List of governors of Bihar

Location of Bihar in India.

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. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar is the current governor of Bihar.^[1][2] Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the president of India.

Powers and functions

The governor has:

• 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.

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.

Sir Hugh Dow and Sir Frederick Seaford – Dow was the last governor of Bihar under British Raj

President Pranab Mukherjee received by Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind & Chief minister Nitish Kumar.

Governors of Bihar

See also

• Governor (India)
• Chief Minister of Bihar
• List of governors of Bihar and Orissa Province

References

1. "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
2. Mohan, Archis (21 August 2018). "Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor, Lalji Tandon takes his place in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
3. "Profile of the President of India". presidentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
4. "Ram Nath Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. PTI. 20 June 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
5. "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". The Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
6. "Lalji Tandon sworn in as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. 23 August 2018.

External links

• Bihar governor website