List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Incumbent
Devendra Kumar Joshi
since 8 October 2017
Style The Honourable
Residence Raj Niwas, Port Blair
Appointer President of India
Term length Five Years
Inaugural holder M L Kampani
Formation12 November 1982;41 years ago (1982-11-12)

The Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the representative of the Government of India in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the head of the union territory.

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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. [1] [2]

Superintendents of Port Blair (1858–1872)

Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872–1945)

Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945–1947)

  1. Charles Francis Waterfall, 1945–1946, restored
  2. Noel Kennedy Patterson, 1946–15 August 1947

Chief Commissioners of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1946–1982)

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.

Lieutenant Governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1982—)

  1. M L Kampani ,12 November 1982 – 3 December 1985
  2. Lt Gen Tirath Singh Oberoi (Retd), PVSM, VrC, 4 December 1985–December 1989
  3. Romesh Bhandari, December 1989–24 February 1990
    1. 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.
  4. Ranjit Singh Dayal, 25 February 1990–December 1993
  5. Surjit Singh Barnala, 14 December 1990–18 March 1993
  6. Vakkom Purushothaman, 19 March 1993 – 18 March 1996
  7. Ishwari Prasad Gupta, 23 December 1996 – 25 May 2001 [3]
  8. Nagendra Nath Jha, 26 May 2001 – 4 January 2004
  9. Ramchandra "Ram" Kapse, 5 January 2004 – 30 May 2006
  10. Madan Mohan Lakhera, 12 February 2006 – 29 December 2006 (acting for Kapse to 30 May 2006)
  11. Bhopinder Singh, 29 December 2006—30 Jun 2013
  12. A. K. Singh, 8 July 2013 – 17 August 2016
  13. Jagdish Mukhi, 22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017
  14. Devendra Kumar Joshi, 8 October 2017 - Incumbent

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References

  1. "Provinces of British India". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. "Indian states since 1947". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. Union Territory Government listing