List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
In the
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—
Administrator of Chandigarh
.
Praful Khoda Patel, till date, is the only administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu who is not 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.
Current Indian lieutenant governors
| Union territory (past lieutenant governors) |
Elected legislature | Name[1] | Portrait | Took office (tenure length) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
list )
|
|
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi | 
|
8 October 2017 (6 years, 184 days) |
[2] |
| Delhi (list) |
 (Legislative Assembly) |
Vinai Kumar Saxena | 
|
26 May 2022 (1 year, 319 days) |
|
| Jammu and Kashmir (list) |
(Legislative Assembly) |
Manoj Sinha | 
|
7 August 2020 (3 years, 246 days) |
[3] |
| Ladakh (list) |
|
B. D. Mishra | ,_Shri_Alphons_Kannanthanam_meeting_the_Governor_of_Arunachal_Pradesh,_Brigadier_(Retd.)_(Dr.)_B.D._Mishra,_in_New_Delhi_on_July_31,_2018_(cropped).JPG)
|
12 February 2023 (1 year, 57 days) |
[4] |
| Puducherry (list) |
(Legislative Assembly) |
C. P. Radhakrishnan (additional charge) |
|
19 March 2024 (21 days) |
Current Indian administrators
| No. | Union territory (list) |
Portrait | Name | Home state | Assumed office (Time in office) |
Appointed by | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandigarh (list) |
|
Banwarilal Purohit | Rajasthan | 31 August 2021 (2 years, 222 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [5] |
| 2 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (list) |
|
Praful Khoda Patel | Gujarat | 26 January 2020 (4 years, 74 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [6] |
| 3 | Lakshadweep (list) |
|
Praful Khoda Patel (additional charge) |
Gujarat | 5 December 2020 (3 years, 126 days) |
Ram Nath Kovind | [7] |
See also
- List of current Indian governors
- List of female governors and lieutenant governors in India
- List of vice presidents of India
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Manoj Sinha takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir LG, says dialogue with people will start soon". India Today. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "India Political Updates: Resignation of Ladakh L-G R K Mathur accepted, Brig B D Mishra appointed in his place". Deccan Herald. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "V. P. Singh Badnore sworn in as new Punjab Governor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ 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.