Acharya Devvrat
Indian politician (born 1959)
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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 served as the Governor of Maharashtra from 2025 to 2026. 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, he is also the Chancellor of state universities of Gujarat.
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Acharya Devvrat | |
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Devvrat in 2022 | |
| Governor of Gujarat | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Governor of Maharashtra | |
Additional Charge | |
| In office 12 September 2025 – 9 March 2026 | |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Preceded by | C.P. Radhakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Jishnu Dev Varma |
| Governor of Himachal Pradesh | |
| In office 12 August 2015 – 21 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Chief Minister | |
| 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 |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Darsana Devi |
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Personal life
Devvrat was born in Samalkha, then in East Punjab, now in Haryana.[1] He is married to Darsana Devi.[5]
Governorship
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] He served as the Governor of Maharashtra till 5 March 2026 when Jishnu Dev Varma was appointed.[9]