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
- Vijay Kumar Singh since January 2025 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked (+2 more)
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia (list of current chief ministers; Governor of <State> and <State> Legislative Assembly pages; Wikidata for ids), read 2026-10-12: office holders, start dates, parties, seat counts. Fallback: Wikipedia/Wikidata, because official Rajbhavan, assembly and ECI sites were not fetched/reachable (ECI HTTP 406); Constitution of India Arts. 153-164, 170-178 for office rules. For: Governor
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, List of current Indian governors, read 2026-10-12: holder and assumed-office date (WB R. N. Ravi 12 Mar 2026; AS Acharya 30 Jul 2024; AR Parnaik 16 Feb 2023; MN Bhalla 3 Jan 2025; ML Vijayashankar 30 Jul 2024; MZ V. K. Singh 16 Jan 2025; NL Nand Kishore Yadav 13 Mar 2026; TR Indrasena Reddy 26 Oct 2023; OR Hari Babu 3 Jan 2025 and SK O. P. Mathur until successors take office 13 Oct 2026). Fallback: Wikipedia, because Raj Bhavan sites refused connections. For: Vijay Kumar Singh, current term
- mizoramassembly.in · checked Mizoram Legislative Assembly site, read 2026-10-12: lists Governor Gen (Dr) VK Singh (official confirmation of holder). For: Vijay Kumar Singh, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia/Wikidata, read 2026-10-12: holder and start date. Fallback because official sites were not fetched. For: Vijay Kumar Singh, current term