State or region
Governor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of India
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of India by warrant under his hand and seal and holds office during the pleasure of the President (Constitution of India, Arts. 153, 155 and 156).
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Rajendra Arlekar Acting since March 2026 Report Source: drishtiias.com, checked
Sources
- indiacode.nic.in · checked Constitution of India, Arts. 153-168, 170-182, 239-239A; Government of Union Territories Act 1963 (seat counts from Wikipedia state assembly election pages, read 2026-10-12, Fallback: Wikipedia, because the state legislature sites were not fetched). For: Governor
- drishtiias.com · checked Drishti IAS, President approves Governor reshuffle across 9 States and UTs, 6 Mar 2026, and Wikipedia List of governors of Tamil Nadu (citing The Hindu), read 2026-10-12: Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to discharge the functions of Governor of Tamil Nadu in addition, assumed 12 March 2026. Fallback: secondary sources, because presidentofindia.gov.in returned HTTP 403. For: Rajendra Arlekar, current term