| Governor of Maharashtra | |
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| Style | The Honourable(formal) His/Her Excellency |
| Residence | |
| Appointer | President of India on advice of theprime minister |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Precursor | Governor of Bombay |
| Inaugural holder | Raja Maharaj Singh |
| Formation | 6 January 1948 (78 years ago) (1948-01-06) (asBombay State) 1 May 1960 (65 years ago) (1960-05-01) (asMaharashtra) |
| Website | Maharashtra Raj Bhavan |
Thegovernor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the Indian state ofMaharashtra. TheConstitution 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]
Acharya Devvrat, theGovernor ofGujarat, is currently also discharging the duties of theGovernor ofMaharashtra since 15 September 2025.
The governor formally appoints many of the state officials, including the advocate general of Bombay, theLokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, thestate 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 theMaharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), the chairmen and members of the three development boards, thesheriff of Bombay, and thestate chief information commissioner.
I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of Maharashtra and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Maharashtra.
| # | 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 CIEICS (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 State | 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 State | 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 | |
| # | 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 State | 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 State | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | |
| 13 |  | Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) | Tamil Nadu | 16 May 1992 | 9 January 1993[‡] | 238 days | |
| 14 | .jpg) | 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 | |
| 15 | .jpg) | Mohammed Fazal (1922–2014) | Uttar Pradesh | 10 October 2002 | 5 December 2004 | 2 years, 56 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 16 |  | S. M. Krishna (1932–2024) | Karnataka | 12 December 2004 | 8 March 2008[‡] | 3 years, 87 days | |
| – | .jpg) | 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 |
| 17 | 20 July 2008 | 22 January 2010 | |||||
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 |  | C. Vidyasagar Rao (born 1941) | Telangana | 30 August 2014 | 4 September 2019 | 5 years, 5 days | |
| 20 | .jpg) | Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 1942) | Uttarakhand | 5 September 2019 | 17 February 2023[‡] | 3 years, 165 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 21 |  | Ramesh Bais (born 1947) | Chhattisgarh | 18 February 2023 | 30 July 2024 | 1 year, 163 days | Droupadi Murmu |
| 22 | .png) | 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 | 151 days | |
