Governor of Beltola
| Governor of Beltola | |
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| बेलटोला के राज्यपाल (Hindi) | |
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Incumbent Prince Samarendra Bose since 10 November 2024 | |
| Style | His Highness |
| Reports to | Rashtradhyaksh Prime Minister of Vishwamitra |
| Appointer | Rashtradhyaksh on the advice of the union council of ministers and the privy council |
| Term length | At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure |
| Constituting instrument | Governorship Act, 2023 |
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| First holder |
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The Governor of Beltola (Hindi: बेलटोला के राज्यपाल) is the vice-regal representative of the Rashtradhyaksh, the federal ruler and the union government in the state and the ceremonial deputy head of state of the state of Beltola who serves as the deputy to the Rajpramukh of Beltola, the hereditary executive ruler of the state. The governor is responsible for assisting the Rajpramukh and the state government in the discharge of the administrative and other functions. The governor is also eligible to act as the head of state in the case of the absence of the Rajpramukh.
The position of the governor first came into existence in 2016 after the creation of the state of South Guwahati. At the time of the first creation, the governor served as the head of state and was responsible for the entire administration of the state. Following Vishwamitra's transition to a monarchy in 2020, the responsibilities rendered by the state governors were transferred to the hereditary rulers known as Rajpramukhs.
In March 2023, the Governorship Bill, 2023 was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Deputy Prime Minister and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Arthur Lacey-Scott-FitzLacia and was subsequently passed by the parliament. The bill received royal assent on 17 March 2023 and thus became an act. Soon after receiving assent, following the provisions laid in the act, the governors of the states were appointed. Prince Abhiraj, Senior Prince of Purvanchal who had previously served as the Governor of Beltola was re-appointed to serve as the governor for a second term on 17 March 2023 and served in office until resigning on 28 May 2023. The current governor is Prince Samarendra Bose who has been in office since 10 November 2024.
History
First creation (2016–2020)
Beltola was created as a state of the union on 18 September 2016 following the introduction of the federal style of administration long with the state of North Guwahati and union territory of Central Guwahati. It was known as "South Guwahati" at the time of its creation and was renamed as "Beltola" on 7 May 2017.
Sanghita Roy was appointed as the first governor of South Guwahati after the state's creation and she remained in office until being removed on 13 November 2016. On 2 February 2020, the role of the governor was replaced by the Governor-General who became the head of the dominion of Beltola. Prior to the appointment of the governor-general, most governors who were appointed were non-local to the state exception to the first office-holder. The position of governor was re-introduced in May 2020.
Beltola was the second most-important state after Purvanchal and the position of the governor was often seen as a lavish position and that of immense prestige for its occupants.
Arnab Deka was the longest serving governor of the state who served in office for 1 year, 214 days. The last office-holder was Reshmi Hazarika who was appointed on 13 May 2020 and ceased office on 8 June 2020.
Second creation (2023–present)
The position of the governor came into existence for the second time in 2023 after the passage of the Governorship Act, 2023 by the Lok Sabha and its receiving royal assent on 17 March 2023. Under the provisions of the act, the governors are to be the vice-regal representative of the Rashtradhyaksh and shall serve as deputy to the hereditary state rulers and act as head of state whenever needed. Prince Abhiraj, Senior Prince of Purvanchal was appointed as the first governor of the state after the position's re-introduction on 17 March 2023.
Functions and role
The governor of Beltola was the head of state of the state of Beltola who served in office on the pleasure of the President who was the appointer. The functions of the governor included:
- discharging the day-to-day affairs of the state.
- maintain law and order and general administration of the state.
- communicate and brief the President about activities in the state.
- appoint the chief minister and other officials upon approval of the President.
Following the re-introduction of the position in March 2023, the functions of the governor have been reduced to largely ceremonial ones. The governor, being the vice-regal representative of the Rashtradhyaksh, shares their duties and functions with the Rajpramukh and performs the functions whenever needed as asked by the Rashtradhyaksh. The principal duty rendered by the governor is to act as a bridge in the communication between the state government and the central government and to relay information to the central government and to convey information from the central government to that of the state.
