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V. Ananda Bose">C. V. Ananda Bose</a><br /></div>since 18 November 2022<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-11-18</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable" title="The Honourable">The Honourable</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(formal)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Mister" class="mw-redirect" title="Mister">Mr. Governor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(informal)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Excellency" title="Excellency">His/Her Excellency</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">Head of state</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abbreviation</th><td class="infobox-data">GoWB</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bhavan,_Kolkata" title="Raj Bhavan, Kolkata">Raj Bhavan, Kolkata</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(primary)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bhavan,_Darjeeling" title="Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling">Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(summer)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Five years <span style="font-size:85%;">(renewable)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_India" title="Governor-General of India">Governor-General of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari" class="mw-redirect" title="Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari">Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">15 August 1947<span class="noprint">; 77 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1947-08-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>350,000</span> (US$4,200) (per month)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rajbhavankolkata.nic.in">rajbhavankolkata<wbr />.nic<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Governor of West Bengal</b> is the nominal head of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Bengal" title="Government of West Bengal">Government of West Bengal</a>. In the capacity of <a href="/wiki/Governor_(India)" title="Governor (India)">governor</a>, the holder of the aforementioned is the constitutional representative of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President of India</a> (the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Union Government</a>) in the state of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>. C. V. Ananda Bose is the incumbent governor, having taken office on 18 November 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1911 the <a href="/wiki/Empire" title="Empire">imperial</a> capital of India was moved from <a href="/wiki/Calcutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta">Calcutta</a> to <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> and as some compensation to <a href="/wiki/Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengal</a> the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor" title="Lieutenant governor">lieutenant governor</a> with council gave place to a governor with a council thus completing the circle and reverting to the position which had been obtained 200 years ago. In 1947 India achieved <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence of India">independence</a> and the title of <i>Governor of Bengal</i> remained. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_and_functions">Powers and functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Powers and functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Governors_of_India#Powers_and_functions" class="mw-redirect" title="Governors of India">Governors of India § Powers and functions</a></div> <p>The governor enjoys many different types of powers: </p> <ul><li><b>Executive powers</b> related to administration, appointments and removals,</li> <li><b>Legislative powers</b> related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and</li> <li><b>Discretionary powers</b> to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ex_officio_role_of_governor"><i>Ex officio</i> role of governor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ex officio role of governor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In his <i>ex officio</i> capacity, the governor of West Bengal is Chancellor of the universities of West Bengal (at present<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Relative_time_references" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="Clarify the applicable timeframe so that it is unambiguous when read at a later date. (November 2019)">timeframe?</span></a></i>]</sup> 16) as per the Acts of the Universities. The Universities are: <a href="/wiki/University_of_Calcutta" title="University of Calcutta">University of Calcutta</a>; <a href="/wiki/Jadavpur_University" title="Jadavpur University">Jadavpur University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Presidency_University,_Kolkata" title="Presidency University, Kolkata">Presidency University, Kolkata</a>; <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kalyani" title="University of Kalyani">University of Kalyani</a>; <a href="/wiki/Rabindra_Bharati_University" title="Rabindra Bharati University">Rabindra Bharati University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Vidyasagar_University" title="Vidyasagar University">Vidyasagar University</a>; <a href="/wiki/University_of_Burdwan" title="University of Burdwan">University of Burdwan</a>; <a href="/wiki/North_Bengal_University" class="mw-redirect" title="North Bengal University">North Bengal University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Netaji_Subhas_Open_University" title="Netaji Subhas Open University">Netaji Subhas Open