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He served as the last Governor of the Punjab in British India from 8 April 1946 to August 1947. [ 4 ] Due to boycotts engulfing the Punjab, on 2 March 1947 Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana resigned as Prime Minister of the province and Jenkins, as Governor, assumed direct control of the Punjab until the day of partition, 14 August 1947.
Governor of East Punjab (1947–1950) 1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi: 15 August 1947 26 January 1950 2 years, 164 days L. Mountbatten : Governor of Punjab (1950–Present) 1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi: 26 January 1950 11 March 1953 3 years, 44 days Rajendra Prasad: 2 Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh: 11 March 1953 15 September 1958
List of governors of Punjab (India) governors of Punjab state of India; Governor of Punjab, Pakistan, ... This page was last edited on 7 July 2023, at 18:47 (UTC).
After completing his tenure in Kathmandu, he was appointed as the Governor of undivided Punjab in 1953. Under his aegis that the city of Chandigarh as well as the Bhakra Dam were built. The establishment of the Kurukshetra University was his dream. He wanted to set up an institute to promote Indian culture and traditions. [8]
Governor of Punjab: Residence: House Number 7, Sector 2, Chandigarh, Punjab: Seat: Punjab Civil Secretariat, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh: Appointer: Governor of Punjab: Term length: At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. [1] Precursor: Premier of the Punjab Chief Minister of ...
The Punjab Province was a province of British India.Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the British East India Company on 29 March 1849; it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British control.
The governor of the Punjab was head of the British administration in the province of the Punjab. In 1849 the East India Company defeated the Sikh Empire and annexed the Punjab region . The governor-general of India , Lord Dalhousie , implemented a three-member Board of Administration to govern the province. [ 1 ]
The office was created under the Government of India Act 1935.The Unionist Party was the principal legislative force in the province. It received support from legislators of the Punjab Muslim League, the Indian National Congress and the Sikh Akali Dal at various periods.