List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry

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Puducherry (formerly known as "Pondicherry") is a Union Territory of India. Governance and administration of the territory fall directly under federal authority.

Chief Commissioner (1954 Template:Endash 1963)

After the de facto transfer of French settlements in India, on November 1, 1954, a Chief Commissioner, appointed by Government of India, 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]Template:Rp The Chief Commissioner had the powers of the former French commissioner, but was under the direct control of the Union Government.[2]Template:Rp

The list of Chief Commissioners is given below[1]Template:Rp

Template:Abbr Name Took office Left office
1 Template:Sortname 21 October 1954 16 November 1956
2 Template:Sortname[3]Template:Rp 17 November 1956 27 August 1958
3 Template:Sortname[4]Template:Rp 30 August 1958 8 February 1961
4 Template:Sortname[5] 2 May 1961 1 August 1963
5 Template:Sortname 2 August 1963 13 October 1963

Lieutenant Governor

Template:See The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry resides at the Raj Nivas (Template:Lang-fr) 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, the State of Pondicherry is fully and legally integrated into Indian Union. After the formation of Union territory on July 1, 1963, the Lieutenant Governor has replaced High Commissioner in Pondicherry.

Only five Lt. Governors managed to serve more than four years. They are S.L. Silam, B.D.Jatti, B.T. Kulkarni, Rajani Rai and Kiran Bedi. Only S.L. Silam completed his 5-year term. The list of Lt. Governors of Puducherry is given below[1]Template:Rp

Template:Abbr Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration
1 Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 14 Oct 1963 13 Oct 1968 Template:Age in years and days
2 Template:Sortname 14 Oct 1968 7 Nov 1972 Template:Age in years and days
3 Template:Sortname 8 Nov 1972 29 Aug 1976 Template:Age in years and days
4 Template:Sortname 30 Aug 1976 31 Oct 1980 Template:Age in years and days
5 Template:Sortname 1 Nov 1980 15 Apr 1981 Template:Age in years and days
- Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 16 Apr 1981 26 Jul 1981 Template:Age in years and days
6 Template:Sortname 27 Jul 1981 14 May 1982 Template:Age in years and days
7 Template:Sortname 15 May 1982 5 Aug 1983 Template:Age in years and days
8 Template:Sortname 2 Sep 1983 17 Jun 1984 Template:Age in years and days
- Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 18 Jun 1984 30 Sep 1984 Template:Age in years and days
9 Template:Sortname 1 Oct 1984 21 Jun 1988 Template:Age in years and days
10 Template:Sortname 22 Jun 1988 19 Feb 1990 Template:Age in years and days
11 Template:Sortname 19 Feb 1990 18 Dec 1990 Template:Age in years and days
12 Template:Sortname 19 Dec 1990 05 Feb 1993 Template:Age in years and days
- Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 06 Feb 1993 31 May 1993 Template:Age in years and days
- Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 31 May 1993 1 May 1995 Template:Age in years and days
13 Template:Sortname 2 May 1995 22 Apr 1998 Template:Age in years and days
14 Template:Sortname 23 Apr 1998 29 Jul 2002 Template:Age in years and days
15 Template:Sortname 31 Jul 2002 27 Oct 2003 Template:Age in years and days
- Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 27 Oct 2003 5 Jan 2004 Template:Age in years and days
16 Template:Sortname 5 Jan 2004 6 Jul 2004 Template:Age in years and days
17 Template:Sortname 7 Jul 2004 18 Jul 2006 Template:Age in years and days
18 Template:Sortname 19 Jul 2006 12 Mar 2008 Template:Age in years and days
19 Template:Sortname 15 Mar 2008 22 Jul 2008 Template:Age in years and days
20 Template:Sortname 23 Jul 2008 6 Apr 2009 Template:Age in years and days
- Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 9 Apr 2009 27 Jul 2009 Template:Age in years and days
21 Template:Sortname 27 Jul 2009 9 Jul 2013 Template:Age in years and days
22 Template:Sortname 10 Jul 2013 11 Jul 2014 Template:Age in years and days
23 Template:Sortname[6] 12 Jul 2014 26 May 2016 Template:Age in years and days
24 Template:Sortname[7] 28 May 2016 16 Feb 2021 Template:Age in years and days
- Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn 18 Feb 2021 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days

Notes

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lok Sabha Secretariat(2004). ISBN 9788120004009
  2. ↑ The Statesman's Year-Book 1963: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London(1963). ISBN 9780230270893
  3. ↑ Civil Affairs. Monthly Journal of Local Govt. and Public Administration in India.
  4. ↑ The Statesman's Year-Book 1960: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London(1960). ISBN 9780230270893
  5. ↑ The Statesman's Year-Book 1963: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London(1963). ISBN 9780230270923
  6. ↑ Puducherry L-G Kataria sacked. Indian Express(11 July 2014).
  7. ↑ Kiran Bedi assumes charge as LG of Puducherry. The Indian Express(29 May 2016).

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