The Governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. H.E. R S Gavai is the current governor (assumed charge of office on June 22, 2006).

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 or Vidhan Parishad, and
• Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

See also: Powers and functions of the Governor

In his ex-officio capacity, the Governor of Bihar is Chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.

List of all previous governors of Bihar

See also

• Bihar
• Governor of Bihar and Orissa
• Governors of India

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Governors, Lt Governors and Administrators of Indian States and Union Territories

States Andhra Pradesh Â· Arunachal Pradesh Â· Assam Â· Bihar Â· Chhattisgarh Â· Goa Â· Gujarat Â· Haryana Â· Himachal Pradesh Â· Jammu and Kashmir Â· Jharkhand Â· Karnataka Â· Kerala Â· Madhya Pradesh Â· Maharashtra Â· Manipur Â· Meghalaya Â· Mizoram Â· Nagaland Â· Orissa Â· Punjab Â· Rajasthan Â· Sikkim Â· Tamil Nadu Â· Tripura Â· Uttarakhand Â· Uttar Pradesh Â· West Bengal Union territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands Â· Chandigarh Â· Dadra and Nagar Haveli Â· National Capital Territory of Delhi Â· Daman and Diu Â· Lakshadweep Â· Pondicherry

External links

• http://gov.bih.nic.in/Governance/OldGovernors.htm

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