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Download Solution PDFWho was appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in May 2022?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Vinai Kumar Saxena.
Key Points
- The Delhi National Capital Territory's constitutional governor is the lieutenant governor.
- On May 26, 2022, Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena became the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
- Shri Saxena, 63, is the first corporate man to be chosen for such a gubernatorial position.
- He has more than three decades of extensive expertise in the corporate and social sectors.
Additional Information
- Lieutenant Governor
- In the Republic of India, a lieutenant governor is the constitutional head of five out of the eight union territories.
- The lieutenant governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years and holds office at the President's pleasure.
- Since the union territories of Delhi, Jammu, and Kashmir, and Puducherry have a measure of self-government with an elected legislature and council of ministers, the role of the lieutenant governor there is mostly a ceremonial one, akin to that of a state's governor.
- In Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Ladakh however, the lieutenant governor holds more power, being both the head of state and head of government.
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