University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad_University_of_Technology" title="Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology</a>; <a href="/wiki/Aliah_University" title="Aliah University">Aliah University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bankura_University" title="Bankura University">Bankura University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_Panchanan_Barma_University" title="Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University">Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Diamond_Harbour_Women%27s_University" title="Diamond Harbour Women's University">Diamond Harbour Women's University</a>; <a href="/wiki/University_of_Gour_Banga" title="University of Gour Banga">University of Gour Banga</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kazi_Nazrul_University" title="Kazi Nazrul University">Kazi Nazrul University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Raiganj_University" title="Raiganj University">Raiganj University</a>; <a href="/wiki/Sidho_Kanho_Birsha_University" title="Sidho Kanho Birsha University">Sidho Kanho Birsha University</a>; <a href="/wiki/The_Sanskrit_College_and_University" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sanskrit College and University">Sanskrit College and University</a>; <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_University_of_Teachers%27_Training,_Education_Planning_and_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration">West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration</a>; <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Banga_Krishi_Viswavidyalaya" title="Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya">Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya</a>; <a href="/wiki/Bidhan_Chandra_Krishi_Viswa_Vidyalaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya">Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya</a>; <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_University_of_Animal_and_Fishery_Sciences" title="West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences">West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences</a>; <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_University_of_Health_Sciences" title="West Bengal University of Health Sciences">West Bengal University of Health Sciences</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_State_University" title="West Bengal State University">West Bengal State University</a>. For <a href="/wiki/Visva_Bharati" class="mw-redirect" title="Visva Bharati">Visva Bharati</a>, the governor is the Pradhana (<a href="/wiki/Rector_(academia)" title="Rector (academia)">Rector</a>). </p><p>The governor is also the chairman or president of some organizations, such as <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Memorial,_Kolkata" title="Victoria Memorial, Kolkata">Victoria Memorial Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Museum" title="Indian Museum">Indian Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramakrishna_Mission_Institute_of_Culture" title="Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture">Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture</a>, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, <a href="/wiki/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad_Institute_of_Asian_Studies" title="Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies</a> (MAKAIAS), Calcutta Cultural Centre (Kolkata Kala Kendra), Special Fund for R&R of Ex-servicemen, West Bengal Rajya Sainik Board, Sri Aurobindo Samiti, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Red_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Red Cross">Indian Red Cross</a> Society - West Bengal State Branch, <a href="/wiki/St._John_Ambulance_Brigade" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John Ambulance Brigade">St. John Ambulance Brigade</a> No. II (West Bengal) District, <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Scouts_and_Guides" title="Bharat Scouts and Guides">Bharat Scouts and Guides</a> and the Bengal Tuberculosis Association. </p><p>The Governor of West Bengal’s Welfare Fund, has the governor as its chairman. Contributions from this fund are given to the needy people for meeting, to some extent the cost of their treatment. Besides the above, at his discretion, the governor, accepts the position of Chief <a href="/wiki/Patron" class="mw-redirect" title="Patron">Patron</a>/Patron or other posts in the honorary capacity, in various organizations that are rendering <a href="/wiki/Yeoman" title="Yeoman">yeoman</a> service to the society in different fields. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1935–1947_–_Governors_of_the_Province_of_Bengal"><span id="1935.E2.80.931947_.E2.80.93_Governors_of_the_Province_of_Bengal"></span>1935–1947 – Governors of the Province of Bengal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1935–1947 – Governors of the Province of Bengal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Appointer </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Knatchbull,_5th_Baron_Brabourne" title="Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne">The Lord Brabourne</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Study_portrait_of_Lieutenant_The_Honourable_Michael_Knatchbull-Hugessen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Study_portrait_of_Lieutenant_The_Honourable_Michael_Knatchbull-Hugessen.jpg/75px-Study_portrait_of_Lieutenant_The_Honourable_Michael_Knatchbull-Hugessen.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Study_portrait_of_Lieutenant_The_Honourable_Michael_Knatchbull-Hugessen.jpg/113px-Study_portrait_of_Lieutenant_The_Honourable_Michael_Knatchbull-Hugessen.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Richard_Casey_1965.jpg/75px-Richard_Casey_1965.