In the Republic of India, a lieutenant governor is the constitutional head of five of the eight union territories. The lieutenant governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. Since the union territories of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry have a measure of self-government with an elected legislature and council of ministers, the role of the lieutenant governor there is mostly a ceremonial one, akin to that of a state's governor. In Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Ladakh however, the lieutenant governor holds more power, being both the head of state and head of government.
| Lieutenant Governors and Administrators | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | President of India |
The other three union territories—Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; and Lakshadweep—are governed by an administrator. Unlike the lieutenant governors of other territories, they are usually drawn from the retired officer from Indian Armed Forces, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) or Indian Police Service (IPS). Since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has also been the ex-officio Administrator of Chandigarh.
Praful Khoda Patel, till date, is the only administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu who is not an armed forces officer or a civil servant (i.e. IAS or IPS), rather a politician. He was also given the additional charge of Lakshadweep after the death of Dineshwar Sharma.
List
editThe following lists contain the current lieutenant governors and administrators of the eight union territories of India.[1]
Lieutenant Governors
edit| Union territory (past lieutenant governors) |
Elected legislature | Name | Portrait | Took office (tenure length) |
Appointed by | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands (list) |
|
Devendra Kumar Joshi | 
|
8 October 2017 (7 years, 45 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [2] |
| Delhi (list) |
 (Legislative Assembly) |
Vinai Kumar Saxena | 
|
26 May 2022 (2 years, 180 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [3] |
| Jammu and Kashmir (list) |
(Legislative Assembly) |
Manoj Sinha | 
|
7 August 2020 (4 years, 107 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [4] |
| Ladakh (list) |
|
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|
19 February 2023 (1 year, 284 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [5] |
| Puducherry (list) |
(Legislative Assembly) |
Kuniyil Kailashnathan | 
|
7 August 2024 (107 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | [6] |
Administrators
edit| Union territory (list) |
Name | Portrait | Assumed office (Time in office) |
Appointed by | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandigarh (list) |
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|
31 July 2024 (114 days) |
Droupadi Murmu | |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (list) |
Praful Khoda Patel | 
|
26 January 2020 (4 years, 301 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [7] |
| Lakshadweep (list) |
Praful Khoda Patel (additional charge) |
|
5 December 2020 (3 years, 353 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [8] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lt. Governors & Administrators". India.gov.in. Retrieved on 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) sworn in as the 13th Lt. Governor of A& N Islands". The Island Reflector. 8 October 2017. Archived from |the original on 22 October 2017.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (23 May 2022). "Vinai Kumar Saxena is the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Manoj Sinha takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir LG, says dialogue with people will start soon". India Today. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "India Political Updates: Resignation of Ladakh L-G R K Mathur accepted, Brig B D Mishra appointed in his place". Deccan Herald. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (22 March 2024). "C.P. Radhakrishnan sworn in as Lt. Governor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Administrator of Daman and Diu Official Website of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu. Retrieved on 21 September 2016.
- ^ "'Black Day' to be observed in Lakshadweep as Praful Khoda Patel returns to island". Hindustan Times. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.