(THE NEWSMAN OF INDIA.COM) As of July 29, Anandiben Patel will complete six years as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh — marking a historic milestone as the longest-serving governor of the state since independence. While no governor in independent India has held the post for this duration, the record under British rule belongs to Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett, who governed the United Provinces from December 6, 1939, to December 6, 1945.