The governor of Jharkhand is the nominal head of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The governor is appointed by the president of India. Though all official affairs of the state are administered and carried out in the name of the governor, the real executive power rests with the chief minister who is a member of the legislative assembly and is the leader of the majority party in the house. Lok Bhavan, Ranchi is the official residence of the Governor of Jharkhand, while Lok Bhavan, Dumka is used for occasional visits.
The position of the governor of Jharkhand came into existence following the creation of the state in November 2000 as a result of the bifurcation of Bihar. The first governor to be appointed was Prabhat Kumar who served in office between 2000 and 2002. The current governor is Santosh Gangwar.
Powers and functions
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals, Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Jharkhand is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Jharkhand. The universities include Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Birsa Agricultural University, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University, Jharkhand University of Technology, Kolhan University, Nilamber-Pitamber University, Ranchi University, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, and Vinoba Bhave University.
List Following is the list of governors of Jharkhand since its inception on 15 November 2000. As of date, ten governors have been appointed to office. The first governor was Prabhat Kumar who served from 2000 till 2002. The current governor is Santosh Gangwar who has been in office since 31 July 2024. The first female and the longest serving governor of the state till date is Droupadi Murmu who served as the governor between 2015 and 2021.
Legend Died in office Transferred Resigned/removed
Color key indicates acting/additional charge
Portrait Name(borndied) Home state Tenure in office Appointer(President) From To Time in office 1 Prabhat Kumar Uttar Pradesh 2000 2002 K. R. Narayanan 2 Vinod Chandra Pande Uttar Pradesh 2002 2002 3 Mandagadde Rama Jois Karnataka 2002 2003 4 Ved Marwah National Capital Territory of Delhi 2003 2004 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 5 Syed Sibtey Razi Uttar Pradesh 2004 2009 6 Kateekal Sankaranarayanan Kerala 2009 2010 Pratibha Patil 7 M. O. H. Farook Puducherry 2010 2011 8 Syed Ahmed Maharashtra 2011 2015 9 Droupadi Murmu Odisha 2015 2021 Pranab Mukherjee 10 Ramesh Bais Chhattisgarh 2021 2023 Ram Nath Kovind 11 C. P. Radhakrishnan Tamil Nadu 2023 2024 Droupadi Murmu 12 Santosh Kumar Gangwar Uttar Pradesh 2024 Incumbent
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 .............(name of the State) 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 ..………(name of the State).”Main, [Name], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon (ya nishtha se pratigya karta hoon) ki main sachhe mann se Governor (Rajyapal) ke roop mein [State Name] ke pad ka karyabhar sambhalunga (ya zimmedari uthaunga). Main apni poori kabiliyat se Samvidhan (Constitution) aur kanoon (Law) ki raksha, suraksha aur bachaav karunga, aur main apne aap ko [State Name] ki janta ki seva aur kalyan (well-being) mein samarpit karunga."
See also Governor (India) Government of India Government of Jharkhand Lok Bhavan, Ranchi Lok Bhavan, Dumka Ranchi University List of institutions of higher education in Jharkhand
References
External links http://rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in/