Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati appointed new Governor of Odisha

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu appointed Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati as the new Governor of Odisha after Raghubar Das resigned from the position. Dr Kambhampati was the Governor of Mizoram. 

Odisha Governor Resigns

As per a press communiqué, from the President's Secretariat, " The President of India has accepted the resignation of Shri Raghubar Das as Governor of Odisha."

Raghubar Das was appointed to the position of Governor on October 18, 2023, Das’ tenure was marked by various initiatives aimed at strengthening the governance of the state.

Raghubar Das, a prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), previously served as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand before his appointment as Governor of Odisha. His background in politics and administration brought a wealth of experience to the role, but his tenure was relatively short-lived, lasting just over a year.

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Gubernatorial reshuffle

Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati is one of the governors who have been reshuffled in the recent gubernatorial changes. He has a BTech in Electronics and Communications Engineering, an ME in Electrical and Control Systems, and a PhD in Control Systems from Andhra University. He has experience of 24 years as an Associate Professor at Andhra University Engineering College, where he has significantly contributed to the academic development of engineering students, providing them with the necessary skills for their careers.

In his political life, Dr Kambhampati was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Visakhapatnam-1 constituency in 1999 and later became a member of the 16th Lok Sabha after winning the Visakhapatnam Parliamentary Constituency in 2014.

In this reshuffle, the decorated three-star General General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram. Also, Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who is presently serving as the Governor of Bihar, will become the Governor of Kerala and Arif Mohammed Khan, who is presently the Governor of Kerala, will assume the governorship of Bihar.

Recently, Ajay Kumar Bhalla was also appointed the Governor of Manipur. All of these appointments aim at filling the requirements to create an efficient set-up as far as good governance goes.

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