Administrator of Chandigarh
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Since 1985 the Governor of Punjab
has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh
. His official residence
is Raj Bhavan, Punjab
in Chandigarh.
Governor of Punjab
Governor of Punjab may refer to:* List of Governors of Punjab , of the pre-independence Punjab province of British India* List of Governors of Punjab , of Punjab state in India...
has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
. His official residence
Official residence
An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside...
is Raj Bhavan, Punjab
Raj Bhavan (Punjab)
Raj Bhavan is the official residence of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh. Since 1985 the Governor of Punjab has acted as the Administrator of Chandigarh too...
in Chandigarh.
Chief Commissioners
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | M.S. Randhava | 1 November 1966 | 31 October 1968 |
| 2 | Damodar Dass | 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 Banerji | 8 March 1982 | 2 June 1984 |
| 10 | Krishna Banerji | 2 August 1984 | 30 May 1985 |
Administrators
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Bhairab Dutt Pande Bhairab Dutt Pande Bhairab Dutt Pande was governor of Indian states of West Bengal , and Punjab , and the Administrator of Chandigarh for a brief period. Earlier he was cabinet secretary in Government of India. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan for his work. He was born in Almora, Uttarakhand.- External links :* Raj... |
2 June 1984 | 3 July 1984 |
| 2 | Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala | 3 July 1984 | 2 August 1984 |
| 3 | Arjun Singh Arjun Singh Arjun Singh was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He was the Union Minister of Human Resource Development in the Manmohan Singh cabinet from 2004 to 2009.... |
30 May 1985 | 14 November 1985 |
| 4 | Hokishe Sema | 14 November 1985 | 26 November 1985 |
| 5 | Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Dr Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under President Ramaswamy Venkataraman... |
26 November 1985 | 2 April 1986 |
| 6 | Siddharta Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent barrister, Punjab Governor and Education minister of India... |
2 April 1986 | 8 December 1989 |
| 7 | Nirmal Mukarji | 8 December 1989 | 14 June 1990 |
| 8 | Virendra Verma Virendra Verma Virendra Verma was a Jat politician and freedom fighter in the Indian political sphere. He was born in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh. He served as Governor of Punjab, Administrator of Chandigarh as well as Governor of Himachal Pradesh .-Personal life:Virendra Verma was educated in J.H... |
14 June 1990 | 18 December 1990 |
| 9 | Om Prakash Malhotra Om Prakash Malhotra General Om Prakash Malhotra PVSM , was the 13th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.Commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery in November 1941, he fought against the Japanese in the Second World War in Burma. He commanded artillery regiments across India between November 1950 and July 1961... |
18 December 1990 | 7 August 1991 |
| 10 | Surendra Nath | 7 August 1991 | 9 July 1994 |
| 11 | Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar | 10 July 1994 | 18 September 1994 |
| 12 | B.K.N. Chhibber | 18 September 1994 | 27 November 1999 |
| 13 | J. F. R. Jacob | 27 November 1999 | 8 May 2003 |
| 14 | Om Prakash Verma | 8 May 2003 | 3 November 2004 |
| 15 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai is an Indian politician. He served as Governor of Bihar and Haryana states. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian parliament from 2000-2004.-Early life and Education:... |
3 November 2004 | 16 November 2004 |
| 16 | Sunith Francis Rodrigues Sunith Francis Rodrigues Gen. Sunith Francis Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, formerly Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army. Born on 19 September 1933 in Bombay. Over the years as Governor, in Punjab, he has generally received a positive response by the Punjabi press and the Punjabi people have accepted him as one their own... |
16 November 2004 | 22 January 2010 |
| 17 | Shivraj Patil Shivraj Patil Shivraj Vishwanath Patil is an Indian politician and current state Punjab governor and the Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh. Previously he had been the Speaker of the 11th Lok Sabha and served the Manmohan Singh cabinet as the Union Minister of Home Affairs... |
22 January 2010 | incumbent |
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Official website.