The governor of Uttarakhand is appointed by the

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for a term of five years, and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is ''

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'' head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected

Uttarakhand Council of Ministers The Uttarakhand Council of Ministers is the executive wing of Government of Uttarakhand and headed by Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, who is the head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The term of every executive wing is for 5 years ...

, headed by the

chief minister of Uttarakhand The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the chief executive of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief min ...

, who thus hold ''

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'' executive authority at the state-level. The

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also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a

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, recommend

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, or reserve bills for the president's assent. The governor of Uttarakhand has their official residences at the

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s in

Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...

and

Nainital Nainital ( Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a city and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters o ...

. Uttarakhand was created on 9 November 2000, when it was carved out from the Himalayan districts of

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. Seven people have served as the state's governor, five are men and two women including

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Qualifications

Article 157 and Article 158 of the

specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows: A governor must: * be a

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. * be at least 35 years of age. * not be a member of either house of the parliament or house of the state legislature. * not hold any office of profit.

Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers: *Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals, *Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) & vidhan parishad, and *Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.

List of the governors of Uttarakhand

Governor’s House, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India

Following is the list of the governors of Uttarakhand since its inception on 9 November 2000: ;Timeline

References

External links

India States

Official website

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

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