Raj Bhavan, Punjab

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Raj Bhavan, Punjab
Raj Bhavan, Punjab
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Coordinates 30°44′20″N76°48′39″E / 30.738783°N 76.810860°E / 30.738783; 76.810860
Current tenants Gulab Chand Kataria
Owner Government of Punjab
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Raj Bhavan, Punjab is the Raj Bhavan ("Government House") or official residence of the governor of Punjab. [1] Punjab Raj Bhavan is located in Chandigarh, the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, on the shore of Sukhna Lake just south of Haryana Raj Bhavan, residence of the governor of Haryana. Since 1985, the governor of Punjab has also acted as the administrator of Chandigarh.[ citation needed ]

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  1. "Governor of Punjab". Government of Punjab. Present Address. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.