List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators explained

Post:	Lieutenant Governors and Administrators
Appointer:	President of India

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.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 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 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

The following lists contain the current lieutenant governors and administrators of the eight union territories of India.^[1]

Lieutenant governors

Union territory	Elected legislature	Name	Portrait	Took office	Appointed by	Ref
Andaman and Nicobar Islands					Ram Nath Kovind	^[2]	the original on 22 October 2017.
Delhi	(Legislative Assembly)	Vinai Kumar Saxena			Ram Nath Kovind	^[3]
Jammu and Kashmir	(Legislative Assembly)	Manoj Sinha			Ram Nath Kovind	^[4]
Ladakh		B. D. Mishra			Droupadi Murmu	^[5]
Puducherry	(Legislative Assembly)	Kuniyil Kailashnathan			Droupadi Murmu	^[6]

Administrators

Union territory	Name	Portrait	Assumed office (Time in office)	Appointed by	Ref.
Chandigarh	Gulab Chand Kataria			Droupadi Murmu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Praful Khoda Patel		26 January 2020	Ram Nath Kovind	^[7]
Lakshadweep	Praful Khoda Patel		5 December 2020	Ram Nath Kovind	^[8]

See also

• List of current Indian governors
• List of female lieutenant governors and administrators in India
• List of vice presidents of India

Notes and References

1. https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/lt-governors-administrators "Lt. Governors & Administrators"
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032628/http://reflectornews.in/city/admiral-d-k-joshi-retd-sworn-in-as-the-13th-lt-governor-of-a-n-islands/ "Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) sworn in as the 13th Lt. Governor of A& N Islands"
3. News: Correspondent . Special . 2022-05-23 . Vinai Kumar Saxena is the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi . 2024-06-19 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
4. Web site: 2020-08-07 . Manoj Sinha takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir LG, says dialogue with people will start soon . 2024-06-19 . India Today . en.
5. Web site: 2023-02-19 . India Political Updates: Resignation of Ladakh L-G R K Mathur accepted, Brig B D Mishra appointed in his place . 2023-02-12 . Deccan Herald . en.
6. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-03-22 . C.P. Radhakrishnan sworn in as Lt. Governor . 2024-06-19 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
7. https://daman.nic.in/about-administration.aspx Administrator of Daman and Diu
8. News: 'Black Day' to be observed in Lakshadweep as Praful Khoda Patel returns to island . 1 August 2021 . Hindustan Times . 13 June 2021 . en.