List of Governors of Northeastern states of India:
| State | Governor | Portrait |
| 1. Arunachal Pradesh | B. D. Mishra |  |
| 2. Assam | Jagdish Mukhi |  |
| 3. Manipur | Najma Heptulla |  |
| 4. Meghalaya | Tathagata Roy |  |
| 5. Mizoram | P.S. Sreedharan Pillai |  |
| 6. Nagaland | R. N. Ravi |  |
| 7. Sikkim | Ganga Prasad |  |
| 8. Tripura | Ramesh Bais |  |
A Governor of a state is generally a public official appointed by the president
for tenure of 5 years. All executive actions of a state are taken in the name
of the Governor. A Governor also enjoys many Legislative Powers, Judicial
powers and Emergency Powers.
Who appoints: A Governor is appointed by the President (Article 155).
Tenure: 5 Years.
Powers of a Governor:
- A governor has the power to grant pardons, postpone punishments (Article 161).
- No financial bill can be originated in the state legislature without the Governor’s recommendation.
- The Governor must approve a public bill for it to become an Act.
- The Governor shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before the House....a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure. (Article 202).
- The Advocate General of the state is appointed by the governor (Article 165).
- The Chief Minister and other ministers for the state are appointed by the governor (Article 164).
Qualification to become a Governor:
- Must be a citizen of India (Article 157),
- Should be at least 35 years old (Article 157),
- The governor shall not be a member of Legislature or Parliament (Article 158),
- Shall not hold any office of profit (Article 158).
- Shall be entitled to without payment of rent to the use of his official residences (Article 158)
Also Read
Districts of Sikkim, State Symbols of Assam
Capitals of northeastern states of India
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