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List of governors of Andhra Pradesh

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List of governors of Andhra Pradesh
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The governor of Andhra Pradesh is the head of state of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Governors in India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief Minister of the state and their council of ministers.This is a list of governors of Andhra Pradesh, including Andhra State and united Andhra Pradesh, in office from 1953 to the present date. The official residence of the governor is the Raj Bhavan, situated in Vijayawada. E. S. L. Narasimhan is the longest serving governor.

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The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has had 24 Governors since 1953

The current incumbent is S. Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023.

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Qualifications

Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:

A governor must:

Powers and functions

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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 Saasana Sabha (Legislative Assembly) or Saasana Mandali (Legislative Council), and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Andhra Pradesh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Andhra Pradesh. The universities include Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Adikavi Nannaya University, Andhra University, Cluster University, Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Dr. YSR Architecture & Fine Arts University, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Dravidian University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Anantapur), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Kakinada), Krishna University, Rayalaseema University, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara University, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Vikrama Simhapuri University and Yogi Vemana University

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  • Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • Resigned/removed
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Governors of Andhra State (19531956)

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Governors of Andhra Pradesh (1956present)

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  1. Transferred as the Governor of Madras State
  2. Transferred as the Governor of Tamil Nadu
  3. Transferred as the Governor of Gujarat
  4. Resigned to become the Vice President of India
  5. Transferred as the Governor of Karnataka
  6. Also held additional charge of the Governor of Telangana from 2 June 2014
  7. Transferred as the Governor of Chhattisgarh
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Timeline

Syed Abdul NazeerBiswabhusan HarichandanE. S. L. NarasimhanE. S. L. NarasimhanN. D. TiwariRameshwar ThakurSushilkumar ShindeSurjit Singh BarnalaC. RangarajanGopala RamanujamKrishnan KantKumudben JoshiShankar Dayal SharmaThakur Ram LalK.C. AbrahamSharda MukherjeeB.J. DivanRamchandra Dhondiba BhandareMohan Lal SukhadiaS. Obul ReddyKhandubhai Kasanji DesaiPattom A. Thanu PillaiS.M. ShrinageshBhim Sen SancharChandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

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