Ticker

6/recent/ticker-posts

How governor elected in India?

 Part VI of the constitution deals with the government in the states. Article 153 to Article 167 deals with the state executive. the state executive consists of  the governor, the chief ministers, the council of ministers, and the advocate general of India. thus there is no office of vice governor in the state like that of vice president at the centre.

Governor:

Like the president, the governor is the chief executive head of the state, but like the president , he is a nominal executive head. The governor also acts as an agent of the central government. Therefore, the office of governor has a dual role. usually there is a governor for each state, but the 7th constitutional amendment act of 1956 facilitated the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states.

Appointment Of Government : 

The Governor is neither directly elected by the people nor indirectly elected by a specially constituted electoral college as is the case with the president by warrant under his hand and seal. In a way , he is a nominee of the central government, but as held by the supreme court in 1979, the office of governor of a state is not an employment under the central goverment. it is an Independant Constitutional Office and is not under the control of or subordinate to the central government. 

The  American model, where the governor of the state is directly elected, was dropped and the canadian model, where the governor of a province (state) is appointed by the governor-general (centre), was accepted in the constituent assembly. 


Post a Comment

0 Comments