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Nagaland Governor List

The Governor is the head of the state and represents the central government in the state. As per the Indian Constitution, Governor use to be the first citizen of the state. Talking about Nagaland, currently, La. Ganesan is the Governor of Nagaland. A The Governor's role is to ensure the smooth functioning of the state administration and to act as a link between the state and the union government. This page provides a list of all the Governors of Nagaland since its inception. The list includes the Governor's name and the dates of service.

List of Governors of Nagaland

Governor From To
La. Ganesan February 20, 2023 Incumbent
Jagdish Mukhi 17 September 2021 19 February 2023
R. N. Ravi 1 August 2019 September 17, 2021
Padmanabha Acharya 19 July 2014 July 31, 2019
Krishan Kant Paul 2 July 2014 July 19, 2014
Ashwani Kumar 21 March 2013 June 27, 2014
Nikhil Kumar, IPS (Retd.) 15 Oct 2009 March 20, 2013
Gurbachan Jagat, IPS (Retd.) 28 July 2009 October 14, 2009
K. Sankaranarayanan 3 February 2007 July 28, 2009
Shyamal Datta, IPS (Retd.) 28 January 2002 February 2, 2007
Governor From To
Om Prakash Sharma, IPS (Retd.) 12 November 1996 January 27, 2002
O. N. Shrivastava, IPS (Retd.) 5 August 1994 November 11, 1996
Lt. Gen.(Retd.)V. K. Nayar PVSM, SM 2 October 1993 August 4, 1994
Loknath Mishra 13 April 1992 October 1, 1993
Dr. M. M. Thomas 9 May 1990 April 12, 1992
Dr. Gopal Singh 20 July 1989 May 3, 1990
Gen.(Retd.) K. V. Krishna Rao, PVSM. 13 June 1984 19 July 1989
S. M. H. Burney, IAS (Retd.) 10 August 1981 June 12, 1984
L.P. Singh, ICS (Retd.) 19 September 1973 August 9, 1981
B.K. Nehru, ICS (Retd.) 17 April 1968 September 18, 1973
Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.) 1 December 1963 April 16, 1968
Source: ECI
Disclaimer:

The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.

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