Mukhi sworn in as Lt Gvnr of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, other governors sworn in
Q. Who was sworn in as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 22nd August 2016?- Published on 24 Aug 16a. Jagdish Mukthi
b. Banwarilal Purohit
c. Najma Heptullah
d. None of the above
ANSWER: None of the above
Senior BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi was on 22 August 2016 sworn in as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Mukhi Succeeded Lt General A K Singh (Retd) who was appointed in July 2013. Earlier, he had been a minister and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly in the past.
- Mukhi was also a professor in Delhi University and has authored a book titled 'Company Law and Secretarial Practice’.
- Banwarilal Purohit on 22 August 2016 was sworn in as the Governor of Assam.
- Purohit succeeded Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, Governor of Nagaland who was Governor in-charge of Assam.
- V P Singh Badnore on 22 August 2016 took oath as the new Governor of Punjab. He was also sworn in as the Administrator of Chandigarh Administration.
- Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice S J Vazifdar administered the oath of office and secrecy to Badnore at Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.
- Badnore replaced Kaptan Singh Solanki, who is the Governor of Haryana. Solanki had been holding additional charge of Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh Administration since January 2015.
