Governors of Tamil Nadu

The Governor of Tamil Nadu is the constitutional head of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Like all states, the governor is a nominal head and representative of the President of India. The governor is appointed by the president for a five-year term. This list includes both nominated and acting heads of state in the history of the state of Tamil Nadu in India since 1946. The area under the present-day state of Tamil Nadu has been part of different territorial configurations under Madras Presidency and Madras State in its history.

The current governor is Profile of His Excellency Shri. Ch. Vidyasagar Rao The Acting Governor of Tamil Nadu

He Assumed Office On September 02,2016 His Father`s Name is Thiru: C. Srinivasa Rao His Mother`s Name is Tmt Chanddramma His date of Birth is February 04,1942 His birth place is Nagaram, Karimnagar District He has studied B.Sc. and B.L. He is married.

Headquartered in Fort St. George, Madras Presidency was a province of British India. It comprised present day Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, the coastal and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka. It was established in 1653 to be the headquarters of the English settlements on the Coromandel Coast. After India's independence in 1947, Madras State, the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.

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