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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Meghalaya canonical | 5 |
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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