List of Governors of Bihar
Find List of Governors of Bihar state in India since its independence on 15 August 1947 with their working tenure.
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The governors and lieutenant-governors are appointed by the President for a term of five years.
The governors and lieutenant-governors of the states and union territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Governors exist in the states while lieutenant-governors exist in union territories and in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the chief ministers of the states and their councils of ministers.
A governor must
be a citizen of India.
be at least 35 years of age.
not be a member of the either house of the parliament or house of the state legislature.
not hold any other office of profit.
Powers
1. Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
2. Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad,
3. Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
List of Governors of Bihar
| Sr. No. | Name of Governors | From | To |
| 1 | Jairamdas Daulatram | August 15, 1947 | January 11, 1948 |
| 2 | Madhav Shrihari Aney | January 12, 1948 | June 14, 1952 |
| 3 | R. R. Diwakar | January 15, 1952 | July 5, 1957 |
| 4 | Zakir Hussain | July 6, 1957 | May 11, 1962 |
| 5 | M. A. S. Ayyangar | May 12, 1962 | December 6, 1967 |
| 6 | Nityanand Kanungo | December 7, 1967 | January 20, 1971 |
| 7 | Devkant Barooah | February 1, 1971 | February 4, 1971 |
| 8 | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare | February 4, 1973 | June 15, 1976 |
| 9 | Jagannath Kaushal | June 16, 1976 | January 31, 1979 |
| 10 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | September 20, 1979 | March 15, 1985 |
| 11 | P. Venkatasubbaiah | March 15, 1985 | February 25, 1988 |
| 12 | Govind Narain Singh | February 26, 1988 | January 24, 1989 |
| 13 | R.D. Pradhan | January 29, 1989 | February 2, 1989 |
| 14 | Jagannath Pahadia | March 3, 1989 | February 2, 1990 |
| 15 | Mohammad Saleem | February 16, 1990 | February 13, 1991 |
| 16 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | March 19, 1991 | August 13, 1993 |
| 17 | A R Kidwai | August 14, 1993 | April 26, 1998 |
| 18 | S S Bhandari | April 27, 1998 | March 15, 1999 |
| 19 | V. C. Pande | November 23, 1999 | June 12, 2003 |
| 20 | M R Jois | June 12, 2003 | October 31, 2004 |
| 21 | Buta Singh | November 5, 2004 | January 29, 2006 |
| 22 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | January 31, 2006 | June 21, 2006 |
| 23 | R. S. Gavai | June 22, 2006 | July 10, 2008 |
| 24 | R. L. Bhatia | July 10, 2008 | July 23, 2009 |
| 25 | Devanand Konwar | July 24, 2009 | March 8, 2013 |
| 26 | D. Y. Patil | March 9, 2013 | November 26, 2014 |
| 27 | Keshari Nath Tripathi | November 27, 2014 | August 15, 2015 |
| 28 | Ram Nath Kovind | August 16, 2015 | June 20, 2017 |
| 29 | Keshari Nath Tripathi (acting) | June 20, 2017 | Present |
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