Governor (India) in being directly under central control

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The Governor (India) is the constitutional head of an Indian state who generally acts on the advice of the elected state government rather than being directly administered by the central government.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
head of state at state level ⓘ
actsOnAdviceOf Council of Ministers of the state ⓘ
actualExecutivePowerVestedIn Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister ⓘ
and State Government ⓘ
appointedBy President of India ⓘ
canBeGovernorOf more than one state ⓘ
cannotBe member of Parliament ⓘ
member of state legislature ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Articles 153 to 162 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Part VI of the Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutionalPosition nominal executive head of the state ⓘ
country India ⓘ
eligibleFor reappointment ⓘ
enjoysImmunity no criminal proceedings in any court during term of office ⓘ
hasDiscretionaryPowers in appointment of Chief Minister when no clear majority exists ⓘ
in recommending President’s Rule ⓘ
in reserving certain bills for the President ⓘ
hasPower appoint Chief Minister ⓘ
appoint other state ministers on advice of Chief Minister ⓘ
dissolve state legislative assembly ⓘ
give assent to state legislation ⓘ
make rules for allocation of business of the state government ⓘ
promulgate ordinances when legislature is not in session ⓘ
prorogue state legislature ⓘ
recommend President’s Rule under Article 356 ⓘ
reserve state bills for consideration of the President ⓘ
summon state legislature ⓘ
withhold assent to state legislation ⓘ
headedGovernment elected state government ⓘ
isExOfficio Chancellor of state universities in many states ⓘ
isLinkBetween Union Government ⓘ
jurisdiction Indian state ⓘ
mayBeTransferredBy President of India ⓘ
mayHoldOfficeAtPleasureOf President of India ⓘ
mustMeetRequirement citizen of India ⓘ
completed 35 years of age ⓘ
notDescription being directly under central control ⓘ
notDirectlyAdministeredBy Central Government of India ⓘ
linked to: Government of India
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of the High Court of the state ⓘ
removalProcess removed by President of India ⓘ
reportsTo President of India ⓘ
residence Raj Bhavan ⓘ
role constitutional head of state government ⓘ
salaryDeterminedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
subjectTo constitutional conventions limiting discretionary power ⓘ
termLength five years ⓘ

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

Lieutenant Governor (India) → differsFrom → Governor (India) in being directly under central control ⓘ
subject linked to: Lieutenant Governor