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List of governors of Bihar

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The Governor of Bihar is the nominal head of the Indian state of Bihar. The governor is appointed by the President of India. Syed Ata Hasnain is the current governor of Bihar. Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the President of India. Zakir Hussain was earlier succeeded to become the Vice President of India . A total of 45 governors has served in the state. From 2014 till 2023, the governors who served at that interval, all belonged from the state of Uttar Pradesh, i.e. Keshari Nath Tripathi (2014- 2015), Ram Nath Kovind , Keshari Nath Tripathi (Jun- Oct 2017), Satya Pal Malik (2017- 2018), Lalji Tandon (2018- 2019) and Phagu Chauhan (2019- 2023). Then, Rajendra Arlekar came to power in 2023 and continued till 2025, but he belonged from the state of Goa.

Powers and functions

The governor has:

  • 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.

In his ex-officio capacity, the governor of Bihar is chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.

List

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  • Died in office
  • Transferred
  • Resigned/removed
Color key
  • indicates acting/additional charge

Timeline

See also

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