List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh

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The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. The current governor is Padmanabha Acharya appointed on 27 January 2017 after V. Shanmuganathan resigned.

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.

References

List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh Wikipedia

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