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Richard_Casey_1965.jpg/113px-Richard_Casey_1965.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Richard_Casey_1965.jpg/150px-Richard_Casey_1965.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="769" /></a></span> </td> <td>14 January 1944 </td> <td>19 February 1946 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Archibald_Wavell,_1st_Earl_Wavell" title="Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell">The Viscount Wavell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Burrows" title="Frederick Burrows">Sir Frederick John Burrows</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>19 February 1946 </td> <td>15 August 1947 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_governors">List of governors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_West_Bengal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of governors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Key </caption> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="wheat"> •  </td> <td>indicates that this was an additional charge </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Duration </th> <th>Home State </th> <th>Appointed by </th></tr> <tr> <td>1. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari" class="mw-redirect" title="Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari">Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari.jpg/90px-Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari.jpg/135px-Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari.jpg/180px-Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari.jpg 2x" data-file-width="296" data-file-height="392" /></a></span> </td> <td>15 August 1947 </td> <td>21 June 1948 </td> <th>311 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Mountbatten" title="Lord Mountbatten">Lord Mountbatten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Kailash_Nath_Katju" title="Kailash Nath Katju">Kailash Nath Katju</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kailash_Nath_Katju.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kailash_Nath_Katju.jpg/90px-Kailash_Nath_Katju.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kailash_Nath_Katju.jpg/135px-Kailash_Nath_Katju.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Kailash_Nath_Katju.jpg/180px-Kailash_Nath_Katju.jpg 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="332" /></a></span> </td> <td>21 June 1948 </td> <td>1 November 1951 </td> <th>3 years, 133 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chakravarthi_Rajagopalachari" class="mw-redirect" title="Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari">Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee" title="Harendra Coomar Mookerjee">Harendra Coomar Mookerjee</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee.jpg/90px-Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee.jpg/135px-Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee.jpg/180px-Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1183" data-file-height="1619" /></a></span> </td> <td>1 November 1951 </td> <td>8 August 1956 </td> <th>4 years, 281 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Prasad" title="Rajendra Prasad">Rajendra Prasad</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Phani_Bhusan_Chakravartti" title="Phani Bhusan Chakravartti">Phani Bhusan Chakravartti</a> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">8 August 1956 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">3 November 1956 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">87 days </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Naidu" title="Padmaja Naidu">Padmaja Naidu</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>3 November 1956 </td> <td>1 June 1967 </td> <th>10 years, 210 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Dharma_Vira" title="Dharma Vira">Dharma Vira</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Vir,_ICS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg/90px-Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg/135px-Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg/180px-Dharma_Vir%2C_ICS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1992" data-file-height="2376" /></a></span> </td> <td>1 June 1967 </td> <td>1 April 1969 </td> <th>1 year, 304 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Zakir_Husain" title="Zakir Husain">Zakir Husain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Deep_Narayan_Sinha" title="Deep Narayan Sinha">Deep Narayan Sinha</a> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">1 April 1969 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">19 September 1969 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">171 days </td> <td rowspan="2">Not Known </td></tr> <tr> <td>6. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Swaroop_Dhavan" title="Shanti Swaroop Dhavan">Shanti Swaroop Dhavan</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>19 September 1969 </td> <td>21 August 1971 </td> <th>1 year, 336 days </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/V._V._Giri" title="V. V. Giri">V. V. Giri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lancelot_Dias" title="Anthony Lancelot Dias">Anthony Lancelot Dias</a> </th> <td> </td> <td>21 August 1971 </td> <td>6 November 1979 </td> <th>8 years, 77 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Tribhuvana_Narayana_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribhuvana Narayana Singh">Tribhuvana Narayana Singh</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>6 November 1979 </td> <td>12 September 1981 </td> <th>1 year, 310 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Neelam_Sanjeeva_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy">Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Bhairab_Dutt_Pande" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhairab