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| Style | Her Excellency (formal) The Honorable (unformal) |
| Reports to | President of India Government of India |
| Residence | Raj Niwas, Puducherry |
| Appointer | President of India on the advice of the Government of India |
| Term length | 5 Years |
| Inaugural holder | S. L. Silam |
| Formation | 14 October 1963 |
Puducherry (formerly known as "Pondicherry") is a Union Territory of India. Governance and administration of the territory fall directly under federal authority.
Chief Commissioner (1954 – 1963)
After the de facto transfer of French settlements in India, on November 1, 1954, a Chief Commissioner, appointed by Government of India, replaced the last Commissioner of French India, Georges Escargueil. The first High Commissioner, Kewal Singh was appointed immediately after the Kizhoor referendum, on 21 October 1954, as per Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1947.[1]:964 The Chief Commissioner had the powers of the former French commissioner, but was under the direct control of the Union Government.[2]:198
The list of Chief Commissioners is given below[1]:977
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kewal Singh | 21 October 1954 | 16 November 1956 |
| 2 | M.K. Kripalani[3]:103 | 17 November 1956 | 27 August 1958 |
| 3 | Lal Ram Saran Singh[4]:197 | 30 August 1958 | 8 February 1961 |
| 4 | Sisir Kumar Dutta[5] | 2 May 1961 | 1 August 1963 |
| 5 | K.J. Somasundaram | 2 August 1963 | 13 October 1963 |
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry resides at the Raj Nivas (French: Le Palais du Gouverneur) at the Nehru Park, the former palace of the Governor General of French India. The Central government is more directly involved in the financial well-being of the territory.
After de jure transfer in 1962, the State of Pondicherry is fully and legally integrated into Indian Union. After the formation of Union territory on July 1, 1963, the Lieutenant Governor has replaced High Commissioner in Pondicherry.
Only five Lt. Governors managed to serve more than four years. They are S.L. Silam, B.D.Jatti, B.T. Kulkarni, Rajani Rai and Kiran Bedi. Only S.L. Silam completed his 5-year term. The list of Lt. Governors of Puducherry is given below[1]:977
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Notes
See also
- Puducherry
- Governors in India
- Puducherry Legislative Assembly
- List of chief ministers of Puducherry
- List of speakers of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2004. ISBN 9788120004009.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ The Statesman's Year-Book 1963: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London. 1963. ISBN 9780230270893.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "Civil Affairs". Monthly Journal of Local Govt. and Public Administration in India. 1958.
- ↑ The Statesman's Year-Book 1960: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London. 1960. ISBN 9780230270893.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ The Statesman's Year-Book 1963: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. MACMILLAN&Co.LTD, London. 1963. pp. 474–475. ISBN 9780230270923.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "Puducherry L-G Kataria sacked". Indian Express. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ Cities (29 May 2016). "Kiran Bedi assumes charge as LG of Puducherry". The Indian Express. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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