Rajpramukh

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Rajpramukh was a constitutional title used in independent India for the appointed heads of certain former princely states and state unions during the early years of the republic.

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Rajpramukh canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional title ⓘ
political office ⓘ
abolishedAsResultOf States Reorganisation Act, 1956 ⓘ
appliesDuring early years of the Republic of India ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction former princely states of India ⓘ
state unions in India ⓘ
category Heads of subnational entities ⓘ
Political history of India ⓘ
Titles in India ⓘ
constitutionalRole ceremonial head of state at state level ⓘ
constitutionalStatus appointed, not hereditary ⓘ
country India ⓘ
endTime 1956 ⓘ
governs Indian state or state union ⓘ
hasGenderedForm masculine title ⓘ
historicalPeriod post-independence India ⓘ
languageOfName Hindi ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
literalMeaning ruler of rulers ⓘ
officeScope subnational ⓘ
officeType head of state at state level ⓘ
partOf constitutional framework of India ⓘ
positionHeldBy rulers of former princely states ⓘ
precededBy hereditary princely ruler ⓘ
replacedBy Governor of an Indian state ⓘ
startTime 1950 ⓘ
subordinateTo President of India ⓘ
usedFor appointed heads of certain former princely states ⓘ
appointed heads of certain state unions ⓘ
usedIn Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India

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Referenced by (8)

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

Madhya Bharat → headOfStateTitle → Rajpramukh ⓘ
Matsya Union → headOfStateTitle → Rajpramukh ⓘ
Thiru–Kochi → headOfStateTitle → Rajpramukh ⓘ
Patiala and East Punjab States Union → headOfStateTitle → Rajpramukh ⓘ