List of administrators of Chandigarh
| Administrator of Chandigarh | |
|---|---|
since 31 July 2024 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | President of India |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan; Chandigarh |
| Appointer | President of India on the advice of Union Council of Ministers |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Constituting instrument | Article 239 of the Constitution |
| Inaugural holder | Bhairab Dutt Pandey |
| Formation | 1 June 1984 |
| Website | http://chandigarh.gov.in/ |
Administrator of Chandigarh is appointed by the Union President under article 239 of the Constitution of India.
Since 1984 the Governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh. His official residence is Raj Bhavan, Punjab in Chandigarh.[1]
Chief commissioners
[edit]| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohinder Singh Randhawa | 
|
1 November 1966 | 31 October 1968 | |
| 2 | Damodar Das | 
|
31 October 1968 | 8 April 1969 | |
| 3 | B. P. Bagchi |
|
8 April 1969 | 1 September 1972 | |
| 4 | Mohan Prakash Mathur |
|
1 September 1972 | December 1975 | |
| 5 | G. P. Gupta |
|
December 1975 | 15 June 1976 | |
| 6 | T. N. Chaturvedi | 
|
15 June 1976 | June 1978 | |
| 7 | J. C. Agrawal |
|
June 1978 | 19 July 1980 | |
| 8 | B. S. Sarao |
|
19 July 1980 | 8 March 1982 | |
| 9 | Krishna Banerjee |
|
8 March 1982 | 31 May 1984 |
Administrators of Chandigarh
[edit]| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhairab Dutt Pandey |
|
1 June 1984 | 2 July 1984 | 32 days |
| 2 | Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala |
|
3 July 1984 | 14 March 1985 | 245 days |
| 3 | Arjun Singh | 
|
14 March 1985 | 14 November 1985 | 246 days |
| - | Hokishe Sema (addl. charge) |
|
14 November 1985 | 26 November 1985 | 13 days |
| 4 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 
|
26 November 1985 | 2 April 1986 | 128 days |
| 5 | Siddharta Shankar Ray | 
|
2 April 1986 | 8 December 1989 | 3 years, 251 days |
| 6 | Nirmal Mukarji |
|
8 December 1989 | 14 June 1990 | 189 days |
| 7 | Virendra Verma |
|
14 June 1990 | 18 December 1990 | |
| 8 | Om Prakash Malhotra | 
|
18 December 1990 | 7 August 1991 | |
| 9 | Surendra Nath |
|
7 August 1991 | 9 July 1994 | |
| - | Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar |
|
10 July 1994 | 18 September 1994 | |
| 10 | B. K. N. Chhibber |
|
18 September 1994 | 27 November 1999 | |
| 11 | J. F. R. Jacob | 
|
27 November 1999 | 8 May 2003 | |
| 12 | Om Prakash Verma |
|
8 May 2003 | 3 November 2004 | |
| - | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (addl. charge) | .jpg)
|
3 November 2004 | 16 November 2004 | |
| 13 | Sunith Francis Rodrigues | 
|
16 November 2004 | 22 January 2010 | |
| 14 | Shivraj Patil | 
|
22 January 2010 | 21 January 2015 | |
| - | Kaptan Singh Solanki (addl. charge) |
|
21 January 2015 | 22 August 2016 | |
| 15 | V. P. Singh Badnore | 
|
22 August 2016 | 30 August 2021 | |
| 16 | Banwarilal Purohit | 
|
31 August 2021 | 30 July 2024 | |
| 17 | Gulab Chand Kataria | 31 July 2024 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Indian Express (22 August 2016). "Meaning: Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh". Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.