This is a list of the governors of Nagaland, a state in Northeast India. R. N. Ravi has been appointed as the next governor of the state.
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Name
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Took office
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Left office
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1
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Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.)
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1 December 1963
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16 April 1968
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2
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B.K. Nehru, ICS (Retd.)
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17 April 1968
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18 September 1973
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3
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L.P. Singh, ICS (Retd.)
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19 September 1973
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9 August 1981
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4
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S. M. H. Burney, IAS (Retd.)
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10 August 1981
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12 June 1984
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5
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Gen.(Retd.) K. V. Krishna Rao, PVSM.
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13 June 1984
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19 July 1989
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6
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Dr. Gopal Singh
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20 July 1989
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3 May 1990
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7
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Dr. M. M. Thomas
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9 May 1990
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12 April 1992
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8
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Loknath Mishra
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13 April 1992
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1 October 1993
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9
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Lt. Gen.(Retd.)V. K. Nayar PVSM, SM
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2 October 1993
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4 August 1994
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10
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O. N. Shrivastava, IPS (Retd)
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5 August 1994
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11 November 1996
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11
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Om Prakash Sharma, IPS (Retd.)
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12 November 1996
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27 January 2002
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12
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Shyamal Datta, IPS (Retd.)
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28 January 2002
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2 February 2007
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13
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K. Sankaranarayanan
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3 February 2007
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28 July 2009
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14
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Gurbachan Jagat, IPS (Retd.)
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28 July 2009
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14 Oct 2009
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15
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Nikhil Kumar, IPS (Retd.)
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15 Oct 2009
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20 March 2013
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16
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Ashwani Kumar
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21 March 2013
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27 June 2014
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-
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Krishan Kant Paul (Additional Charge)[1]
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2 July 2014
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19 July 2014
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17
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Padmanabha Acharya[2]
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19 July 2014
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31 July 2019
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18
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R. N. Ravi
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1 August 2019
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18 February 2023
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19
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La. Ganesan
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18 February 2023
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Incumbent
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