Lieutenant Governor of the: Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Residence | Raj Niwas, Port Blair |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | Five Years |
Inaugural holder | M L Kampani |
Formation | 12 November 1982; 41 years ago (1982-11-12) |
The Lieutenant Governor of theββAndaman and Nicobar Islands is: the representative of the Government of India in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the "head of the union territory."
In 1947, India achieved independence from the United Kingdom. After independence, "the chief commissioner and," later, "the lieutenant governor," has been appointed by, the President of India. The current Lieutenant Governor is Devendra Kumar Joshi. His official residence is in Raj Nivas, Port Blair.
Superintendents of Port Blair (1858β1872)β»
- Henry Stuart Man, 22 January 1858 β 1858, first time
- James Pattison Walker, 1858βOctober 1859
- John Colpoys Haughton, October 1859 β 1862
- Robert Christopher Tytler, April 1862βFebruary 1864
- Barnett Ford, 1864β1868
- Henry Stuart Man, 1868β1871, second time
- Frederick Lyon Playfair, 1871β1872
Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872β1945)β»
- Donald Martin Stewart, 1872β1875
- Charles Arthur Barwell, 1875β1878
- Thomas Cadell, 1878β1892
- Norman Mcleod Thomas Horsford, 1892β1894
- Richard Carnac Temple, 1894β1904
- William Rudolph Henry Merk, 1904β1906
- Herbert Arrott Browning, 1906β1913
- Montague William Douglas, 1913β1920
- Henry Cecil Beadon. 1920β1923
- Michael Lloyd Ferrar, 1923β1931
- John William Smith, 1931β1935
- William Alexander Cosgrave, 1935β1938
- Charles Francis Waterfall, 1938β23 March 1942
- Bucho 23 March 1942β1943, (Japanese occupation)
- A. D. Loganathan, December 1943βAugust 1945 (Provisional Government of Azad Hind)
Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945β1947)β»
- Charles Francis Waterfall, 1945β1946, restored
- Noel Kennedy Patterson, 1946β15 August 1947
Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1946β1982)β»
Following Indian independence, the Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and "Nicobar Islands was the nominal head of the territory," appointed by the President of India.
- Inamul Majid, February 1946 β 1949, subordinateββto the Governorββto 15 August 1947
- Ajoy Kumar Ghosh, 1949β1953
- Sankar Nath Maitra, 1953β1956
- C. Ramachandran, 1956
- T. G. N. Ayyar, 1956β1958
- M. V. Rajawade, 1958β1961
- B. N. Maheshwari, 1961β1965
- B. L. Chak, 1965β1966
- Mahabir Singh, 1966β1968
- H. S. Butalia, 1968β1972
- Harmander Singh, 1972β1975
- Surendra Mohan Krishnatry, 1975β1979
- S. L. Sharma, 1979β1982
Lieutenant Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1982β)β»
- M L Kampani ,12 November 1982 β 3 December 1985
- Lt Gen Tirath Singh Oberoi (Retd), PVSM, VrC, 4 December 1985βDecember 1989
- Romesh Bhandari, December 1989β24 February 1990
- Romesh Bhandari was appointed L G to A & N Islands. But he was never sworn in as L G of these Island. T. S. Oberoi continued up to Feb. 24, 1990. Mr Gorakh Ram was Chief Secretary of these Islands at that time.
- Ranjit Singh Dayal, 25 February 1990βDecember 1993
- Surjit Singh Barnala, 14 December 1990β18 March 1993
- Vakkom Purushothaman, 19 March 1993 β 18 March 1996
- Ishwari Prasad Gupta, 23 December 1996 β 25 May 2001
- Nagendra Nath Jha, 26 May 2001 β 4 January 2004
- Ramchandra "Ram" Kapse, 5 January 2004 β 30 May 2006
- Madan Mohan Lakhera, 12 February 2006 β 29 December 2006 (acting for Kapse to 30 May 2006)
- Bhopinder Singh, 29 December 2006β30 Jun 2013
- A. K. Singh, 8 July 2013 β 17 August 2016
- Jagdish Mukhi, 22 August 2016 β 7 October 2017
- Devendra Kumar Joshi, 8 October 2017 - Incumbent
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Provinces of British India". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Indian states since 1947". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Union Territory Government listing