List of administrators of Chandigarh

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Administrator of Chandigarh
since 31 July 2024
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toPresident of India
ResidenceRaj Bhavan; Chandigarh
AppointerPresident of India on the advice of Union Council of Ministers
Term lengthFive Years
Constituting instrumentArticle 239 of the Constitution
Inaugural holderBhairab Dutt Pandey
Formation1 June 1984; 40 years ago (1984-06-01)
Websitehttp://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

# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration
1 Mohinder Singh Randhawa File:Chandigarh, India rose garden bust of Dr Randhawa 5.jpg 1 November 1966 31 October 1968
2 Damodar Das File:No image available.svg 31 October 1968 8 April 1969
3 B. P. Bagchi File:No image available.svg 8 April 1969 1 September 1972
4 Mohan Prakash Mathur  File:No image available.svg 1 September 1972 December 1975
5 G. P. Gupta File:No image available.svg December 1975 15 June 1976
6 T. N. Chaturvedi File:T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg 15 June 1976 June 1978
7 J. C. Agrawal File:No image available.svg June 1978 19 July 1980
8 B. S. Sarao File:No image available.svg 19 July 1980 8 March 1982
9 Krishna Banerjee File:No image available.svg 8 March 1982 31 May 1984

Administrators of Chandigarh

# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration
1 Bhairab Dutt Pandey File:No image available.svg 1 June 1984 2 July 1984 32 days
2 Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala File:No image available.svg 3 July 1984 14 March 1985 245 days
3 Arjun Singh File:Arjun Singh 1998 New Delhi.jpg 14 March 1985 14 November 1985 246 days
- Hokishe Sema (addl. charge) File:No image available.svg 14 November 1985 26 November 1985 13 days
4 Shankar Dayal Sharma File:Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma.jpg 26 November 1985 2 April 1986 128 days
5 Siddharta Shankar Ray File:SiddharthaShankarRay.png 2 April 1986 8 December 1989 3 years, 251 days
6 Nirmal Mukarji File:No image available.svg 8 December 1989 14 June 1990 189 days
7 Virendra Verma File:No image available.svg 14 June 1990 18 December 1990
8 Om Prakash Malhotra File:Om-prakash-Mhalotra.jpg 18 December 1990 7 August 1991
9 Surendra Nath File:No image available.svg 7 August 1991 9 July 1994
- Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar File:No image available.svg 10 July 1994 18 September 1994
10 B. K. N. Chhibber File:No image available.svg 18 September 1994 27 November 1999
11 J. F. R. Jacob File:JFR Jacob.jpg 27 November 1999 8 May 2003
12 Om Prakash Verma File:No image available.svg 8 May 2003 3 November 2004
- Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (addl. charge) File:Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg 3 November 2004 16 November 2004
13 Sunith Francis Rodrigues File:General Sunith Francis Rodrigues.jpg 16 November 2004 22 January 2010
14 Shivraj Patil File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg 22 January 2010 21 January 2015
- Kaptan Singh Solanki
(addl. charge)
File:Kaptan Singh Solanki.png 21 January 2015 22 August 2016
15 V. P. Singh Badnore File:V P Singh Badnore.JPG 22 August 2016 30 August 2021
16 Banwarilal Purohit File:Banwarilal Purohit.jpg 31 August 2021 30 July 2024
17 Gulab Chand Kataria 31 July 2024 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. 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.

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