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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
|post Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Administrator
| post = Administrator
|titleĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Administrator Ā 
| native_name =
|native_name Ā  Ā  = Ā 
| body = Chandigarh
|body Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Chandigarh]]
| insignia = Ā 
|insignia Ā  Ā  Ā  = Ā 
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Chandigarh]]
|insigniacaption = Ā 
| incumbent = [[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
|incumbent Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Banwarilal Purohit]] Ā 
| image =File:Gulab Chand Kataria (cropped).jpg
|image Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Banwarilal_Purohit.jpg
| incumbentsince = 31 July 2024
|incumbentsince = 31 August 2021
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
|style Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Ā 
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Chandigarh)|Lok Bhavan]]; [[Chandigarh]]
|residence Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Raj Bhavan]]; [[Chandigarh]]
| termlength = Five Years
|termlength Ā  Ā  = Five Years
| appointer = [[President of India]] on the advice of [[Union Council of Ministers]]
|appointer Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1984|06|01}}
|formation Ā  Ā  Ā  = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1984|06|01}}
| inaugural = Bhairab Dutt Pandey
|inaugural Ā  Ā  Ā  = Bhairab Dutt Pandey
| website = http://chandigarh.gov.in/
|website Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = http://chandigarh.gov.in/
| reports_to = [[President of India]]
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of India|Article 239 of the Constitution]]
}}
}}


Since 1984 the [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]] has acted as the administrator of [[Chandigarh]]. His [[official residence]] is [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Raj Bhavan, Punjab]] in Chandigarh.
The '''Administrator of Chandigarh''' is appointed by the [[President of India]] under article 239 of the [[Constitution of India]].


==Chief Commissioners==
Since 1984, the [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]] has acted as the administrator of [[Chandigarh]]. The [[official residence]] is [[Raj Bhavan (Punjab)|Raj Bhavan, Punjab]] in Chandigarh.<ref name="Meaning: Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh">{{cite news |last1=The Indian Express |title=Meaning: Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/vp-singh-badnore-punjab-governor-administrator-of-the-union-territory-of-chandigarh-2989424/ |access-date=16 January 2024 |date=22 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116130711/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/vp-singh-badnore-punjab-governor-administrator-of-the-union-territory-of-chandigarh-2989424/ |archive-date=16 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
==List==
|- style="background:#ccc;" Ā 
===Chief commissioners===
Ā 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!#
!Name
!Name
!Took Office
!Portrait
!Left Office
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 1
|| 1
|| [[Mohinder Singh Randhawa]]
|| [[Mohinder Singh Randhawa]]
|[[File:Chandigarh, India rose garden bust of Dr Randhawa 5.jpg|106x106px]]
|| 1 November 1966
|| 1 November 1966
|| 31 October 1968
|| 31 October 1968
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 2
|| 2
|| Damodar Dass
|| Damodar Das
|[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|| 31 October 1968
|| 31 October 1968
|| 8 April 1969
|| 8 April 1969
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 3
|| 3
|| B. P. Bagchi Ā 
|| B. P. Bagchi Ā 
|[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|| 8 April 1969
|| 8 April 1969
|| 1 September 1972
|| 1 September 1972
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 4
|| 4
|| Mohan Prakash Mathur Ā 
|| Mohan Prakash Mathur Ā 
|&nbsp;[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|| 1 September 1972
|| 1 September 1972
|| December 1975
|| December 1975
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 5
|| 5
|| G. P. Gupta Ā 
|| G. P. Gupta Ā 
|[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|| December 1975
|| December 1975
|| 15 June 1976
|| 15 June 1976
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 6
|| 6
|| [[T. N. Chaturvedi]] Ā 
|| [[T. N. Chaturvedi]] Ā 
|[[File:T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg|72x72px]]
|| 15 June 1976
|| 15 June 1976
|| June 1978
|| June 1978
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 7
|| 7
|| J. C. Agrawal Ā 
|| J. C. Agrawal Ā 
|[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|| June 1978
|| June 1978
|| 19 July 1980
|| 19 July 1980
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 8
|| 8
|| B.S. Sarao Ā 
|| B. S. Sarao Ā 
|[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|| 19 July 1980
|| 19 July 1980
|| 8 March 1982
|| 8 March 1982
|
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|- style="background:#def;" Ā 
|| 9
|| 9
|| Krishna Banarji
|| Krishna Banerjee
|[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
|| 8 March 1982
|| 8 March 1982
|| 31 May 1984
|| 31 May 1984
|
|}
|}


