Governor of Bihar

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The Governor of Bihar is the constitutional head of the Indian state of Bihar, 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 Bihar canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
state governor
actsOnAdviceOf Government of Bihar
surface form: Council of Ministers of Bihar
appliesToJurisdiction Bihar
surface form: State of Bihar
appointedBy President of India
canRecommend PresidentRuleInBiharUnderArticle356
ceremonialHeadOf Bihar
surface form: State of Bihar
commanderInChiefRole nominalHeadOfStateForStateForces
constitutionalBasis Article 153 of the Constitution of India
Articles 154 to 162 of the Constitution of India
constitutionalHeadOf Bihar
country India
currentAsOf2024 Rajendra Arlekar
deJureHeadOf Government of Bihar
eligibility 35YearsOfAgeOrAbove
citizenOfIndia
firstHolder Jairamdas Daulatram
flag Tiranga (Indian national flag)
surface form: Flag of India
formationDate 15 August 1947
hasJurisdictionOver Government of Bihar
hasPower appointAdvocateGeneralOfBihar
appointChairmanAndMembersOfBiharPublicServiceCommission
appointChiefMinisterOfBihar
dismissCouncilOfMinistersOfBiharUnderCertainConditions
dissolveBiharLegislativeAssemblyOnAdviceOfChiefMinister
giveAssentToBillsPassedByBiharLegislature
makeRulesForConvenientTransactionOfBusinessOfGovernmentOfBihar
promulgateOrdinancesForBiharWhenLegislatureNotInSession
prorogueBiharLegislativeAssembly
reserveCertainBillsForConsiderationOfPresidentOfIndia
summonBiharLegislativeAssembly
withholdAssentToBillsPassedByBiharLegislature
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bihar
India
mayHoldAdditionalChargeOf anotherIndianState
memberOf Council of Governors in India
surface form: Council of Governors of India
nominatedBy centralGovernmentOfIndia
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of Patna High Court
officeType appointedPosition
oversees implementationOfConstitutionInBihar
reappointment eligible
reportsTo President of India
residence Raj Bhavan, Patna
seat Patna
style His Excellency
symbol State Emblem of India
surface form: Emblem of India
termLength 5 years

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Bihar headOfStateTitle Governor of Bihar
Ram Nath Kovind positionHeld Governor of Bihar
Zakir Husain positionHeld Governor of Bihar
Zakir Husain office Governor of Bihar
Bihar Legislative Assembly canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Bihar
Government of Bihar headOfStateTitle Governor of Bihar
Chief Minister of Bihar appointedBy Governor of Bihar
Chief Minister of Bihar canBeRemovedBy Governor of Bihar