Lucknow, July 27 -- When Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel completes six years in office on July 29, she will have the distinction of becoming the longest serving governor of the state in independent India.

No other Uttar Pradesh governor has completed six years in office post independence though Sir Maurice Garner Hallett was the governor of the United Provinces from December 6, 1939 to December 6, 1945 when India was under British rule.

Patel is the second woman governor of the state. The only other woman to grace the post was Sarojini Naidu who served as the governor of United Provinces from August 15, 1947 to March 2, 1949.

After taking oath as the 28th governor of Uttar Pradesh on July 29, 2019, Patel has worked in and outsid...