Dutt Pande">Bhairab Dutt Pande</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>12 September 1981 </td> <td>10 October 1983 </td> <th>2 years, 28 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Anant_Prasad_Sharma" class="mw-redirect" title="Anant Prasad Sharma">Anant Prasad Sharma</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anant_Sharma_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Anant_Sharma_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/90px-Anant_Sharma_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Anant_Sharma_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/135px-Anant_Sharma_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Anant_Sharma_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg/180px-Anant_Sharma_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="304" data-file-height="403" /></a></span> </td> <td>10 October 1983 </td> <td>16 August 1984 </td> <th>320 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Zail_Singh" title="Zail Singh">Zail Singh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Satish_Chandra_(politician)" title="Satish Chandra (politician)">Satish Chandra</a> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">16 August 1984 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">1 October 1984 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">46 days </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit" title="Uma Shankar Dikshit">Uma Shankar Dikshit</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uma_Shankar_Dikshit_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit_Rajya_Sabha_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="109" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="97" /></a></span> </td> <td>1 October 1984 </td> <td>12 August 1986 </td> <th>1 year, 315 days </th></tr> <tr> <td>12. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan" title="Saiyid Nurul Hasan">Saiyid Nurul Hasan</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="341" /></a></span> </td> <td>12 August 1986 </td> <td>20 March 1989 </td> <th>2 years, 220 days </th></tr> <tr> <td>13. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/T._V._Rajeswar" title="T. V. Rajeswar">T. V. Rajeswar</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T._V._Rajeswar_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/T._V._Rajeswar_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-T._V._Rajeswar_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/T._V._Rajeswar_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-T._V._Rajeswar_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/T._V._Rajeswar_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-T._V._Rajeswar_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="303" /></a></span> </td> <td>20 March 1989 </td> <td>7 February 1990 </td> <th>324 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/R._Venkataraman" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Venkataraman">R. Venkataraman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(12). </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan" title="Saiyid Nurul Hasan">Saiyid Nurul Hasan</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan_16_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="341" /></a></span> </td> <td>7 February 1990 </td> <td>12 July 1993 </td> <th>3 years, 155 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/B._Satyanarayan_Reddy" class="mw-redirect" title="B. Satyanarayan Reddy">B. Satyanarayan Reddy</a> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/60px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/90px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/120px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">13 July 1993 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">14 August 1993 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">32 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Shankar_Dayal_Sharma" title="Shankar Dayal Sharma">Shankar Dayal Sharma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy" title="K. V. Raghunatha Reddy">K. V. Raghunatha Reddy</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="188" data-file-height="242" /></a></span> </td> <td>14 August 1993 </td> <td>27 April 1998 </td> <th>4 years, 256 days </th></tr> <tr> <td>15. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai" title="Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai">Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="151" data-file-height="176" /></a></span> </td> <td>27 April 1998 </td> <td>18 May 1999 </td> <th>1 year, 21 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/K._R._Narayan" class="mw-redirect" title="K. R. Narayan">K. R. Narayan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Shyamal_Kumar_Sen" title="Shyamal Kumar Sen">Shyamal Kumar Sen</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0512.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0512.JPG/90px-Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0512.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0512.JPG/135px-Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0512.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0512.JPG/180px-Shyamal_Kumar_Sen_-_Kolkata_2012-10-03_0512.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6016" /></a></span> </td> <td>18 May 1999 </td> <td>4 December 1999 </td> <th>200 days </th> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Viren_J._Shah" title="Viren J. Shah">Viren J. Shah</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Viren_J_Shah_-_Kolkata_2004-05-02_1366.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Viren_J_Shah_-_Kolkata_2004-05-02_1366.jpg/90px-Viren_J_Shah_-_Kolkata_2004-05-02_1366.