Mukut Mithi
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Mukut Mithi is the former Chief Minister
of the India
n state
of Arunachal Pradesh
. He served as an MLA consecutively from 1983 until his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry in 2006. He was Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from January 19, 1999 until August 3, 2003.
For much of his political career he was a member of the Indian National Congress
and then the Arunachal Congress
; he later broke from the Arunachal Congress in 1998 to form the Arunachal Congress-Mithi. Later Arunachal Congress-Mithi merged with Congress. He also held The Pradesh Congress Committee President Post and also served as Congress working Committee, Permanent Member Of the Indian National Congress.
In July 2006 the President of India appointed Mithi to be the Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry; he was sworn in on July 19, 2006. He is the youngest politician to be appointed to a gubernatorial role, which clearly speaks loudly of his credibility in the Congress Party to which he belongs.
On March 12, 2008, Mithi resigned as Lieutenant Governor in order to stand in the Rajya Sabha
election in Arunachal Pradesh. Bhopinder Singh
, the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was sworn in to replace Mithi on March 15. He was administered oath as a member of Parliament (Rajya sabha)from Arunachal Pradesh on 4/06/08.
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
. He served as an MLA consecutively from 1983 until his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry in 2006. He was Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from January 19, 1999 until August 3, 2003.
For much of his political career he was a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
and then the Arunachal Congress
Arunachal Congress
Arunachal Congress is a regional political party in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. AC was founded in September 1996 as a splinter-group of Indian National Congress, when the local party leader and Chief Minister Gegong Apang revolted against the then Congress leader P.V. Narasimha Rao...
; he later broke from the Arunachal Congress in 1998 to form the Arunachal Congress-Mithi. Later Arunachal Congress-Mithi merged with Congress. He also held The Pradesh Congress Committee President Post and also served as Congress working Committee, Permanent Member Of the Indian National Congress.
In July 2006 the President of India appointed Mithi to be the Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry; he was sworn in on July 19, 2006. He is the youngest politician to be appointed to a gubernatorial role, which clearly speaks loudly of his credibility in the Congress Party to which he belongs.
On March 12, 2008, Mithi resigned as Lieutenant Governor in order to stand in the Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
election in Arunachal Pradesh. Bhopinder Singh
Bhopinder Singh
Lt. Gen. Bhopinder Singh , a PVSM awardee Indian Army officer. He is presently the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands....
, the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was sworn in to replace Mithi on March 15. He was administered oath as a member of Parliament (Rajya sabha)from Arunachal Pradesh on 4/06/08.