List of governors of Odisha

Governor of Odisha
Emblem of Odisha
Incumbent Raghubar Das since 31 October 2023 (2023-10-31)
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Odisha, Bhubaneswar
Appointer	President of India
Term length	Five Years
Inaugural holder	Kailash Nath Katju
Formation	15 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-15)
Website	rajbhavanodisha.gov.in

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The governor of Odisha is the head of state and representative of the president of India in the Indian state of Odisha. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India for a term of five years and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the chief minister of the state and their council of ministers whereas they act as the nominal head. The current incumbent is Raghubar Das since 19 October 2023.