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Viren_J_Shah_-_Kolkata_2004-05-02_1366.jpg/135px-Viren_J_Shah_-_Kolkata_2004-05-02_1366.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Viren_J_Shah_-_Kolkata_2004-05-02_1366.jpg/180px-Viren_J_Shah_-_Kolkata_2004-05-02_1366.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 December 1999 </td> <td>14 December 2004 </td> <th>5 years, 10 days </th></tr> <tr> <td>18. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Gopalkrishna_Gandhi" title="Gopalkrishna Gandhi">Gopalkrishna Gandhi</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gopalkrishna_Gandhi_-_Chatham_House_2010_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Gopalkrishna_Gandhi_-_Chatham_House_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Gopalkrishna_Gandhi_-_Chatham_House_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Gopalkrishna_Gandhi_-_Chatham_House_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Gopalkrishna_Gandhi_-_Chatham_House_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Gopalkrishna_Gandhi_-_Chatham_House_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Gopalkrishna_Gandhi_-_Chatham_House_2010_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="1287" /></a></span> </td> <td>14 December 2004 </td> <td>14 December 2009 </td> <th>5 years, 0 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>– </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Devanand_Konwar" title="Devanand Konwar">Devanand Konwar</a> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pranab_Mukherjee_attending_the_Launching_Ceremony_of_Agriculture_Road_Map_of_Bihar_(2012-2017),_at_Patna,_in_Bihar._The_Governor_of_Bihar,_Shri_Devanand_Konwar_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Bihar,_Shri_Nitish_Kumar_are_also_seen_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Pranab_Mukherjee_attending_the_Launching_Ceremony_of_Agriculture_Road_Map_of_Bihar_%282012-2017%29%2C_at_Patna%2C_in_Bihar._The_Governor_of_Bihar%2C_Shri_Devanand_Konwar_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Bihar%2C_Shri_Nitish_Kumar_are_also_seen_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Pranab_Mukherjee_attending_the_Launching_Ceremony_of_Agriculture_Road_Map_of_Bihar_%282012-2017%29%2C_at_Patna%2C_in_Bihar._The_Governor_of_Bihar%2C_Shri_Devanand_Konwar_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Bihar%2C_Shri_Nitish_Kumar_are_also_seen_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Pranab_Mukherjee_attending_the_Launching_Ceremony_of_Agriculture_Road_Map_of_Bihar_%282012-2017%29%2C_at_Patna%2C_in_Bihar._The_Governor_of_Bihar%2C_Shri_Devanand_Konwar_and_the_Chief_Minister_of_Bihar%2C_Shri_Nitish_Kumar_are_also_seen_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="449" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">14 December 2009 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">23 January 2010 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">40 days </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pratibha_Patil" title="Pratibha Patil">Pratibha Patil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/M.K._Narayanan" class="mw-redirect" title="M.K. Narayanan">M.K. Narayanan</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayankote_Kelath_Narayanan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2702_Cropped.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Mayankote_Kelath_Narayanan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2702_Cropped.JPG/90px-Mayankote_Kelath_Narayanan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2702_Cropped.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Mayankote_Kelath_Narayanan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2702_Cropped.JPG/135px-Mayankote_Kelath_Narayanan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2702_Cropped.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Mayankote_Kelath_Narayanan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2702_Cropped.JPG/180px-Mayankote_Kelath_Narayanan_-_Kolkata_2013-01-07_2702_Cropped.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1456" data-file-height="2184" /></a></span> </td> <td>24 January 2010 </td> <td>30 June 2014 </td> <th>4 years, 157 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/D._Y._Patil" title="D. Y. Patil">D. Y. Patil</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_D.Y._Patil_(cropped,_3x4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Shri_D.Y._Patil_%28cropped%2C_3x4%29.jpg/90px-Shri_D.Y._Patil_%28cropped%2C_3x4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Shri_D.Y._Patil_%28cropped%2C_3x4%29.jpg/135px-Shri_D.Y._Patil_%28cropped%2C_3x4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Shri_D.Y._Patil_%28cropped%2C_3x4%29.jpg/180px-Shri_D.Y._Patil_%28cropped%2C_3x4%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="422" data-file-height="563" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">3 July 2014 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">17 July 2014 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">14 days </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" title="Pranab Mukherjee">Pranab Mukherjee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Keshari_Nath_Tripathi" title="Keshari Nath Tripathi">Keshari Nath Tripathi</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Keshari_Nath_Tripathi_-_Kolkata_2016-07-01_5591.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Keshari_Nath_Tripathi_-_Kolkata_2016-07-01_5591.JPG/90px-Keshari_Nath_Tripathi_-_Kolkata_2016-07-01_5591.JPG" decoding="async" width="90" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Keshari_Nath_Tripathi_-_Kolkata_2016-07-01_5591.JPG/135px-Keshari_Nath_Tripathi_-_Kolkata_2016-07-01_5591.