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| List of Governors of Rajasthan |
The Governor of Rajasthan is the constitutional head of Rajasthan. He is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure.
The seat was established on 30 March 1949. Maharaj Man Singh II was the inaugral holder of the office. He was in the office from 30 March 1949 to 31 October 1956. Pratibha Patil is the female Governor of Rajasthan. She was in the office from 8 November 2004 to 23 June 2007. She also later became first female President of India. Kalyan Singh is the current Governor of Rajasthan. He took the charge on 4 September 2014.
| # | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
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| 1 | Maharaj Man Singh II | 30 March 1949 | 31 October 1956 |
| 2 | Gurumukh Nihal Singh | 1 November 1956 | 16 April 1962 |
| 3 | Sampurnanand | 16 April 1962 | 16 April 1967 |
| 4 | Sardar Hukam Singh | 16 April 1967 | 1 July 1972 |
| 5 | Sardar Jogendra Singh | 1 July 1972 | 15 February 1977 |
| 6 | Vedpal Tyagi (acting) | 15 February 1977 | 11 May 1977 |
| 7 | Raghukul Tilak | 17 May 1977 | 8 August 1981 |
| 8 | K. D. Sharma (acting) | 8 August 1981 | 6 March 1982 |
| 9 | Om Prakash Mehra | 6 March 1982 | 4 January 1985 |
| 10 | Vasantdada Patil | 20 November 1985 | 15 October 1987 |
| 11 | Sukhdev Prasad | 20 February 1988 | 3 February 1990 |
| 12 | Milap Chand Jain (acting) | 3 February 1990 | 14 February 1990 |
| 13 | Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya | 14 February 1990 | 26 August 1991 |
| 14 | Swarup Singh (acting) | 26 August 1991 | 5 February 1992 |
| 15 | Marri Chenna Reddy | 5 February 1992 | 31 May 1993 |
| 16 | Dhanik Lal Mandal (additional charge) | 31 May 1993 | 30 June 1993 |
| 17 | Bali Ram Bhagat | 30 June 1993 | 1 May 1998 |
| 18 | Darbara Singh | 1 May 1998 | 24 May 1998 |
| 19 | Navrang Lal Tibrewal (acting) | 25 May 1998 | 16 January 1999 |
| 20 | Anshuman Singh | 16 January 1999 | 14 May 2003 |
| 21 | Nirmal Chandra Jain | 14 May 2003 | 22 September 2003 |
| 22 | Kailashpati Mishra (additional charge) | 22 September 2003 | 14 January 2004 |
| 23 | Madan Lal Khurana | 14 January 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| 24 | T. V. Rajeswar (additional charge) | 1 November 2004 | 8 November 2004 |
| 25 | Pratibha Patil | 8 November 2004 | 21 June 2007 |
| 26 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (additional charge) | 21 June 2007 | 6 September 2007 |
| 27 | S. K. Singh | 6 September 2007 | 1 December 2009 |
| 28 | Prabha Rau (additional charge) | 2 December 2009 | 24 January 2010 |
| 29 | Prabha Rau | 25 January 2010 | 26 April 2010 |
| 30 | Shivraj Patil (additional charge) | 26 April 2010 | 12 May 2012 |
| 31 | Margaret Alva | 12 May 2012 | 7 August 2014 |
| 32 | Ram Naik (additional charge) | 8 August 2014 | 3 September 2014 |
| 33 | Kalyan Singh | 4 September 2014 | Incumbent |
