The Governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. 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). Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai (born October 30 1929) is an Indian politician and current Governor of Kerala from 26 June 2008 Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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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. The Governors and Lieutenant-Governors of the States and territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of
List of all previous governors of Bihar
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