Governor of Manipur given additional charge

Q.  The governor of which state has been appointed the Governor of Manipur as well on 28th September 2015?
- Published on 30 Sep 15

a. Syed Ahmed Khan
b. Ram Nath Kovind
c. V. Shanmuganathan
d. None of the above

ANSWER: V. Shanmuganathan
 
V. Shanmuganathan was appointed as the Governor of Manipur by the President Pranab Mukherjee on 28 September 2015 and given the additional duties of Manipur after the demise of incumbent Dr. Syed Ahmed Khan.64-year-old Shanmuganathan joined BJP in 2003. He appointed as Governor of Meghalaya on 20 May 2015.

Ahmed, a former Congress leader from Maharashtra, was appointed as the Governor of Manipur on 16 May 2015.As per A153, there shall be a Governor for each State but the 7th Constitutional AA 1956 facilitated the appointment of same person as governor for two/more states.

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