Acharya Devvrat
Acharya Devvrat | |
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.jpg) Devvrat in 2022 | |
| Governor of Gujarat | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Ministers | |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Governor of Maharashtra | |
Additional Charge | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | C.P. Radhakrishnan |
| Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 12 August 2015 – 21 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Chief Ministers | |
| Preceded by | Kalyan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Kalraj Mishra |
| 12th Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith | |
| Assumed office 20 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ela Bhatt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1959 |
| Spouse | Darsana Devi |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
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Acharya Devvrat (born 18 January 1959)[1] is an Indian politician and former educator serving as the 19th Governor of Gujarat. He also as the acting Governor of Maharashtra. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra, Haryana.[2][3][4][1] Being the Governor of Gujarat and Maharashtra, he is also the Chancellor of state universities of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Devvrat was born in Samalkha, then in East Punjab, now in Haryana.[1] He is married to Darsana Devi.[5]
Governorship
[edit | edit source]In August 2015, Devvrat was appointed the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.[6] He continued till 21 July 2019, when he was replaced by Kalraj Mishra.[6]
In June 2019, he was named as Governor of Gujarat, replacing Om Prakash Kohli.[7]
In September 2025, Acharya took oath as the Governor of Maharashtra after being assigned the additional charge of the state.[8]
See also
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