Government of Pondicherry
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| Seat of Government | Pondicherry |
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| Executive | |
| Governor | Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi |
| Chief Minister | V. Narayanasamy |
| Legislature | |
| Assembly | |
| Members in Assembly | 33 (30 Elected, 3 Nominated) |
| Judiciary | |
| High Court | Madras High Court |
| Chief Justice | Indira Banerjee |
Government of Puducherry is a democratically elected body that governs the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is headed by the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry as its nominal head, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. Its capital is located at Pondicherry. (Other union territories doesn't have an elected government and legislative assembly. Puducherry and National Capital Territory of Delhi are the two territories which have democratically elected governments like Indian states.)
The Lt. Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The executive and legislative powers lie with the Chief Minister and his council of ministers, who are appointed by the President. The Governors of the states and territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Only Indian citizens above 35 years of age are eligible for appointment. Governors discharge all constitutional functions such as the appointment of the Chief Minister, sending reports to the President about failure of constitutional machinery in a state, or with respect to issues relating to the assent to a bill passed by legislature, exercise or their own opinion.
Kiran Bedi is the present governor. The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:
The legislature comprises the governor and the legislative assembly, which is the highest political organ in state. The governor has the power to summon the assembly or to close the same. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected, normally once in every five years by the eligible voters who are above 18 years of age. The current assembly consists of 30 elected members and one member nominated by the governor from the Anglo-Indian Community. The elected members select one of its own members as its chairman who is called the speaker. The speaker is assisted by the deputy speaker who is also elected by the members. The conduct of meeting in the house is the responsibility of the Speaker.
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