List of administrators of Lakshadweep

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Administrator of Lakshadweep
Shri Praful Khoda Patel.jpg
Incumbent
Praful Khoda Patel
(additional charge)
since 5 December 2020
Appointer President of India
Term length Five Years
Inaugural holderU. R. Panicker
Formation1 November 1956;67 years ago (1956-11-01)

The administrator of Lakshadweep is the constitutional and executive head of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. He is also the Chairman of Lakshadweep Development Corporation (a U.T. Administration public sector undertaking) and SPORTS (Society for Promotion of Recreational Tourism and Sports). He functions ex-officio as the Inspector General of Lakshadweep Police.

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Administrators

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S. No.NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeDuration
1U. R. Panicker No image available.svg 1 November 19567 November 19567 days
2S. Mony No image available.svg 8 November 195621 September 19581 year, 318 days
3C. K. Balakrishna Nair No image available.svg 22 September 19585 December 19612 years, 349 days
4 M. Ramunni No image available.svg 6 December 19618 April 19654 years, 3 days
5C. H. Naire No image available.svg 9 April 196531 October 19694 years, 206 days
6K. D. Menon No image available.svg 1 November 196930 April 19733 years, 181 days
7W. Shaiza No image available.svg 22 May 197321 June 19751 year, 276 days
8M. C. Verma No image available.svg 22 June 197514 February 19771 year, 237 days
9S. D. Lakhar No image available.svg 21 February 197730 July 19781 year, 161 days
10P. M. Nair No image available.svg 31 July 197815 June 19812 years, 320 days
11Pradip Mehra No image available.svg 15 June 198121 July 19821 year, 37 days
12Omesh Saigal No image available.svg 21 July 19829 July 19852 years, 354 days
13J. Sagar No image available.svg 9 July 19858 September 19872 years, 62 days
14 Wajahat Habibullah No image available.svg 8 September 198731 January 19902 years, 146 days
15Pradip Singh No image available.svg 1 February 19901 May 199090 days
16S. P. Aggarwal No image available.svg 2 May 19903 May 19922 years, 2 days
17Satish Chandra No image available.svg 4 May 19929 September 19942 years, 129 days
18G.S. Chima No image available.svg 9 September 199414 June 19961 year, 280 days
19Rajeev Talwar No image available.svg 1 August 19961 June 19992 years, 305 days
20R. K. Verma No image available.svg 1 June 199920 August 199981 days
21Chaman Lal No image available.svg 21 August 199930 April 20011 year, 285 days
(20)R. K. Verma No image available.svg 30 April 200119 June 200181 days
22K. S. Mehra No image available.svg 19 June 200120 June 20043 years, 2 days
23S. P. Singh No image available.svg 21 June 200421 November 2004154 days
24Parimal Rai No image available.svg 22 November 200411 August 20061 year, 263 days
25Rajendra Kumar No image available.svg 11 August 200621 December 2006133 days
26B. V. Selvaraj No image available.svg 22 December 200616 May 20092 years, 145 days
27Satya Gopal No image available.svg 27 May 200912 July 200947 days
28J. K. Dadoo No image available.svg 13 July 200915 June 20111 year, 338 days
29Amar Nath No image available.svg 11 July 201120121 year, 1 day
30 H. Rajesh Prasad No image available.svg 7 November 2012 [2] 22 October 20152 years, 350 days
31Vijay Kumar No image available.svg 25 October 20156 September 2016318 days
32 Farooq Khan No image available.svg 6 September 201618 July 20192 years, 315 days
33 Mihir Vardhan No image available.svg 19 July 20192 November 2019107 days
34 Dineshwar Sharma No image available.svg 3 November 20194 December 20201 year, 32 days
- Praful Khoda Patel (additional charge) No image available.svg 5 December 2020Incumbent3 years, 268 days

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References

  1. "Shri Amar Nath is the 30th Administrator... Archived 2011-11-11 at the Wayback Machine " [pdf]. The Lakshadweep Times, p. 3. 12 July 2011. Director of Information and Public Relations, Lakshadweep Administration. Retrieved on 23 February 2013.
  2. Bio-data of the Hon'ble Administrator Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Official Website of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Retrieved on 23 February 2013.