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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.

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
புதுச்சேரி துணைநிலை ஆளுநர்

పుదుచ్చేరి లెఫ్టినెంట్ గవర్నర్

പുതുച്ചേരി ലെഫ്റ്റനന്റ് ഗവർണർ
Lieutenants-gouverneurs de Pondichéry
Emblem of Puducherry
Incumbent
C. P. Radhakrishnan
since 20 March 2024
StyleHis Excellency (formal)
The Honourable (informal)
Reports toPresident of India
Government of India
ResidenceRaj Niwas, Puducherry
AppointerPresident of India on the advice of the Government of India
Term length5 Years
Inaugural holderS. L. Silam
Formation14 October 1963
(60 years ago) (1963-10-14)

Chief Commissioner (1954 – 1963)

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Further information: Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
Further information: List of consuls general of India in the French India

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]: 964  The Chief Commissioner had the powers of the former French commissioner, but was under the direct control of the Union Government.[2]: 198 

The list of Chief Commissioners is given below.[1]: 977 

No.NameTook officeLeft officeDe jure
sovereignty		De facto
sovereignty
1Kewal Singh21 October 195416 November 1956FranceFrance
(Until Nov 1 1954)
India
(Since Nov 1 1954)
2M.K. Kripalani[3]: 103 17 November 195627 August 1958India
3Lal Ram Saran Singh[4]: 197 30 August 19588 February 1961
4Sisir Kumar Dutta[2]: 474–475 2 May 19611 August 1963France
(Until Aug 16 1962)
India
(Since Aug 16 1962)
5K.J. Somasundaram[5]: 445 2 August 196313 October 1963India

Lieutenant Governors

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The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry resides at the Raj Nivas (French: 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, 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. Kiran Bedi is second longest serving Lt. Governor till date. The list of Lt. Governors of Puducherry is given below.[1]: 977 

No.NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeDuration
1S.L. Silam[a]14 Oct 196313 Oct 19684 years, 365 days
2B.D. Jatti 14 Oct 19687 Nov 19724 years, 24 days
3Chhedilal 8 Nov 197229 Aug 19763 years, 295 days
4B.T. Kulkarni30 Aug 197631 Oct 19804 years, 62 days
5Ram Kishore Vyas1 Nov 198015 Apr 1981165 days
-Sri Sadiq Ali[b]16 Apr 198126 Jul 1981101 days
6R.N. Haldipur27 Jul 198114 May 1982291 days
7K.M. Chandy 15 May 19825 Aug 19831 year, 82 days
8Kona Prabhakara Rao2 Sep 198317 Jun 1984289 days
-S.L. Khurana[b]18 Jun 198430 Sep 1984104 days
9Tribhuvan Prasad Tewary1 Oct 198421 Jun 19883 years, 264 days
10Ranjit Singh Dyal22 Jun 198819 Feb 19901 year, 242 days
11Chandrawati 19 Feb 199018 Dec 1990302 days
12Har Swarup Singh19 Dec 199005 Feb 19932 years, 48 days
-Bishma Narain Singh[b]06 Feb 199331 May 19932 years, 84 days
-Marri Channa Reddy[b]31 May 19931 May 19951 year, 335 days
13Rajendra Kumari Bajpai2 May 199522 Apr 19982 years, 355 days
14Rajani Rai23 Apr 199829 Jul 20024 years, 97 days
15K. R. Malkani31 Jul 200227 Oct 20031 year, 88 days
-P.S. Rama Mohan Rao[b]27 Oct 20035 Jan 200470 days
16Nagendra Nath Jha5 Jan 20046 Jul 2004183 days
17M. M. Lakhera7 Jul 200418 Jul 20062 years, 11 days
18Mukut Mithi 19 Jul 200612 Mar 20081 year, 237 days
19Bhopinder Singh15 Mar 200822 Jul 2008129 days
20Govind Singh Gurjar 23 Jul 20086 Apr 2009257 days
-Surjit Singh Barnala[c] 9 Apr 200927 Jul 2009109 days
21Iqbal Singh 27 Jul 20099 Jul 20133 years, 347 days
22Virendra Kataria10 Jul 201311 Jul 20141 year, 1 day
23A. K. Singh[6]12 Jul 201426 May 20161 year, 319 days
24Kiran Bedi[7] 28 May 201616 Feb 20214 years, 264 days
(additional charge)Tamilisai Soundararajan[d] 18 Feb 202118 March 2024[8]3 years, 30 days
(additional charge)C. P. Radhakrishnan[e] 20 March 2024Incumbent88 days

Notes

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  1. ^ T. SIVASANKAR – Addl. Charge during leave period
  2. ^ a b c d e Governor of Tamil Nadu, Additional Charge
  3. ^ Appointed as Administrator of Puducherry
  4. ^ Governor of Telangana, Additional Charge
  5. ^ Governor of Jharkhand and Telangana, Additional Charge

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2004. ISBN 9788120004009. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b The Statesman's Year-Book 1963: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London. 1963. ISBN 9780230270893. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Civil Affairs". Monthly Journal of Local Govt. and Public Administration in India. 1958.
  4. ^ The Statesman's Year-Book 1960: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London. 1960. ISBN 9780230270893. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ The Statesman's Year-Book 1964-65: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. Springer. 2016. ISBN 9780230270930. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Puducherry L-G Kataria sacked". Indian Express. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  7. ^ Cities (29 May 2016). "Kiran Bedi assumes charge as LG of Puducherry". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  8. ^ The Hindu (18 March 2024). "Tamilisai, Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lt. Governor, resigns to contest Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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