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Keshari_Nath_Tripathi_-_Kolkata_2016-07-01_5591.JPG/180px-Keshari_Nath_Tripathi_-_Kolkata_2016-07-01_5591.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1716" data-file-height="2574" /></a></span> </td> <td>24 July 2014 </td> <td>29 July 2019 </td> <th>5 years, 5 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/Jagdeep_Dhankhar" title="Jagdeep Dhankhar">Jagdeep Dhankhar</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Governor_of_West_Bengal_Jagdeep_Dhankhar_with_Prime_Minister_of_India_Narendra_Modi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Governor_of_West_Bengal_Jagdeep_Dhankhar_with_Prime_Minister_of_India_Narendra_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Governor_of_West_Bengal_Jagdeep_Dhankhar_with_Prime_Minister_of_India_Narendra_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Governor_of_West_Bengal_Jagdeep_Dhankhar_with_Prime_Minister_of_India_Narendra_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-Governor_of_West_Bengal_Jagdeep_Dhankhar_with_Prime_Minister_of_India_Narendra_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Governor_of_West_Bengal_Jagdeep_Dhankhar_with_Prime_Minister_of_India_Narendra_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-Governor_of_West_Bengal_Jagdeep_Dhankhar_with_Prime_Minister_of_India_Narendra_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="289" data-file-height="365" /></a></span> </td> <td>30 July 2019 </td> <td>17 July 2022 </td> <th>2 years, 352 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ramnath_Kovind" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramnath Kovind">Ramnath Kovind</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/La._Ganesan" title="La. Ganesan">La. Ganesan</a> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:La_Ganesan_Ji_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/La_Ganesan_Ji_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-La_Ganesan_Ji_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/La_Ganesan_Ji_%28cropped%29.jpg/135px-La_Ganesan_Ji_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/La_Ganesan_Ji_%28cropped%29.jpg/180px-La_Ganesan_Ji_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1174" data-file-height="1410" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">18 July 2022 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">17 November 2022 </td> <td bgcolor="wheat">122 days </td> <td bgcolor="wheat"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22. </td> <th><a href="/wiki/C._V._Ananda_Bose" title="C. V. Ananda Bose">C. V. Ananda Bose</a> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:C._V._Ananda_Bose.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/C._V._Ananda_Bose.jpg/90px-C._V._Ananda_Bose.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/C._V._Ananda_Bose.jpg/135px-C._V._Ananda_Bose.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/C._V._Ananda_Bose.jpg/180px-C._V._Ananda_Bose.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3492" data-file-height="2864" /></a></span> </td> <td>18 November 2022 </td> <td><i>Incumbent</i> </td> <th>2 years, 8 days </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Draupadi_Murmu" class="mw-redirect" title="Draupadi Murmu">Draupadi Murmu</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Indrasena Reddy</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="List of governors of Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Anandiben_Patel" title="Anandiben Patel">Anandiben Patel</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Uttarakhand" title="List of governors of Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Gurmit_Singh_(general)" title="Gurmit Singh (general)">Gurmit Singh</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">West Bengal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/C._V._Ananda_Bose" title="C. 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Rajagopalachari">C. Rajagopalachari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kailash_Nath_Katju" title="Kailash Nath Katju">Kailash Nath Katju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harendra_Coomar_Mookerjee" title="Harendra Coomar Mookerjee">Harendra Coomar Mookerjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phani_Bhusan_Chakravartti" title="Phani Bhusan Chakravartti">Phani Bhusan Chakravartti</a>♯</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmaja_Naidu" title="Padmaja Naidu">Padmaja Naidu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharma_Vira" title="Dharma Vira">Dharma Vira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_Narayan_Sinha" title="Deep Narayan Sinha">Deep Narayan Sinha</a>♯</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Swaroop_Dhavan" title="Shanti Swaroop Dhavan">Shanti Swaroop Dhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lancelot_Dias" title="Anthony Lancelot Dias">Anthony Lancelot Dias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tribhuvana_Narayana_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribhuvana Narayana Singh">Tribhuvana Narayana Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhairab_Dutt_Pande" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhairab Dutt Pande">Bhairab Dutt Pande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anant_Prasad_Sharma" class="mw-redirect" title="Anant Prasad Sharma">Anant Prasad Sharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Chandra_(politician)" title="Satish Chandra (politician)">Satish Chandra</a>♯</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uma_Shankar_Dikshit" title="Uma Shankar Dikshit">Uma Shankar Dikshit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan" title="Saiyid Nurul Hasan">Saiyid Nurul Hasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Rajeswar" title="T. V. Rajeswar">T. V. Rajeswar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saiyid_Nurul_Hasan" title="Saiyid Nurul Hasan">Saiyid Nurul Hasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Satya_Narayan_Reddy" title="B. Satya Narayan Reddy">B. Satya Narayan Reddy</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Raghunatha_Reddy" title="K. V. Raghunatha Reddy">K. V. Raghunatha Reddy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akhlaqur_Rahman_Kidwai" title="Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai">Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyamal_Kumar_Sen" title="Shyamal Kumar Sen">Shyamal Kumar Sen</a>♯</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viren_J._Shah" title="Viren J. Shah">Viren J. Shah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopalkrishna_Gandhi" title="Gopalkrishna Gandhi">Gopalkrishna Gandhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devanand_Konwar" title="Devanand Konwar">Devanand Konwar</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M.K._Narayanan" class="mw-redirect" title="M.K. Narayanan">M.K. Narayanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Y._Patil" title="D. Y. Patil">D. Y. Patil</a>♯</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keshari_Nath_Tripathi" title="Keshari Nath Tripathi">Keshari Nath Tripathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagdeep_Dhankhar" title="Jagdeep Dhankhar">Jagdeep Dhankhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La._Ganesan" title="La. Ganesan">La. Ganesan</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Ananda_Bose" title="C. V. Ananda Bose">C. V. Ananda Bose</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emblem of India"><img alt="Emblem of India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/47px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/71px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Emblem_of_India.svg/94px-Emblem_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="933" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>(♯acting, ‡additional charge)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_West_Bengal" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:West_Bengal" title="Template:West Bengal"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:West_Bengal" title="Template talk:West Bengal"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:West_Bengal" title="Special:EditPage/Template:West Bengal"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="State_of_West_Bengal" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">State of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_and_union_territory_capitals_in_India" title="List of state and union territory capitals in India">Capital</a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_symbols" title="List of Indian state symbols">State symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_emblems" title="List of Indian state emblems">Emblem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Emblem_of_West_Bengal" title="Emblem of West Bengal">Emblem of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_anthems" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Indian state anthems">Anthem</a>: <a href="/wiki/Banglar_Mati_Banglar_Jol" title="Banglar Mati Banglar Jol">Banglar Mati Banglar Jol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_animals" title="List of Indian state animals">Animal</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fishing_cat" title="Fishing cat">Fishing cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_birds" title="List of Indian state birds">Bird</a>: <a href="/wiki/White-throated_kingfisher" title="White-throated kingfisher">White-throated kingfisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_flowers" title="List of Indian state flowers">Flower</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis" title="Nyctanthes arbor-tristis">Night-flowering jasmine (Shiuli)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_trees" title="List of Indian state trees">Tree</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alstonia_scholaris" title="Alstonia scholaris">Devil's tree (Saptaparni)</a></li> <li>Fish: <a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">Ilish</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shashanka" title="Shashanka">Shashanka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallabhum_kingdom" title="Mallabhum kingdom">Mallabhum kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooch_Behar_State" title="Cooch Behar State">Cooch Behar State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sher_Shah_Suri" title="Sher Shah Suri">Sher Shah Suri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal" title="Nawabs of Bengal">Nawabs of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bengal_famine_of_1770" title="Great Bengal famine of 1770">Great Bengal famine of 1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Indian Rebellion of 1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bardhaman_Raj" title="Bardhaman Raj">Bardhaman Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadia_Raj" title="Nadia Raj">Nadia Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhargram_Raj" title="Jhargram Raj">Jhargram Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovabazar_Raj" title="Sovabazar Raj">Sovabazar Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_movement_for_Indian_independence" title="Revolutionary movement for Indian independence">Revolutionary movement for Indian independence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushilan_Samiti" title="Anushilan Samiti">Anushilan Samiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jugantar" title="Jugantar">Jugantar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" title="Bengal