–		Acharya Devvrat(born 1959)Governor of Gujarat(Additional Charge)	Haryana	15 September 2025	Incumbent	143 days

1. Transferred as the Governor of Tamil Nadu
2. Transferred as the Governor of Rajasthan
3. Resigned to become the Vice President of India

See also

• List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
• List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra
• List of chairpersons of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• Governors of India

References

1. "Governor – Information under RTI Act"(PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.