First Woman Governors of Indian States
In this post, we list the First Woman who became the Governor in the various Indian States.
First Woman Governors of India
State | Governor | Year ---------------------------------------- State: Andhra Pradesh Governor: Sharda Mukherjee Year: 1977 --- State: Chhattisgarh Governor: Anusuiya Uikey Year: 2019 --- State: Goa Governor: Margaret Alva (Additional Charge)* Year: 2014 --- State: Gujarat Governor: Sharda Mukherjee Year: 1978 --- State: Himachal Pradesh Governor: Sheila Kaul Year: 1995 --- State: Jharkhand Governor: Draupadi Murmu Year: 2015 --- State: Karnataka Governor: V. S. Ramadevi Year: 1999 --- State: Kerala Governor: Jyothi Venkatachalam Year: 1977 --- State: Madhya Pradesh Governor: Sarla Grewal Year: 1989 --- State: Maharashtra Governor: Vijayalakshmi Pandit Year: 1962 --- State: Manipur Governor: Najma Heptulla Year: 2016 --- State: Rajasthan Governor: Pratibha Patil Year: 2004 --- State: Tamil Nadu Governor: Fathima Beevi Year: 1997 --- State: Uttar Pradesh Governor: Sarojini Naidu (United Province) Year: 1947 --- State: Uttarakhand Governor: Margaret Alva Year: 2009 --- State: West Bengal Governor: Padmaja Naidu Year: 1956 ---
First Governors of Union Territories(8)
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| UTGovernorPuducherryChandrawati(1990)SideNotes:First Governor-general of India | Warren Hastings (1773)* |
| First Official Governor-general of India | Lord William Bentinck (1833)* |
| First Governor-general of Independent India | Lord Mountbatten (1947)* |
| First Indian to become Governor-general of Independent India | C. Rajagopalachari (1948)* |
| First Woman to become the Governor of the Indian State | Sarojini Naidu* |
| First Tribal Woman Governor of an Indian State | Draupadi Murmu.* First Full-time Woman Governor of Goa–Mridula Sinha* |
| Longest-serving Governor of an Indian State | Padmaja Naidu (11 years, West Bengal)* |
| Padmaja Naidu | Daughter ofSarojini Naidu |
* Time-sensitive data — verify for latest information