List
Governor of South Guwahati (2016–2017) | |||||||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Home state | Term start | Term end | Term length | President | Prime Minister | |
| 1 | .svg)
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Her Excellency Sanghita Roy (born 2003) |
Central Guwahati | 18 September 2016 |
13 November 2016 |
56 days | Tanishkaa Patranabish | Varuna Sriraya | |
| Anoushkaa Patranabish | |||||||||
| 2 | 
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His Excellency Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) |
North Guwahati | 13 November 2016 |
27 November 2016 |
14 days | |||
| Lieutenant Governor of Central Guwahati Klarissa Sriraya served as Administrator during the interval 27 November – 13 December 2016 | |||||||||
| 3 | 
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Her Excellency Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010) |
South Guwahati | 13 December 2016 |
30 December 2016 |
17 days | Klarissa Sriraya (Acting) |
Varuna Sriraya | |
| Position vacant during this interval | |||||||||
| (1) |
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Her Excellency Sanghita Roy (born 2003) |
Central Guwahati | 2 January 2017 |
12 April 2017 |
100 days | Klarissa Sriraya | Varuna Sriraya | |
| (3) |
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Her Excellency Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010) |
South Guwahati | 12 April 2017 |
7 May 2017 |
25 days | Varuna Sriraya | Klarissa Sriraya | |
Governor of Beltola (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Home state | Term start | Term end | Term length | President | Prime Minister | |
| 4 | .svg)
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His Excellency Kalyan Dey (born 2001) |
Brihattar Guwahati | 7 May 2017 |
5 July 2017 |
59 days | Varuna Sriraya | Klarissa Sriraya | |
| 5 |
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Her Excellency Reshmi Hazarika (born 2003) |
Basistha | 6 July 2017 |
23 April 2018 |
291 days | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
| Anoushkaa Patranabish | Varuna Sriraya | ||||||||
| (1) |
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Her Excellency Sanghita Roy (born 2003) |
Madhya Guwahati | 23 April 2018 |
4 February 2019 |
287 days | |||
| Varuna Sriraya | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||||||||
| Vacant | |||||||||
| Tanishkaa Patranabish | |||||||||
| 6 | 
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His Excellency Arnab Deka (born 2002) |
Uttar Guwahati | 4 February 2019 |
20 July 2019 |
166 days | |||
| 7 |
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His Excellency Ankurjyoti Thakuria (born 2002) |
Kamrup Pradesh | 20 July 2019 |
16 August 2019 |
27 days | |||
| Governor of Uttaranchal Reshmi Hazarika served as Caretaker Governor during the interval 16 August – 4 September 2019 | |||||||||
| 8 | 
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His Excellency Abhiraj Kar (born 2006) |
Madhya Prant | 4 September 2019 |
29 September 2019 |
25 days | Varuna Sriraya | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
| Governor of Uttaranchal Bhargab Jyoti Medhi served as Caretaker Governor during the interval 29 September – 4 October 2019 | |||||||||
| 9 |
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His Excellency Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001) |
Purvanchal | 4 October 2019 |
2 February 2020 |
121 days | Varuna Sriraya | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
Governor-General of Beltola (2020) | |||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Home state | Term start | Term end | Term length | President | Prime Minister | |
| 1 | 
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Her Excellency Asmi Patranabis (born 2007) |
Beltola | 2 February 2020 |
13 May 2020 |
101 days | Varuna Sriraya | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
| Anoushkaa Patranabish | |||||||||
| Tanishkaa Patranabish | |||||||||
| Tanishkaa Patranabish | Position vacant | ||||||||
Governor of Beltola (2020) | |||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Home state | Term start | Term end | Term length | President | Prime Minister | |
| (5) |
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Her Excellency Reshmi Hazarika (born 2003) |
Basistha | 13 May 2020 |
7 June 2020 |
25 days | Tanishkaa Patranabish | Position vacant | |
| Position abolished on 8 June 2020 | |||||||||
Governor of Beltola (2023–present) | |||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Home state | Term start | Term end | Term length | Monarch | Prime Minister | |
| 1 |
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His Serene Highness Dato Sri Utama Abhiraj Kar Senior Prince of Purvanchal (born 2006) |
Purvanchal | 17 March 2023 |
28 May 2023 |
72 days | Varuna Sriraya | Farhaz Hazarika | |
| 2 | 
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Her Serene Highness Datin Sri Utama Princess Tanvi Sridasa (born 2013) |
Purvanchal | 28 May 2023 |
14 July 2023 |
47 days | |||
| 3 | 
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His Excellency Tan Sri Dato Sri Utama Rajdeep Deka (born 2002) |
Uttaranchal | 14 July 2023 |
5 November 2023 |
114 days | |||
| 4 |
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His Excellency Tan Sri Dato Sri Utama Arnab Deka (born 2002) |
Uttaranchal | 5 November 2023 |
29 March 2024 |
145 days | |||
| Position vacant during the interval | |||||||||
| 5 |
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Her Excellency Maha Sri Vijaya Reshmi Hazarika (born 2003) |
Basistha | 28 July 2024 |
10 November 2024 |
105 days | Varuna Sriraya | Klarissa Sriraya | |
| 6 |
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His Highness Maha Sri Uttama Prince Samarendra Bose (born 1955) |
Purvanchal | 10 November 2024 |
Incumbent | 7 days | |||
Trivia
Records
- Sanghita Roy served as the first governor of the state and is also the longest governor with a total of 443 days in office.
- Sanghita Roy holds the record of serving as the governor of the state on three different occasions.
- Two former presidents, Anoushkaa Patranabish and Klarissa Sriraya served as the governor of the state.
- Anirban Phatowali has the record of being the shortest serving governor of the state, with a term of 14 days in office.
Timeline
Time in office
- Longest serving: Sanghita Roy (443 days)
- Shortest serving: Anirban Phatowali (14 days)
Below is the list of the governors and lieutenant governors of Basistha by total time in office:
- Sanghita Roy – 443 days
- Reshmi Hazarika – 336 days
- Arnab Deka – 166 days
- Bhargab Jyoti Medhi – 126 days
- Asmi Patranabis – 101 days
- Abhiraj Kar – 97 days
- Kalyan Dey – 59 days
- Anoushkaa Patranabish – 42 days
- Ankurjyoti Thakuria – 27 days
- Tanvi Sridasa – 1 year, 173 days
- Klarissa Sriraya (acting) – 16 days
- Anirban Phatowali – 14 days