Governing Body

      The governing body consists of the lieutenant governor the presiding authority, the chief secretary and inspector general of police assisting the lieutenant governor. It also has a secretary and Deputy Commissioners. There is no legislative assembly but soon they may equal the legislative assembly of pondichery. Port Blair is the only city of the Islands which has a municipal court. 18 candidates elect the members of this council. Three are appointed. It has a president, a vice president and a deputy president. They hold the position for just a year and every year a new president is elected. The members’ tenure is for five years. The Islands have 67 panchayats, 7 panchayats same this and a zilla parishad. The people elect a president and two members and the members elect the third person. Only great Nicobar of Nicobar islands have village panchayats.