Pondicherry  is a Union Territory

Union Territory

A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...

 of India

India

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, not a separate State, which implies that the governance and administration of the territory falls directly under the federal authority in New Delhi

New Delhi

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. However, along with Delhi, Pondicherry is one of the few two union territories in India, which is entitled by special constitutional amendments to have an elected legislative assembly

Legislative Assembly

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 and a cabinet of ministers, thereby enjoying partial statehood powers.

Lieutenant governor

The Centre is represented by the Lt. Governor, who resides at the Raj Nivas (Le Palais du Gouverneur) at the Nehru Park, the former palace of the French Governor. The Central government is more directly involved in the financial well-being of the territory, as against the states where financial administration, given a budgeted central grant is the responsibility to the state governments.

List of Lieutenant Governors of Pondicherry

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	S.L. Silam	14.10.1963	13.10.1968
2	B.D. Jatti	14.10.1968	07.11.1972
3	Chhedilal Chhedilal Shri Chhedilal was Third Lt. Governor of Pondicherry Union Territory. He succeeded Shri B.D. Jatti in Third assembly. He was Lieutenant Governor in Fourth assembly of Pondicherry Union Territory.-Titles Held:-See also:...	08.11.1972	29.08.1976
4	B.T. Kulkarni	30.08.1976	31.10.1980
5	R.K. Vyas	30.08.1976	31.10.1980
6	R.N. Haldipur	27.07.1981	14.05.1982
7	K.M. Chandy K.M. Chandy Prof. K.M. Chandy was an eminent English professor, leading politician and able administrator during the independence struggle and post-independence India...	15.05.1982	05.08.1983
8	Kona Prabhakara Rao Kona Prabhakara Rao Shri Kona Prabhakara Rao was born on 10th July 1916 in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and the Former Governor of Maharashtra...	02.09.1983	17.06.1984
9	Tribhuvan Prasad Tewary	01.10.1984	21.06.1988
10	Ranjit Singh Dyal Ranjit Singh Dyal Ranjit Singh Dyal is a former Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Lt-Gen Ranjit Singh Dyal , led the capture of the famous Haji Pir Pass in the 1965 war. He later became the GOC-in-C, Southern Command...	22.06.1988	19.02.1990
11	Chandravati	19.02.1990	18.12.1990
12	Har Swarup Singh	19.12.1990	05.02.1993
13	Rajendra Kumari Bajpai	02.05.1995	22.04.1998
14	Rajani Rai Rajani Rai Rajani Rai is a former Lieutenant Governors of Pondicherry. She was governor from April 1998 to July 2002. She is from Nagpur and is an academic.she belong to a high profile traditional jaiswal family from nagpur-External links:*...	23.04.1998	29.07.2002
15	K. R. Malkani	31.07.2002	27.10.2003
16	Nagendra Nath Jha Nagendra Nath Jha Nagendra Nath Jha born in Darbhanga, Bihar is former Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry and a former Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.He is a former diplomat.- External links :* http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/02/stories/2004010203800300.htm...	05.01.2004	06.07.2004
17	M. M. Lakhera	07.07.2004	18.07.2006
18	Mukut Mithi Mukut Mithi Mukut Mithi is the former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. He served as an MLA consecutively from 1983 until his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry in 2006...	19.07.2006	12.03.2008
19	Bhopinder Singh Bhopinder Singh Lt. Gen. Bhopinder Singh , a PVSM awardee Indian Army officer. He is presently the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.... *	15.03.2008	22.07.2008
20	Govind Singh Gurjar Govind Singh Gurjar Govind Singh Gurjar, six-time MLA from Nasirabad and former Minister of Rajasthan.-Life:Gurjar was born in Balakanangal village of Rajasthan 9 March 1932 . Initially he was a leading advocate, later he joined politics. He was a close confidant of late Rajesh Pilot, has represented the Nasirabad... *	23.07.2008	06.04.2009
21	Surjit Singh Barnala Surjit Singh Barnala Surjit Singh Barnala is an Indian politician from Punjab. During his career in Indian politics, he has been Governor of four states, Chief Minister of Punjab, a minister in the union cabinet twice and a vice-presidential candidate once.-Early life:Barnala was born in Ateli village, which was then... **	9 April 2009	27 July 2009
22	Iqbal Singh Iqbal Singh Iqbal Singh is an academic in the fields of International Relations, Human Rights and Law. Iqbal has conducted research and held teaching positions at various universities across North America and India....	27 July 2009	Incumbent

• Bhopinder Singh
  Bhopinder Singh
  Lt. Gen. Bhopinder Singh , a PVSM awardee Indian Army officer. He is presently the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands....
  
   is also Lt.Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Appointed as Aministrator of Pondicherry.

See also

• Pondicherry
• Governors of India
• Pondicherry Legislative Assembly