Governors of Assam & List of Governors since 1947
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- The Governor of Assam is a nominal and Constitutional head of the state and is the representative of the President of India in Assam.
- Article 154 of Indian Constitution vests the executive powers of the state in the Gover nor who exercises all powers under the Constitution on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers
- Governon can summon and prorogue the session of the Assam State Legislature, promulgate ordinances, assent to the bills and appoint the Council of Ministers of the Assam
- Under Article 356, Governor exercises his discretion for sending report to the President and under Article 200 he can reserve any Bill for the consideration of the President.
- Article 155, the Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years.
- Present Governor of Assam is Jagdish Mukhi.
Governors of Assam since 1947
1. Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari 15 August 1947 – 28 December 1948
– Ronald Francis Lodge 30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949 acting
2. Sri Prakasa 16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950
3. Jairamdas Daulatram 27 May 1950 – 15 May 1956
4. Saiyid Fazal Ali 15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959
5. Chandreswar Prasad Sinha 23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959
6. General (Rtrd) S M Shrinagesh 14 October 1959 – 12 November 1960
7. Vishnu Sahay 12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961
– General (Rtrd) S M Shrinagesh 13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962
– Vishnu Sahay 7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968
8. Braj Kumar Nehru 17 April 1968 – 19 September 1973
9. Lallan Prasad Singh 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981
10. Prakash Chandra Mehrotra 10 August 1981 – 28 March 1984
11. Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra 28 March 1984 – 15 April 1984
12. Bhishma Narain Singh 15 April 1984 – 10 May 1989
13. Harideo Joshi 10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989
14. Justice Anisetti Raghuvir 21 July 1989 – 2 May 1990
15. Justice Devi Das Thakur 2 May 1990 – 17 March 1991
16. Loknath Mishra 17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
17. Lt. General (Retired) S K Sinha 1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003
18. Arvind Dave 21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003
19. Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh 5 June 2003 – 4 July 2008
20. Shiv Charan Mathur 4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009
21. K Sankaranarayanan 26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
22. Syed Sibtey Razi 27 July 2009 – 10 November 2009
23. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 11 November 2009 – 11 December 2014
24. P Balakrishna Acharya December 2014 – 17 August 2016[2]
25. Banwarilal Purohit 22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017[3]
26. Jagdish Mukhi 10 October 2017 – Incumbent
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