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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bihar canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| 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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