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.
Governor | From | To |
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La. Ganesan | February 15, 2023 | Incumbent |
Jagdish Mukhi | 17 September 2021 | 13 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 |
Governor | From | To |
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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 |
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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 |