List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry
Puducherry (formerly known as "Pondicherry") is a Union Territory of India. Governance and administration of the territory fall directly under federal authority. Along with Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry is one of the three union territories in India that is entitled by special constitutional amendments to have an elected legislative assembly and a cabinet of ministers, thereby enjoying partial statehood powers.
Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Puducherry | |
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Style | Her Excellency (formal) The Honorable (unformal) |
Reports to | President of India Government of India |
Residence | Raj Niwas, Pondicherry |
Appointer | President of India on the advice of the Government of India |
Term length | Five Years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | S. L. Silam |
Formation | 14 October 1963 |
Chief Commissioner (1954-1963)
After de-facto transfer of French settlements in India on November 1 1954, Chief Commissioner appointed by Government of India had replaced the last Commissioner of French India, Georges Escargueil. The first High Commissioner, Kewal Singh was appointed immediately after the Kizhoor referendum on 21 October 1954 as per Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947.[1]:964 The Chief Commissioner has the powers of the former French commissioner, but is under the direct control of the Union Government.[2]:198
The list of Chief Commissioners is given below[1]:977
No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Kewal Singh | 21 October 1954 | 16 November 1956 |
2 | M.K. Kripalani[3]:103 | 17 November 1956 | 27 August 1958 |
3 | Lal Ram Saran Singh[4]:197 | 30 August 1958 | 08 February 1961 |
4 | Sisir Kumar Dutta[5] | 02 May 1961 | 01 August 1963 |
5 | K.J. Somasundaram | 02 August 1963 | 13 October 1963 |
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry resides at the Raj Nivas (Le Palais du Gouverneur) at the Nehru Park, the former palace of the Governor General of French India. The Central government is more directly involved in the financial well-being of the territory.
After de-jure transfer in 1962, State of Pondicherry is fully and legally integrated into Indian Union. Since, formation of Union territory in July 1 1963, Lieutenant Governor has replaced High Commissioner in Pondicherry.
The list of Lt. Governors of Puducherry is given below[1]:977
No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | S.L. Silam[lower-alpha 1] | 14 Oct 1963 | 13 Oct 1968 |
2 | B.D. Jatti | 14 Oct 1968 | 7 Nov 1972 |
3 | Chhedilal | 8 Nov 1972 | 29 Aug 1976 |
4 | B.T. Kulkarni | 30 Aug 1976 | 31 Oct 1980 |
5 | Ram Kishore Vyas | 1 Nov 1980 | 15 Apr 1981 |
- | Sri Sadiq Ali[lower-alpha 2] | 16 Apr 1981 | 26 Jul 1981 |
6 | R.N. Haldipur | 27 Jul 1981 | 14 May 1982 |
7 | K.M. Chandy | 15 May 1982 | 5 Aug 1983 |
8 | Kona Prabhakara Rao | 2 Sep 1983 | 17 Jun 1984 |
- | S.L. Khurana[lower-alpha 3] | 18 Jun 1984 | 30 Sep 1984 |
9 | Tribhuvan Prasad Tewary | 1 Oct 1984 | 21 Jun 1988 |
10 | Ranjit Singh Dyal | 22 Jun 1988 | 19 Feb 1990 |
11 | Chandrawati | 19 Feb 1990 | 18 Dec 1990 |
12 | Har Swarup Singh | 19 Dec 1990 | 05 Feb 1993 |
- | Bishma Narain Singh[lower-alpha 4] | 06 Feb 1993 | 1 May 1995 |
- | Marri Channa Reddy[lower-alpha 5] | 31 May 1993 | 1 May 1995 |
13 | Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | 2 May 1995 | 22 Apr 1998 |
14 | Rajani Rai | 23 Apr 1998 | 29 Jul 2002 |
15 | K. R. Malkani | 31 Jul 2002 | 27 Oct 2003 |
16 | P.S. Rama Mohan Rao[lower-alpha 6] | 27 Oct 2003 | 5 Jan 2004 |
17 | Nagendra Nath Jha | 5 Jan 2004 | 6 Jul 2004 |
18 | M. M. Lakhera | 7 Jul 2004 | 18 Jul 2006 |
19 | Mukut Mithi | 19 Jul 2006 | 12 Mar 2008 |
20 | Bhopinder Singh | 15 Mar 2008 | 22 Jul 2008 |
21 | Govind Singh Gurjar | 23 Jul 2008 | 6 Apr 2009 |
22 | Surjit Singh Barnala[lower-alpha 7] | 9 Apr 2009 | 27 Jul 2009 |
23 | Iqbal Singh | 27 Jul 2009 | 9 Jul 2013 |
24 | Virendra Kataria | 10 Jul 2013 | 11 Jul 2014 |
25 | A. K. Singh[6] | 12 Jul 2014 | 26 May 2016 |
26 | Kiran Bedi[7] | 28 May 2016 | (incumbent) |
Notes:
- T. SIVASANKAR – Addl. Charge during leave period
- Governor of Tamilnadu, Additional Charge
- Governor of Tamilnadu, Additional Charge
- Governor of Tamilnadu, Additional Charge
- Governor of Tamilnadu, Additional Charge
- Governor of Tamilnadu, Additional Charge
- Appointed as Administrator of Puducherry
See also
References
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- "The Statesman's Year-Book 1963: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations". S. Steinberg. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London. 1963.
- "Civil Affairs". Monthly Journal of Local Govt. and Public Administration in India. 1958.
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