== Administrators of Chandigarh ==
=== Administrators of Chandigarh ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! bgcolor="#cccccc" |'''#'''
! #
! bgcolor="#cccccc" |'''Name'''
! Name
! bgcolor="#cccccc" |'''Took Office'''
! Portrait
! bgcolor="#cccccc" |'''Left Office'''
! Took office
! Left office
! Duration
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 1
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 1
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Bhairab Dutt Pandey
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Bhairab Dutt Pande]]y
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1 June 1984
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 1 June 1984
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 July 1984
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 July 1984
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |{{age in years and days|1984|06|01|1984|07|03}}
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 2
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 2
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3 July 1984
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 3 July 1984
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 March 1985
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 March 1985
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |{{age in years and days|1984|07|03|1985|03|05}}
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 3
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 3
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 March 1985
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Arjun Singh 1998 New Delhi.jpg|60x60px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 14 March 1985
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 November 1985
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 November 1985
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |{{age in years and days|1985|03|14|1985|11|15}}
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Hokishe Sema]] ''(addl. charge)''
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Hokishe Sema]] ''(addl. charge)''
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 November 1985
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 14 November 1985
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 26 November 1985
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 26 November 1985
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |{{age in years and days|1985|11|14|1985|11|27}}
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 4
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 4
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 26 November 1985
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma.jpg|84x84px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 26 November 1985
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 April 1986
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 April 1986
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |{{age in years and days|1985|11|26|1986|04|03}}
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 5
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 5
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray|Siddharta Shankar Ray]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Siddhartha Shankar Ray|Siddharta Shankar Ray]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 April 1986
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:SiddharthaShankarRay.png|82x82px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 2 April 1986
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8 December 1989
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8 December 1989
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |{{age in years and days|1986|04|02|1989|12|09}}
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 6
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 6
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Nirmal Mukarji]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Nirmal Mukarji]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8 December 1989
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 8 December 1989
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 June 1990
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 June 1990
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |{{age in years and days|1989|12|08|1990|06|15}}
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 7
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 7
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Virendra Verma]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Virendra Verma]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 June 1990
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Virendra Verma Lok Sabha photo.jpg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 14 June 1990
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 December 1990
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 December 1990
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 8
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 8
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Om Prakash Malhotra]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Om Prakash Malhotra]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 December 1990
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Om-prakash-Mhalotra.jpg|74x74px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 18 December 1990
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 7 August 1991
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 7 August 1991
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 9
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 9
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Surendra Nath]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Surendra Nath]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 7 August 1991
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 7 August 1991
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 9 July 1994
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 9 July 1994
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 10 July 1994
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 10 July 1994
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 September 1994
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 September 1994
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 10
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 10
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[B. K. N. Chhibber]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[B. K. N. Chhibber]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 September 1994
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Blank.svg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 18 September 1994
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 27 November 1999
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 27 November 1999
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 11
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 11
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[J. F. R. Jacob]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[J. F. R. Jacob]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 27 November 1999
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:JFR Jacob.jpg|86x86px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 27 November 1999
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8 May 2003
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8 May 2003
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 12
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 12
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Om Prakash Verma]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Om Prakash Verma]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8 May 2003
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Justice Om Prakash Verma, Governor (cropped).jpg|60px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 8 May 2003
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3 November 2004
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3 November 2004
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]] ''(addl. charge)''
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]] ''(addl. charge)''
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3 November 2004
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (cropped).jpg|69x69px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 3 November 2004
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 16 November 2004
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 16 November 2004
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 13
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 13
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF |[[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 16 November 2004
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:General Sunith Francis Rodrigues.jpg|65x65px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 16 November 2004
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 22 January 2010
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 22 January 2010
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 14
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 14
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Shivraj Patil]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Shivraj Patil]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 22 January 2010
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on ā€œThe Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the Peopleā€.jpg|88x88px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 22 January 2010
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 21 January 2015
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 21 January 2015
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | -
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]] <br>''(addl. charge)''
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]] <br>''(addl. charge)''
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 21 January 2015
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Kaptan Singh Solanki.png|81x81px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 21 January 2015
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 22 August 2016
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 22 August 2016
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 15
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 15
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[V. P. Singh Badnore]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[V. P. Singh Badnore]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 22 August 2016
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:V P Singh Badnore.JPG|91x91px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 22 August 2016
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 30 August 2021
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 30 August 2021
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 16
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 16
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 31 August 2021
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" |[[File:Banwarilal Purohit.jpg|79x79px]]
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | ''Incumbent''
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 31 August 2021
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 30 July 2024
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|-
! bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 17
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
|bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | [[File:GC Kataria.jpg|80x80px]]
| align="right" bgcolor="#DDEEFF" | 31 July 2024
| align="right" bgcolor=#DDEEFF | ''Incumbent''
|bgcolor=#DDEEFF |
|}
|}


