List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir
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The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of state of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
| Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable His Excellency |
| Residence |
|
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Inaugural holder | G. C. Murmu |
| Formation | 31 October 2019 |
| Website | Official website |
List of rulers of Jammu and Kashmir
This is a list of rulers of State of Jammu and Kashmir from 1846 to 1952 CE.
| Ruler | Portrait | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| Maharaja Gulab Singh | 
|
16 March 1846 – 20 February 1856 |
| Maharaja Ranbir Singh | 
|
20 February 1856 – 12 September 1885 |
| Maharaja Pratap Singh | .jpg)
|
12 September 1885 – 23 September 1925 |
| Maharaja Hari Singh | 
|
12 September 1925 – 17 November 1952[note 1] |
Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir
| # | Name | Term of office | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Maharaja Karan Singh |
17 November 1952 | 30 March 1965 | 12 years, 133 days | |
Governors of Jammu and Kashmir
| # | Name | Term of office | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Maharaja Karan Singh |
30 March 1965 | 15 May 1967 | 2 years, 46 days (total: 14 years, 179 days) |
[2] |
| 2 | Bhagwan Sahay ICS |
15 May 1967 | 3 July 1973 | 6 years, 49 days | |
| 3 | L. K. Jha ICS |
3 July 1973 | 22 February 1981 | 7 years, 234 days | |
| 4 | B. K. Nehru ICS |
22 February 1981 | 26 April 1984 | 3 years, 64 days | |
| 5 | Jagmohan Malhotra IAS |
26 April 1984 | 11 July 1989 | 5 years, 76 days | |
| 6 | Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao PVSM |
11 July 1989 | 19 January 1990 | 192 days | |
| (5) | Jagmohan Malhotra IAS |
19 January 1990 | 26 May 1990 | 127 days (total: 5 years, 203 days) |
|
| 7 | Girish Chandra Saxena IPS |
26 May 1990 | 12 March 1993 | 2 years, 290 days | |
| (6) | Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao PVSM |
12 March 1993 | 2 May 1998 | 5 years, 51 days (total: 5 years, 243 days) |
|
| (7) | Girish Chandra Saxena IPS |
2 May 1998 | 4 June 2003 | 5 years, 33 days (total: 7 years, 365 days) |
|
| 8 | Lt. Gen S. K. Sinha PVSM, ADC |
4 June 2003 | 25 June 2008 | 5 years, 21 days | |
| 9 | N. N. Vohra IAS |
25 June 2008 | 23 August 2018 | 10 years, 59 days | |
| 10 | Satya Pal Malik | 23 August 2018 | 30 October 2019 | 1 year, 68 days | |
| Jammu and Kashmir state partitioned on 31 October 2019 | |||||
Janki Nath Wazir was acting governor after Karan Singh for two months,[3][4] and Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid was acting governor for 12 days.[5][4]
List
| # | Name | Portrait | Took Office | Left Office | Appointed by | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girish Chandra Murmu | .jpg)
|
31 October 2019 | 6 August 2020 | Ram Nath Kovind | [6] |
| 2 | Manoj Sinha | 
|
7 August 2020 | Incumbent | [7] [8] |
List Of Lieutenant Governors Of Jammu And Kashmir Media
Manoj Sinha Lt. Governor (cropped)
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Notes
- ↑ Monarchy abolished.
References
- ↑ "Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ↑ Graça, J. Da; Graça, John Da (2017-02-13). Heads of State and Government. Springer. p. 433. ISBN 978-1-349-65771-1.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:0. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Maqbool, Umer (22 August 2018). "Career politician Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ↑ Lateef, Samaan (22 August 2018). "State gets its 13th Governor, first career politician". Tribune India. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ↑ Varma, Gyan (25 October 2019). "Girish Chandra Murmu is the first LG of Jammu & Kashmir". www.livemint.com.
- ↑ Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir. 7 August 2020. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/manoj-sinha-takes-oath-as-lg-of-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/77409120.cms.
- ↑ Chaturvedi, Amit (6 August 2020). "Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir". www.hindustantimes.com.
