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Lieutenant governor


 

A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. In India this position is slightly different.

India

In India, a Lieutenant governor is in charge of a Union Territory. He is given almost the same powers chief ministers have over their states. However the rank is given just to the union territories of Chandigarh, Delhi, Pondicherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Lt. Gov hold the same rank as a governor of a state in the list of precedence.

Related Topics:
India - Union Territory - Chief minister - Chandigarh - Delhi - Pondicherry - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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The other territories have an administrator appointed, who is an IAS officer.

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