== OathĀ  ==
ā€œI, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully
execute the office of Administrator (or discharge the functions
of the Administrator) of .............(name of the Union Territory) and will to
the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to
the service and well-being of the people of ..ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦(name
of the Union Territory).ā€Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 
==See also==
==See also==


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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html
* http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html


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Administrator of Chandigarh
Incumbent
Gulab Chand Kataria
since 31 July 2024
StyleHis Excellency
Reports toPresident of India
ResidenceLok 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; 42 years ago (1984-06-01)
Websitehttp://chandigarh.gov.in/

The Administrator of Chandigarh is appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the Constitution of India.

Since 1984, the Governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh. The official residence is Raj Bhavan, Punjab in Chandigarh.[1]

List[edit | edit source]

Chief commissioners[edit | edit source]

# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration
1 Mohinder Singh Randhawa 1 November 1966 31 October 1968
2 Damodar Das 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 Banerjee 8 March 1982 31 May 1984

Administrators of Chandigarh[edit | edit source]

# Name Portrait Took office Left office Duration
1 Bhairab Dutt Pandey 1 June 1984 2 July 1984 32 days
2 Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala 3 July 1984 14 March 1985 245 days
3 Arjun Singh 14 March 1985 14 November 1985 246 days
- Hokishe Sema (addl. charge) 14 November 1985 26 November 1985 13 days
4 Shankar Dayal Sharma 26 November 1985 2 April 1986 128 days
5 Siddharta Shankar Ray 2 April 1986 8 December 1989 3 years, 251 days
6 Nirmal Mukarji 8 December 1989 14 June 1990 189 days
7 Virendra Verma 14 June 1990 18 December 1990
8 Om Prakash Malhotra 18 December 1990 7 August 1991
9 Surendra Nath 7 August 1991 9 July 1994
- Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar 10 July 1994 18 September 1994
10 B. K. N. Chhibber 18 September 1994 27 November 1999
11 J. F. R. Jacob 27 November 1999 8 May 2003
12 Om Prakash Verma 8 May 2003 3 November 2004
- Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (addl. charge) 3 November 2004 16 November 2004
13 Sunith Francis Rodrigues 16 November 2004 22 January 2010
14 Shivraj Patil 22 January 2010 21 January 2015
- Kaptan Singh Solanki
(addl. charge) 		21 January 2015 22 August 2016
15 V. P. Singh Badnore 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

Oath[edit | edit source]

ā€œI, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Administrator (or discharge the functions of the Administrator) of .............(name of the Union Territory) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of ..ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦(name of the Union Territory).ā€

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ā†‘ 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.

External links[edit | edit source]

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