Raj Niwas, Port Blair

E66491

government building gubernatorial residence official residence

Raj Niwas, Port Blair is the official gubernatorial residence and administrative house of the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the capital city of Port Blair.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Government House, Port Blair	1
Lieutenant Governor’s House, Port Blair	1
Raj Niwas, Port Blair canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531971 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Raj Niwas, Port Blair
Context triple: [Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, residence, Raj Niwas, Port Blair]

A. Umaid Bhawan Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace is a grand 20th-century sandstone palace in Jodhpur, India, that serves as both a royal residence and a luxury heritage hotel.
B. Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India, a vast and iconic presidential palace complex located in New Delhi.
C. Birla House, New Delhi
Birla House in New Delhi is a historic residence-turned-memorial most widely known as the site where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
D. Hawa Mahal
Hawa Mahal is an iconic pink sandstone palace in Jaipur, India, famed for its ornate façade with hundreds of small windows designed to allow royal women to observe street life unseen.
E. City Palace, Jaipur
City Palace, Jaipur is a historic royal complex in Jaipur that served as the seat of the Maharaja and is renowned for its blend of Rajput and Mughal architecture.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Raj Niwas, Port Blair
Target entity description: Raj Niwas, Port Blair is the official gubernatorial residence and administrative house of the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the capital city of Port Blair.

A. Umaid Bhawan Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace is a grand 20th-century sandstone palace in Jodhpur, India, that serves as both a royal residence and a luxury heritage hotel.
B. Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India, a vast and iconic presidential palace complex located in New Delhi.
C. Birla House, New Delhi
Birla House in New Delhi is a historic residence-turned-memorial most widely known as the site where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
D. Hawa Mahal
Hawa Mahal is an iconic pink sandstone palace in Jaipur, India, famed for its ornate façade with hundreds of small windows designed to allow royal women to observe street life unseen.
E. City Palace, Jaipur
City Palace, Jaipur is a historic royal complex in Jaipur that served as the seat of the Maharaja and is renowned for its blend of Rajput and Mughal architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building ⓘ gubernatorial residence ⓘ official residence ⓘ
architecturalType	residential government house ⓘ
associatedWithOffice	Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Port Blair ⓘ Government houses of India ⓘ Official residences in India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
function	ceremonial functions of the Lieutenant Governor ⓘ hosting official meetings ⓘ hosting visiting dignitaries ⓘ
governmentBody	Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ linked to: Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
hasJurisdiction	Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Raj Niwas ⓘ
locatedIn	Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ Port Blair ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
locatedInCapital	Port Blair ⓘ
locatedInContinent	Asia ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision	Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Indian Standard Time ⓘ
locatedInUrbanArea	Port Blair city ⓘ linked to: Port Blair
locatedOnIslandGroup	Andaman Islands ⓘ
occupant	Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
partOf	Government of India properties in Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ
use	administrative house of the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ official venue for governmental functions ⓘ residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands → residence → Raj Niwas, Port Blair ⓘ

Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands → hasOfficialResidence → Lieutenant Governor’s House, Port Blair ⓘ

linked to: Raj Niwas, Port Blair

Government houses of India → hasComponent → Government House, Port Blair ⓘ