List of female Indian Governors - Wikipedia List of female Indian Governors In India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty - nine states. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President 's pleasure. The governor is de jure head of the state government ; all its executive actions are taken in the governor 's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, who thus hold de facto executive authority at the state - level. The Constitution of India also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend President 's rule, or reserve bills for the President 's assent. Over the years, the exercise of these discretionary powers have given rise to conflict between the elected chief minister and the central government -- appointed governor. The union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Delhi and Puducherry are headed by lieutenant - governors. Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state. She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949. Her daughter, Padmaja Naidu, is the longest - serving governor with 11 - year tenure in West Bengal. Draupadi Murmu was recently appointed as the first woman governor of Jharkhand. Name From To Term length State Reference Sarojini Naidu 15 August 1947 2 March 1949 7002565000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 199 days Uttar Pradesh Padmaja Naidu 3 November 1956 31 May 1967 7003386100000000000 ♠ 10 years, 209 days West Bengal Vijayalakshmi Pandit 28 November 1962 18 October 1964 7002690000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 325 days Maharashtra Sharda Mukherjee 5 May 1977 14 August 1978 7002466000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 101 days Andhra Pradesh Jyothi Venkatachalam 14 October 1977 27 October 1982 7003183900000000000 ♠ 5 years, 13 days Kerala Sharda Mukherjee 14 August 1978 5 August 1983 7003181700000000000 ♠ 4 years, 356 days Gujarat Kumudben Manishankar Joshi 26 November 1985 2 February 1990 7003152900000000000 ♠ 4 years, 68 days Andhra Pradesh Ram Dulari Sinha 23 February 1988 12 February 1990 7002720000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 354 days Kerala Sarla Grewal 31 March 1989 5 February 1990 7002311000000000000 ♠ 311 days Madhya Pradesh Chandrawati 19 February 1990 18 December 1990 7002302000000000000 ♠ 302 days Puducherry Rajendra Kumari Bajpai 2 May 1995 22 April 1998 7003108600000000000 ♠ 2 years, 355 days Puducherry Sheila Kaul 17 November 1995 23 April 1996 7002158000000000000 ♠ 158 days Himachal Pradesh Fathima Beevi 25 January 1997 1 July 2001 7003161800000000000 ♠ 4 years, 157 days Tamil Nadu V.S. Ramadevi 26 July 1997 1 December 1999 7002858000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 128 days Himachal Pradesh Rajani Rai 23 April 1998 29 July 2002 7003155800000000000 ♠ 4 years, 97 days Puducherry V.S. Ramadevi 2 December 1999 20 August 2002 7002992000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 261 days Karnataka Pratibha Patil 8 November 2004 23 June 2007 7002957000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 227 days Rajasthan Prabha Rau 19 July 2008 24 January 2010 7002554000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 189 days Himachal Pradesh Margaret Alva 6 August 2009 14 May 2012 7002992000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 262 days Uttarakhand Kamla Beniwal 27 November 2009 6 July 2014 7003168200000000000 ♠ 4 years, 221 days Gujarat Prabha Rau 25 January 2010 26 April 2010 7001910000000000000 ♠ 91 days Rajasthan Urmila Singh 25 January 2010 27 January 2015 7003182800000000000 ♠ 5 years, 2 days Himachal Pradesh Margaret Alva 12 May 2012 7 August 2014 7002817000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 87 days Rajasthan Sheila Dikshit 11 March 2014 25 August 2014 7002167000000000000 ♠ 167 days Kerala Kamla Beniwal 6 July 2014 6 August 2014 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 days Mizoram Mridula Sinha 31 August 2014 Incumbent 7003110300000000000 ♠ 3 years, 7 days Goa Draupadi Murmu 18 May 2015 Incumbent 7002843000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 112 days Jharkhand Kiran Bedi 29 May 2016 Incumbent 7002466000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 101 days Puducherry Najma Heptulla 21 August 2016 Incumbent 7002382000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 17 days Manipur See also List of female Indian chief ministers List of current Indian governors References Jump up ^ Durga Das Basu. 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Question: who is the first woman governor in india
Answer: Sarojini Naidu