Lieutenant Governor

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A Lieutenant Governor in India is the centrally appointed executive head of certain Union territories, functioning similarly to a state governor but under the direct authority of the President and the central government.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lieutenant Governor canonical 5
Lieutenant-Governor 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
executive head ⓘ
appointedBy President of India ⓘ
appointedUnder Article 239 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
authorityOf President of India ⓘ
canActInDiscretion when required by the Constitution or by the President ⓘ
canActOn aid and advice of the Council of Ministers where such a council exists ⓘ
canBe removed by the President of India ⓘ
category public office in India ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutionalProvision Articles 239 to 241 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
differsFrom Governor (India) in being directly under central control ⓘ
eligibility usually a senior civil servant or experienced public figure ⓘ
existsIn Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir (Union territory) ⓘ
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir

Ladakh ⓘ
National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
Puducherry ⓘ
governs Union territory executive branch ⓘ
hasDiscretionaryPowers yes, in specified matters ⓘ
hasPower appoint other ministers of the Union territory on advice of the Chief Minister ⓘ
appoint the Chief Minister of the Union territory where applicable ⓘ
dissolve the Union territory legislative assembly where applicable ⓘ
oversee administration of the Union territory ⓘ
promulgate ordinances when the legislature is not in session where applicable ⓘ
prorogue the Union territory legislature where applicable ⓘ
reserve certain bills for consideration of the President of India ⓘ
summon the Union territory legislature where applicable ⓘ
withhold assent to bills passed by the Union territory legislature ⓘ
hasRoleIn implementation of central government policies in the Union territory ⓘ
maintenance of law and order in the Union territory ⓘ
supervision of Union territory administration ⓘ
jurisdictionOver Union territory ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of the concerned High Court or senior judge ⓘ
oversees Union territory bureaucracy ⓘ
partOf Union government of India ⓘ
linked to: Union Government
reportsTo President of India ⓘ
represents central government in the Union territory ⓘ
residenceRequirement must be an Indian citizen ⓘ
role executive head of a Union territory ⓘ
representative of the President in a Union territory ⓘ
similarTo Governor of an Indian state ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
subordinateTo central government of India ⓘ
linked to: Government of India
symbolOf Union territory’s formal head of state at the local level ⓘ
termLength at the pleasure of the President of India ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Union territories of India → executiveHeadTitle → Lieutenant Governor ⓘ
East Bengal and Assam → headOfGovernmentTitle → Lieutenant-Governor ⓘ
linked to: Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces → officeHolderTitle → Lieutenant-Governor ⓘ
linked to: Lieutenant Governor
Vinai Kumar Saxena → hasTitle → Lieutenant Governor ⓘ