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Governors of Delhi
Najeeb Jung, former IAS Officer was the last Governor of Delhi.

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Governors of DelhiGovernor of Delhi is the administrative and constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The current and 20th Lt. Governor of National of Delhi was Najeeb Jung. His official residence is in Raj Niwas, Delhi.

List of Governors of Delhi
So far there have been 20 holders for this post who are listed below:

Sl. No. Name of Governors From To
1 Aditya Nath Jha Nov 1, 1966 1970
2 M.C. Pimputkar 1970 1971
3 Baleshwar Prasad 1971 1974
4 Krishan Chand 1974 1978
5 Dalip Rai Kohli 1978 1979
6 Jagmohan Feb 1980 1981
7 Sundar Lal Khurana 1981 Sep 1982
8 Jagmohan Sep 1982 Mar 1984
9 Shri P.G. Gavai April 1984 Nov 1984
10 Mohan M.K. Wali Nov 1984 Nov 1985
11 Harkishan Lal Kapoor Nov 1985 Aug 1988
12 Romesh Bhandari Aug 1988 Dec 1989
13 Arjan Singh Dec 1989 Dec 1990
14 Markandey Singh Dec 1990 1992
15 Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave May 4, 1992 Jan 4, 1997
16 Tejendra Khanna Jan 4, 1997 Apr 20, 1998
17 Vijai Kapoor Apr 20, 1998 Jun 9, 2004
18 Banwari Lal Joshi Jun 9, 2004 Apr 9, 2007
19 Tejendra Khanna Apr 9, 2007 July, 2013
20 Najeeb Jung July 2013 December 22, 2016 (Resigned)


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