Governor of Kerala

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The Governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Kerala, serving as the representative of the President of India and performing ceremonial, administrative, and oversight functions within the state government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
state governor of India
appliesToJurisdiction Kerala
appointedBy President of India
appointedOnAdviceOf Union Council of Ministers of India
appoints Advocate General of Kerala
Chief Minister of Kerala
Council of Ministers of Kerala
members of Kerala Public Service Commission
canBeRemovedBy President of India
constitutionalHeadOf Kerala
country India
firstHolder Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
hasPower dissolve Kerala Legislative Assembly
give assent to bills passed by Kerala Legislature
grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions for offences against state laws
promulgate ordinances for Kerala when legislature is not in session
prorogue Kerala Legislative Assembly
reserve certain bills for consideration of the President of India
summon Kerala Legislative Assembly
withhold assent to state bills
inauguralHolderAssumedOfficeOn 1 November 1956
isChancellorOf APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
Calicut University
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Kannur University
Kerala Agricultural University
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies
Kerala University of Health Sciences
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
University of Kerala
languageOfTitle English
mayRecommend President's Rule in Kerala
linked to: President's Rule
nativeLanguage Malayalam
nativeName കേരള ഗവര്‍ണര്‍
linked to: Governor of Kerala
nominates Chief Minister of Kerala
officeCreatedBy Constitution of India
officeEstablishedInJurisdiction 1 November 1956
oversees functioning of constitutional machinery in Kerala
partOf Indian federal structure
positionHeldIn Government of Kerala
State of Kerala
linked to: Kerala
relatedOffice Chief Minister of Kerala
Kerala Legislative Assembly
reportsTo President of India
represents President of India
residence Raj Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram
seat Thiruvananthapuram
style His Excellency
termLength 5 years
termRenewable yes

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Kerala governorTitle Governor of Kerala
Kerala Legislative Assembly canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Kerala
Governor of Kerala nativeName കേരള ഗവര്‍ണര്‍
linked to: Governor of Kerala