GOVERNOR OF ASSAM

                                                     GOVERNOR OF ASSAM

GOVERNOR :

 ARTICLES RELATED TO THE GOVERNOR: 

Article 153: Governors of State

There should be a Governor for each state. 

Article 154: Executive power of State 

154(1) : The executive power of the state shall be vested in the Governor and shall be exercised by him either directly or through offices subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution.

154(2) : Nothing in this article shall - 

(a) be deemed to transfer to the Governor any functions by any existing law on any other authority; or

(b) prevent Parliament or the Legislature of the State from conferring by law functions on any authority subordinate to the Governor.

Article 155: Appointment of Governor

 The Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrent under his hand and seal.

Article 156. Term of office of Governor

156(1) The governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. 

156(2) The Governor may ,by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.

156(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this article, a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.

Provided that a Governor shall , notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.

Article 157: Qualifications for appointment as Governor:

No person shall be eligible for appointment as Governor unless he is a citizen of India and has completed the age of thirty - five years.

Article 158: Conditions of Governor's office:

158(1) The Governor shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any state specified in the First Schedule , and if a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any such State be appointed Governor, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as Governor.

158(2) The Governor shall not hold any other office of profit.

158(3) The Governor shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments, allowances and privileges as are specified in the Second Schedule.

158(4) The emoluments and allowances of the Governor shall not be diminished during his term of office.

Article 159: Oath or affirmation by the Governor:

Every Governor and every person discharging the functions of the Governor shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State, or, in his absence, the seniormost Judge of that Court available, an oath or affirmation in the following form, that is to say - 

                   " I, A . B. ,     do swear in the name of God 

                                            solemnly affirm 

that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor ( or discharge the functions of the Governor ) of ________ ( name of the State) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well- being of the people of ________ ( name of the State)".

Article 160: Discharge of the functions of the Governor in certain contingencies: 

The President may make such provision as he thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of the Governor of a State in any contingency not provided for in this Chapter.

Article 161: Power of Governor to grant pardons ,etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases: 

The Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends.

Article 162: Extent of executive power of the State:

 Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the executive power of a State shall extend to the matters with respect to which the Legislature of the State has power to make laws. 

Provided that in any matter with respect to which the Legislature of a State and Parliament have power to make laws, the executive power of the State shall be subject to, and limited by the executive power expressly conferred by this Constitution or by any law made by Parliament upon the Union or authorities thereof.                              

GOVERNORS OF ASSAM 

1. Sir Henry Joseph Tuynam : 24 February, 1938  - 4 October,1939.

2. Sir Robert Niel Reid : 5 October,1939 - 3 May, 1942.

3. Andrew Gourley Clow : 4 May,1942.

4. Rederik Chalmers Bourne : 4 April, 1946.

5. Sir Henry Foley Knight : 4 September,1946 - 3 May, 1947.

6. Andrew Gourley Clow : 24 December, 1946 - 3 May, 1948.

7. Sir Akbar Hydari : 4 May ,1947 - 28 December, 1948.

8. Ronald Francis : 30 December , 1948 - 15 , February, 1949.

9. Sri Prakasha : 16 February, 1949 - 26 May, 1950.

10. Jairam Das Daulatram : 27 May,1950 - 14 May, 1946.

11. Saiyid Fazal Ali : 15 May, 1956 - 22 August , 1959.

12. Chandreswar Prasad Sinha : 23 August, 1959 - 13 October ,1959.

    

13.  Satyawanta Manalla Shrinagesh: 14 October, 1959 - 12 November, 1960.

14. Bishnu Sahay : 12 November, 1960 - 12 January , 1961.

15. Satyawanta Manalla Shrinagesh: 13 January , 1961 - 7 September , 1962.

16. Bishnu Sahay :7 September , 1962 - 16 April, 1968.

17. B K Nehru  : 17 April, 1968 - 7 December, 1970.

18. Justice P K Swami: 8 December, 1970 - 4 January, 1971.

19. B K Nehru : 5 January, 1971 - 18 September, 1973.

20. Lalan Prasad Singh : 19 September, 1973 - 10 August, 1981.

21. Prakash Mehrotra :  10 August, 1981 - 27 March, 1984.

22. T S Misra : 28 March, 1984 - 15 April, 1984.

23. Bhishma Narayan Singh : 15 April, 1984 - 10 May, 1989.

24. Harideo Joshi : 10 May, 1989 - 21 July , 1989.

25. Justice Anisetti Roghuvir : 21 July , 1989 - 2 May, 1990.

26. Devi Das Thakur : 2 May, 1990 - 17 March, 1991.

27. Lok Nath Misra : 17 March, 1991 - 1 September, 1997.

28. Sriniwas Kumar Sinha : 1 September, 1997 - 4 June, 2003.

29. Ajoy Singh : 5 June, 2003 - 3 July, 2008.

30. Arvind Dave ( Acting) : 21 April, -  12 May, 2003.

31. Shivcharan Mathur : 4 July ,2008 - 25 June , 2009.

32. K S Narayan ( Acting) : 25 June , 2009 - 26 July, 2009.

33. Sibete Raji : 27 July, 2009 - 9 December 2009.

34. J B Patnaik : 10 December , 2009 - 11 December , 2014.

35. P B Archarya : 12 December , 2014 - 22 August, 2016.

36. Banawarilal Purohit: 22 August,2016 - 30 September, 2017

37. Jagdish Mukhi : 30 September, 2017 - 14 February, 2023.

38. Gulab Chand Kataria : 22 February, 2023 - 29 July, 2024.

39. Lakshman Prasad Achyarya : 30 July,2024 -