List of lieutenant governors of Delhi
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi | |
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Flag of India | |
Incumbent since 26 May 2022Vinai Kumar Saxena | |
Style | The Honourable |
Residence | Raj Niwas, Delhi |
Seat | Raj Niwas Marg, Ludlow Castle, Civil Lines, New Delhi |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | 5 years |
Inaugural holder | Aditya Nath Jha, ICS |
Formation | 7 November 1966; 57 years ago (1966-11-07) |
Website | delhi.gov.in |
The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.[1] The post was first established in September 1966, when The Delhi Administration Act, 1966 came into effect. Thus the former Delhi Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and 5 nominated members with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This setup functioned until 1990, when the Assembly was reinstated; the position of Lieutenant Governor retained its role.[2][3]
The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in Parliament of India and was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The bill states that the Government referred to in any law to be made by the Legislative Assembly shall mean the Lieutenant Governor.
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, a former Union Home Secretary has resigned & sent his resignation letter to President of India on 18 May 2022.[4] His official residence is in Raj Niwas, Delhi.[5]
Chief Commissioners
Delhi was earlier head by a Chief Commissioner who was an ICS officer.
# | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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1 | Shankar Prasada, PPA | 1948 | 1954 | ||
2 | Anand Dattahaya Pandit, ICS | 1954 | 1959 | ||
3 | Bhagwan Sahay, ICS | 1959 | 1963 | ||
4 | Venkata Vishwanathan, ICS | 1964 | 7 September 1966 | ||
5 | Aditya Nath Jha, ICS | 7 September 1966 | 1 November 1966 |
Lieutenant governors
In 1966 the Delhi Administration Act was passed which set up a Delhi Metropolitan Council with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. So far there have been 21 holders of this post, including 12 IAS officers, 4 ICS officers, 2 IPS officers, 2 senior IAF officers and 1 IFS officer backgrounds who held this post. Appointees were generally retired with the exception of Najeeb Jung who resigned from the service. List of Lieutenant Governors of Delhi
No. | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
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1 | Aditya Nath Jha, ICS | 7 November 1966 | 19 January 1972 | 5 years, 73 days | |
2 | M.C. Pimputkar, ICS | 19 January 1972 | 23 April 1972 | 95 days | |
3 | Baleshwar Prasad, IAS | 24 April 1972 | 3 October 1974 | 2 years, 162 days | |
4 | Krishan Chand, ICS | 3 October 1974 | 30 March 1978 | 3 years, 178 days | |
5 | Dalip Rai Kohli, ICS | 30 March 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 324 days | |
6 | Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS | 17 February 1980 | 30 March 1981 | 1 year, 41 days | |
7 | Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS | 30 March 1981 | 2 September 1982 | 1 year, 156 days | |
(6) | Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS | 2 September 1982 | 25 April 1984 | 1 year, 236 days | |
8 | P. G. Gavai, IAS | 25 April 1984 | Nov 1984 | ||
9 | Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS | Nov 1984 | Nov 1985 | ||
10 | AVM H. L. Kapur, PVSM, AVSM | Nov 1985 | Aug 1988 | ||
11 | Romesh Bhandari, IFS | Aug 1988 | Dec 1989 | ||
12 | ACM Arjan Singh, DFC | Dec 1989 | Dec 1990 | ||
13 | Markandey Singh, IPS | Dec 1990 | 4 May 1992 | ||
14 | Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave, IAS | 4 May 1992 | 4 January 1997 | 4 years, 245 days | |
15 | Tejendra Khanna, IAS | 4 January 1997 | 20 April 1998 | 1 year, 106 days | |
16 | Vijai Kapoor, IAS | 20 April 1998 | 9 June 2004 | 6 years, 50 days | |
17 | Banwari Lal Joshi, IPS | 9 June 2004 | 9 April 2007 | 2 years, 304 days | |
(15) | Tejendra Khanna, IAS | 9 April 2007 | 9 July 2013 | 6 years, 91 days | |
18 | Najeeb Jung, IAS | 9 July 2013 | 22 December 2016 | 3 years, 166 days | |
19 | Anil Baijal, IAS | 31 December 2016 | 18 May 2022 | 5 years, 138 days | |
20 | Vinai Kumar Saxena[6] | 26 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 115 days |
See also
- Government of Delhi
- Governors in India
- Union territory
- Chief Minister of Delhi
- Gupta Dynasty
References
- ^ "Home-Lieutenant Governor Secretariat". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "History of Delhi Legislative Assembly". Legislative Assembly of Delhi website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Delhi Metropolitan Council (1966–1990)". Delhi Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal Resigns, Cites Personal Reasons". News18. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "About Our Honorable Lieutenant Governor". Delhi Govt Portal. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Vinai Kumar Saxena is the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi". 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
External links
- Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Official website
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