famine of 1943">Bengal famine of 1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noakhali_riots" title="Noakhali riots">Noakhali riots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Language_Movement_(Manbhum)" title="Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)">Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naxalite%E2%80%93Maoist_insurgency" title="Naxalite–Maoist insurgency">Naxalite–Maoist insurgency</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_West_Bengal" title="Geography of West Bengal">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Basin" title="Bengal Basin">Bengal Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_hill_region" title="Darjeeling Himalayan hill region">Darjeeling Himalayan hill region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bengal_plains" title="North Bengal plains">North Bengal plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooars" title="Dooars">Dooars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rarh_region" title="Rarh region">Rarh region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vajjabhumi" title="Vajjabhumi">Western plateau and high lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_West_Bengal" title="Climate of West Bengal">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandakphu" title="Sandakphu">Sandakphu (Highest point)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_West_Bengal" title="List of protected areas of West Bengal">Protected areas of West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_West_Bengal" title="Category:Rivers of West Bengal">Rivers of West Bengal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodar_River" title="Damodar River">Damodar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmaputra_River" title="Brahmaputra River">Brahmaputra River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_River" title="Hooghly River">Hooghly River</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khoai" title="Khoai">Khoai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Hill,_Darjeeling" title="Tiger Hill, Darjeeling">Tiger Hill, Darjeeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siliguri_Corridor" title="Siliguri Corridor">Siliguri Corridor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_West_Bengal" title="Government of West Bengal">Governance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_West_Bengal" title="List of chief ministers of West Bengal">Chief Ministers</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Human_Rights_Commission" title="West Bengal Human Rights Commission">Human Rights Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_West_Bengal" title="Category:Political parties in West Bengal">Political parties</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trinamool_Congress" title="Trinamool Congress">All India Trinamool Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party (Marxist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee">Indian National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party,_West_Bengal" title="Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal">Bharatiya Janata Party</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Lok_Sabha_constituencies_of_West_Bengal" title="Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal">Parliamentary constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_constituencies_of_the_West_Bengal_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly">Assembly constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CID_West_Bengal" title="CID West Bengal">CID West Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolkata_Police" title="Kolkata Police">Kolkata Police</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Advocacy_group" title="Advocacy group">Rights groups</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matua_Mahasangha" title="Matua Mahasangha">Matua Mahasangha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangla_Pokkho" title="Bangla Pokkho">Bangla Pokkho</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_West_Bengal" title="Administrative divisions of West Bengal">Divisions</a> and <br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_West_Bengal" title="List of districts of West Bengal">districts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Burdwan_division" title="Burdwan division">Burdwan division</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birbhum_district" title="Birbhum district">Birbhum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooghly_district" title="Hooghly district">Hooghly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschim_Bardhaman_district" title="Paschim Bardhaman district">Paschim Bardhaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purba_Bardhaman_district" title="Purba Bardhaman district">Purba Bardhaman</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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title="Tamluk">Tamluk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_West_Bengal_by_population" title="List of cities in West Bengal by population">List of cities in West Bengal by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:West_Bengal_cities_and_towns_by_district_templates" title="Category:West Bengal cities and towns by district templates">Cities and towns by district</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_West_Bengal" title="Culture of West Bengal">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_calendars" title="Bengali calendars">Bengali calendars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattachitra" title="Pattachitra">Patachitra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalchitra" 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