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Governors of Puducherry
BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi is the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

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Governors of PuducherryPuducherry is a Union Territory of India. However, along with Delhi, Puducherry is one of the few 2 Union Territories in India, which is entitled by special constitutional amendments to have an elected legislative assembly and a cabinet of ministers, thereby enjoying partial statehood powers. The Union Territory was under the additional charge of Lt. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was recently appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
The Centre is represented by the Lieutenant Governor, who resides at the "Raj Niwas" at the Nehru Park, the former palace of the French Governor. The Central government is directly involved in the financial well-being of the territory, as against the states where financial administration.

List of Governors of Puducherry
The Governors of Puducherry state in India since its independence on 15th August 1947 with their working tenure are listed below:

Sl. No Name of Governor From To
1 S.L. Silam 10/14/1963 10/13/1968
2 B.D. Jatti 10/14/1968 7/11/1972
3 Chhedilal 8/11/1972 8/29/1976
4 B.T. Kulkarni 8/30/1976 10/31/1980
5 R.K. Vyas 1/11/1980 7/26/1981
6 R.N. Haldipur 7/27/1981 5/14/1982
7 K.M. Chandy 5/15/1982 5/8/1983
8 Kona Prabhakara Rao 2/9/1983 6/17/1984
9 Tribhuvan Prasad Tewary 1/10/1984 6/21/1988
10 Ranjit Singh Dyal 6/22/1988 2/19/1990
11 Chandrawati 2/19/1990 12/18/1990
12 Har Swarup Singh 12/19/1990 5/2/1993
13 Rajendra Kumari Bajpai 2/5/1995 4/22/1998
14 Rajani Rai 4/23/1998 7/29/2002
15 K. R. Malkani 7/31/2002 10/27/2003
16 Nagendra Nath Jha 5/1/2004 6/7/2004
17 M. M. Lakhera 7/7/2004 7/18/2006
18 Mukut Mithi 7/19/2006 12/3/2008
19 Bhopinder Singh 3/15/2008 7/22/2008
20 Govind Singh Gurjar 7/23/2008 6/4/2009
21 Surjit Singh Barnala 4/9/2009 7/27/2009
22 Iqbal Singh 7/27/2009 7/9/2013
23 Virendra Kataria 7/10/2013 7/11/2014
24 A. K. Singh 7/12/2014 5/21/2016
25 Kiran Bedi 5/22/2016



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