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Governors of Lakshadweep
The present Governor of Lakshadweep is IAS officer Vijay Kumar who has been posted from October, 2015.

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Governors of LakshadweepThe Governor of Lakshadweep is the Head of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. He is also the Chairman of Lakshadweep Development Corporation and SPORTS (Society for Promotion of Recreational Tourism and Sports). He functions ex-officio as the Inspector General of Lakshadweep Police. IAS Officer Vijay Kumar is currently posted as Administrator of Lakshadweep.

List of Governors of Lakshadweep

Sr.No. Name of Governors From To
1 U. R. Panicker Nov 1, 1956 Nov 7, 1956
2 S. Mony Nov 8, 1956 Sept 21, 1958
3 C. K. Balakrishna Nair Sept 22, 1958 Apr 8, 1965
4 M. Ramunny Dec 6, 1961 4/8/1965
5 C. H. Naire Apr 9, 1965 Oct 31, 1969
6 K. D. Menon Nov 1, 1969 Apr 30, 1973
7 W. Shaiza May 22, 1973 Jun 21, 1975
8 M. C. Verma Jun 22, 1975 Feb 14, 1977
9 S. D. Lakhar Feb 21, 1977 Jul 30, 1978
10 P. M. Nair Jul 31, 1978 Jun 15, 1981
11 Pradip Mehra Jun 15, 1981 Jul 21, 1982
12 Omesh Saigal Jul 21, 1982 Jul 9, 1985
13 J. Sagar Jul 9, 1985 Sept 8, 1987
14 Wajahat Habibullah Sept 8, 1987 Jan 31, 1990
15 Pradip Singh Feb 1, 1990 May 1, 1990
16 S. P. Aggarwal May 2, 1990 May 3, 1992
17 Satish Chandra May 4, 1992 Sept 9, 1994
18 G.S. Chima Sept 9, 1994 Jun 14, 1996
19 Rajeev Talwar Aug 1, 1996 Jun 1, 1999
20 R. K. Varma Jun 1, 1999 Aug 20, 1999
21 Chaman Lal Aug 21, 1999 Apr 30, 2001
22 R. K. Verma Apr 30, 2001 Jun 19, 2001
23 K. S. Mehra Jun 19, 2001 Jun 20, 2004
24 S. P. Singh Jun 21, 2008 Nov 21, 2004
25 Parimal Rai Nov 22, 2004 Aug 11, 2006
26 Rajendra Kumar Aug 11, 2006 Dec 21, 2006
27 B. V. Selvaraj Dec 22, 2006 May 16, 2009
28 Satya Gopal May 27, 2009 Jul 12, 2009
29 J. K. Dadoo Jul 13, 2009 Jun 15, 2011
30 Amar Nath Jul 11, 2011 2012
31 H. Rajesh Prasad Nov 7, 2012 Oct 22, 2015
32 Vijay Kumar Oct 25, 2015 Sept 6, 2016


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