The General Awareness section holds significant importance in various Teaching Government Exams conducted in India. Consequently, individuals aiming for Teaching Government Jobs should initiate their preparation routine by focusing on General Knowledge. This entails keeping a comprehensive record of national and international current affairs while revising static GK topics. This article covers a crucial topic that has frequently appeared in Teaching Job Exams over the past few years- the List of Kerala Governors from 1947-2023.
List of Governors in Karnataka
List of Kerala Governors
The Kerala Governor is the titular head of the state and he/she is appointed by the President of India. The Governor serves as the representative of the President and the Union government in the state, and their role is largely ceremonial. The Governor’s duties include administering the oath of office to the Chief Minister and other ministers, summoning the state legislative assembly, and giving assent to bills passed by the assembly. The Governor also has the power to dismiss the state government in case of a breakdown of constitutional machinery. The Governor of Kerala at the time of my knowledge cutoff was Arif Mohammed Khan, who took office in September 2019.
List of Kerala Governors 1947-2023
Here is the List of Kerala Governors from 1947 to 2023 in detail. The candidates preparing for the upcoming Teaching Job Exams will find the name of the Kerala Governors along with the dates on which they took the charge of the office and the dates when they left their offices.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|
| P. S. Rao (acting) | 1 November 1956 | 21 November 1956 |
| Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | 22 November 1956 | 1 July 1960 |
| V. V. Giri | 1 July 1960 | 2 April 1965 |
| Ajith Prasad Jain | 2 April 1965 | 6 February 1966 |
| Bhagwan Sahay | 6 February 1966 | 15 May 1967 |
| V. Viswanathan | 15 May 1967 | 1 April 1973 |
| N. N. Wanchoo | 1 April 1973 | 10 October 1977 |
| Jothi Venkatachalam | 14 October 1977 | 27 October 1982 |
| P. Ramachandran | 27 October 1982 | 23 February 1988 |
| Ram Dulari Sinha | 23 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
| Dr. Sarup Singh | 12 February 1990 | 20 December 1990 |
| B. Rachaiah | 20 December 1990 | 9 November 1995 |
| Gopal Ramanujam (additional charge) | 20 April 1995 | 29 April 1995 |
| P. Shiv Shankar | 12 November 1995 | 1 May 1996 |
| Khurshid Alam Khan | 5 May 1996 | 25 January 1997 |
| Dr. C. Rangarajan (additional charge) | 29 February 2000 | 23 April 2000 |
| 19 October 2000 | 7 November 2000 | |
| 16 February 2002 | 28 February 2002 | |
| Mohammed Fazal (additional charge) | 14 September 2001 | 28 September 2001 |
| Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang | 25 January 1997 | 18 April 2002 |
| Sikander Bakht | 18 April 2002 | 23 February 2004 |
| T. N. Chaturvedi (additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht) | 25 February 2004 | 23 June 2004 |
| R. L. Bhatia | 23 June 2004 | 10 July 2008 |
| R. S. Gavai | 11 July 2008 | 7 September 2011 |
| M. O. H. Farook | 8 September 2011 | 26 January 2012 |
| Hansraj Bhardwaj (additional charge after the death of M. O. H. Farook) | 26 January 2012 | 22 March 2013 |
| Nikhil Kumar | 23 March 2013 | 5 March 2014 |
| Sheila Dikshit | 5 March 2014 | 26 August 2014 |
| P. Sathasivam | 5 September 2014 | 5 September 2019 |
| Arif Mohammad Khan | 6 September 2019 | Incumbent |
