List of governors of Maharashtra

The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor; however, the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers.^[1]

Governor of Maharashtra
Emblem of Maharashtra
Incumbent Acharya Devvrat (Additional Charge) since 15 September 2025
Style	The Honourable (formal) His/Her Excellency
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Mumbai Raj Bhavan, Nagpur Raj Bhavan, Pune Raj Bhavan, Mahabaleshwar
Appointer	President of India on advice of the prime minister
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Precursor	Governor of Bombay
Inaugural holder	Raja Maharaj Singh
Formation	6 January 1948 (77 years ago) (1948-01-06) (as Bombay State) 1 May 1960 (65 years ago) (1960-05-01) (as Maharashtra)
Website	Maharashtra Raj Bhavan

Acharya Dev Vrat, the governor of Gujarat, is currently discharging the duties of the governor of the state since September 2025.

Powers and duties

The governor formally appoints many of the state officials, including the advocate general of Bombay, the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, the state election commissioner, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), the chairmen and members of the three development boards, the sheriff of Bombay, and the state chief information commissioner.

List

Legend

• ^† Died in office
• ^§ Transferred
• ^‡ Resigned/removed

Color key

•    indicates acting/additional charge

Governors of Bombay State (1948–1960)

#	Portrait	Name (born – died)	Home state	Tenure in office			Appointer (President)
				From	To	Time in office
1		Raja Sir Maharaj Singh CIE CStJ (1878–1959)	Punjab	6 January 1948	30 May 1952	4 years, 145 days	Lord Mountbatten (Governor-General)
2		Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai KCSI KBE CIE ICS (1891–1954)	Uttar Pradesh	30 May 1952	5 December 1954[†]	2 years, 189 days	Rajendra Prasad
–		Justice M. C. Chagla (1900–1981) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Bombay	5 December 1954	2 March 1955	87 days
3		Harekrushna Mahatab (1899–1987)	Orissa	2 March 1955	14 October 1956[‡]	1 year, 226 days
–		Justice M. C. Chagla (1900–1981) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Bombay	14 October 1956	10 December 1956	57 days
4		Sri Prakasa (1890–1971)	Uttar Pradesh	10 December 1956	30 April 1960	3 years, 142 days

Governors of Maharashtra (1960–present)

#	Portrait	Name (born – died)	Home state	Tenure in office			Appointer (President)
				From	To	Time in office
1		Sri Prakasa (1890–1971)	Uttar Pradesh	1 May 1960	16 April 1962	1 year, 350 days	Rajendra Prasad
2		P. Subbarayan (1889–1962)	Madras	17 April 1962	6 October 1962[†]	172 days
–		Justice Hashmatrai Khubchand Chainani (1904–1965) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Maharashtra	6 October 1962	28 November 1962	53 days	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
3		Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990)	Uttar Pradesh	28 November 1962	18 October 1964[‡]	1 year, 325 days
–		Justice Hashmatrai Khubchand Chainani (1904–1965) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Maharashtra	18 October 1964	14 November 1964	27 days
4		P. V. Cherian (1893–1969)	Madras	14 November 1964	8 November 1969[†]	4 years, 359 days
–		Justice S. P. Kotval (1910–1987) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Maharashtra	8 November 1969	26 February 1970	110 days	V. V. Giri
5		Ali Yavar Jung (1906–1976)	Andhra Pradesh	26 February 1970	11 December 1976[†]	6 years, 289 days
–		Justice R. M. Kantawala (1916–1992) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Maharashtra	11 December 1976	30 April 1977	140 days	Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6		Sadiq Ali (1910–2001)	Rajasthan	30 April 1977	8 November 1980[§][α]	3 years, 192 days	B. D. Jatti
7		Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra (Retd) PVSM (1919–2015)	National Capital Territory of Delhi	8 November 1980	5 March 1982[§][β]	1 year, 117 days	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
8		Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif PVSM (1923–2018)	Andhra Pradesh	6 March 1982	16 April 1985[‡]	3 years, 41 days
–		Justice Konda Madhava Reddy (1923–1997) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Andhra Pradesh	16 April 1985	30 May 1985	44 days	Zail Singh
9		Kona Prabhakara Rao (1916–1990)	Andhra Pradesh	31 May 1985	2 April 1986	306 days
10		Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999)	Madhya Pradesh	3 April 1986	2 September 1987[γ]	1 year, 152 days
–		Justice S. K. Desai (1928–2011) Acting Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Maharashtra	3 September 1987	2 November 1987	60 days	Ramaswamy Venkataraman
–		Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee (born 1929) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	West Bengal	2 November 1987	20 February 1988	110 days
11		Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994)	Andhra Pradesh	20 February 1988	18 January 1990[‡]	1 year, 332 days
–		Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee (born 1929) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	West Bengal	18 January 1990	14 February 1990	27 days
12		Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000)	Tamil Nadu	15 February 1990	23 April 1992	2 years, 68 days
–		Sarup Singh (1917–2003) Governor of Gujarat (Acting)	Haryana	24 April 1992	15 May 1992	21 days
(12)		Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000)	Tamil Nadu	16 May 1992	9 January 1993[‡]	238 days
13		P. C. Alexander IAS (Retd) (1921–2011)	Kerala	12 January 1993	13 July 2002[‡]	9 years, 182 days	Shankar Dayal Sharma
–		Justice C. K. Thakker (born 1943) Chief Justice, Bombay High Court (Acting)	Gujarat	13 July 2002	10 October 2002	89 days	K. R. Narayanan
14		Mohammed Fazal (1922–2014)	Uttar Pradesh	10 October 2002	5 December 2004	2 years, 56 days	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
15		S. M. Krishna (1932–2024)	Karnataka	12 December 2004	8 March 2008[‡]	3 years, 87 days
–		S. C. Jamir (born 1931) Governor of Goa until 20 July 2008	Nagaland	9 March 2008	20 July 2008	1 year, 319 days	Pratibha Patil
16				20 July 2008	22 January 2010
17		Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (1932–2022)	Kerala	22 January 2010	24 August 2014[‡]	4 years, 214 days
–		Om Prakash Kohli (1935–2023) Governor of Gujarat (Additional Charge)	National Capital Territory of Delhi	24 August 2014	30 August 2014	6 days	Pranab Mukherjee
18		C. Vidyasagar Rao (born 1941)	Telangana	30 August 2014	4 September 2019	5 years, 5 days
19		Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 1942)	Uttarakhand	5 September 2019	17 February 2023[‡]	3 years, 165 days	Ram Nath Kovind
20		Ramesh Bais (born 1947)	Chhattisgarh	18 February 2023	30 July 2024	1 year, 163 days	Droupadi Murmu
21		C. P. Radhakrishnan (born 1957)	Tamil Nadu	31 July 2024	11 September 2025[γ]	1 year, 42 days
–		Acharya Devvrat (born 1959) Governor of Gujarat (Additional Charge)	Haryana	15 September 2025	Incumbent	11 days

1. Transferred as the Governor of Tamil Nadu
2. Transferred as the Governor of Rajasthan
3. Resigned to become the Vice President of India

See also

• List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
• List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra
• List of chairpersons of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• Governors of India