Every year thousands of teaching vacancies are released all over India. Teaching candidates aspire to crack the Government Teaching Exams to secure a good Government Teaching Exam. The preparation for such Government Teaching Job Exam requires a comprehensive study of the syllabus and constant revision. Although subjects like General Awareness require more than bookish knowledge. Candidates are required to know the current affairs of national and international significance. Therefore, in the following article, we will discuss one such common and repeated topic- The list of Nagaland Governors.
Nagaland Governors
The Nagaland Governor is appointed by the President of India and the Nagaland Governor acts as a representative of the President in the state of Nagaland. The Governor of Nagaland is bestowed with various ceremonial powers and executive roles by the Constitution of India. One of the most significant roles the Nagaland Governors play is the appointment of the Chief Minister of Nagaland and the cabinet ministers of Nagaland on the advice of the Chief Minister. The Current Nagaland Governor is La Ganesan.
Nagaland Governors List 1963-2023
The Nagaland Governors List 1963-2023 is given in the following table. The candidates must go through the table mentioned below to find the name of the Nagaland Governors from 1963 to 2023 along with their tenure.
| Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.) | 1 December 1963 | 16 April 1968 |
| B.K. Nehru, ICS (Retd.) | 17 April 1968 | 18 September 1973 |
| L.P. Singh, ICS (Retd.) | 19 September 1973 | 9 August 1981 |
| S. M. H. Burney, IAS (Retd.) | 10 August 1981 | 12 June 1984 |
| Gen.(Retd.) K. V. Krishna Rao, PVSM. | 13 June 1984 | 19 July 1989 |
| Dr. Gopal Singh | 20 July 1989 | 3 May 1990 |
| Dr. M. M. Thomas | 9 May 1990 | 12 April 1992 |
| Loknath Mishra | 13 April 1992 | 1 October 1993 |
| Lt. Gen.(Retd.)V. K. Nayar PVSM, SM | 2 October 1993 | 4 August 1994 |
| O. N. Shrivastava, IPS (Retd.) | 5 August 1994 | 11 November 1996 |
| Om Prakash Sharma, IPS (Retd.) | 12 November 1996 | 27 January 2002 |
| Shyamal Datta, IPS (Retd.) | 28 January 2002 | 2 February 2007 |
| K. Sankaranarayanan | 3 February 2007 | 28 July 2009 |
| Gurbachan Jagat, IPS (Retd.) | 28 July 2009 | 14 Oct 2009 |
| Nikhil Kumar, IPS (Retd.) | 15 Oct 2009 | 20 March 2013 |
| Ashwani Kumar | 21 March 2013 | 27 June 2014 |
| Krishan Kant Paul (additional charge) | 2 July 2014 | 19 July 2014 |
| Padmanabha Acharya | 19 July 2014 | 31 July 2019 |
| R. N. Ravi | 1 August 2019 | 17 September 2021 |
| Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge) | 17 September 2021 | 19 February 2023 |
| La. Ganesan | 20 February 2023 | Incumbent |
