Governor of Meghalaya

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The Governor of Meghalaya is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Meghalaya, appointed by the President of India to oversee state governance and act on the advice of the elected state government.

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Governor of Meghalaya canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office ⓘ
state governor ⓘ
actsOnAdviceOf Chief Minister of Meghalaya ⓘ
Government of Meghalaya ⓘ
surface form: Council of Ministers of Meghalaya
appliesToJurisdiction Meghalaya ⓘ
appointedBy President of India ⓘ
appointedForTerm 5 years ⓘ
appoints Advocate General of Meghalaya ⓘ
Chief Minister of Meghalaya ⓘ
Government of Meghalaya ⓘ
surface form: Council of Ministers of Meghalaya

members of the Meghalaya Public Service Commission ⓘ
canBeRemovedBy President of India ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Article 153 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 154 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 163 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 164 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutionalHeadOf Meghalaya ⓘ
country India ⓘ
createdBy Constitution of India ⓘ
emblem State Emblem of India ⓘ
firstHolder Braj Kumar Nehru ⓘ
surface form: B. K. Nehru
flag Tiranga (Indian national flag) ⓘ
surface form: Flag of India
hasDiscretionaryPowersIn matters relating to autonomous district councils in Meghalaya ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Government of Meghalaya ⓘ
hasPower to dissolve the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
to give assent to bills passed by the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
to promulgate ordinances in Meghalaya when the legislature is not in session ⓘ
to prorogue the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
to reserve certain bills for the consideration of the President of India ⓘ
to summon the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly ⓘ
isCommanderInChiefOf state executive in Meghalaya ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity India ⓘ
Meghalaya ⓘ
memberOf Council of Governors in India ⓘ
surface form: Council of Governors of India
nominatedBy Government of India ⓘ
officeEstablished 21 January 1972 ⓘ
officeType state-level constitutional office in India ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
oversees state governance in Meghalaya ⓘ
positionHeldIn Meghalaya ⓘ
surface form: State of Meghalaya
represents President of India in Meghalaya ⓘ
reservesPowerOver Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
surface form: Sixth Schedule areas in Meghalaya
residence Raj Bhavan, Shillong ⓘ
residesIn Shillong ⓘ
seat Shillong ⓘ
style Her Excellency ⓘ
His Excellency ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Meghalaya → governorTitle → Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ
Chief Minister of Meghalaya → appointedBy → Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ
Chief Minister of Meghalaya → subordinateTo → Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ
North-Eastern Hill University → chancellor → Governor of Meghalaya ⓘ