List of administrators of Chandigarh
Since 1984 the governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh. His official residence is Raj Bhavan, Punjab in Chandigarh.
| Administrator of Chandigarh | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Reports to | President of India |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan; Chandigarh |
| Appointer | President of India on the advice of Union Council of Ministers |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Constituting instrument | Article 239 of the Constitution |
| Inaugural holder | Bhairab Dutt Pandey |
| Formation | 1 June 1984 |
| Website | http://chandigarh.gov.in/ |
List
Chief commissioners
| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohinder Singh Randhawa | 
|
1 November 1966 | 31 October 1968 | |
| 2 | Damodar Das | 
|
31 October 1968 | 8 April 1969 | |
| 3 | B. P. Bagchi |
|
8 April 1969 | 1 September 1972 | |
| 4 | Mohan Prakash Mathur |
|
1 September 1972 | December 1975 | |
| 5 | G. P. Gupta |
|
December 1975 | 15 June 1976 | |
| 6 | T. N. Chaturvedi | 
|
15 June 1976 | June 1978 | |
| 7 | J. C. Agrawal |
|
June 1978 | 19 July 1980 | |
| 8 | B. S. Sarao |
|
19 July 1980 | 8 March 1982 | |
| 9 | Krishna Banerjee |
|
8 March 1982 | 31 May 1984 |
Administrators of Chandigarh
| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhairab Dutt Pandey |
|
1 June 1984 | 2 July 1984 | 32 days |
| 2 | Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala |
|
3 July 1984 | 14 March 1985 | 245 days |
| 3 | Arjun Singh | 
|
14 March 1985 | 14 November 1985 | 246 days |
| - | Hokishe Sema (addl. charge) |
|
14 November 1985 | 26 November 1985 | 13 days |
| 4 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 
|
26 November 1985 | 2 April 1986 | 128 days |
| 5 | Siddharta Shankar Ray | 
|
2 April 1986 | 8 December 1989 | 3 years, 251 days |
| 6 | Nirmal Mukarji |
|
8 December 1989 | 14 June 1990 | 189 days |
| 7 | Virendra Verma |
|
14 June 1990 | 18 December 1990 | |
| 8 | Om Prakash Malhotra | 
|
18 December 1990 | 7 August 1991 | |
| 9 | Surendra Nath |
|
7 August 1991 | 9 July 1994 | |
| - | Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar |
|
10 July 1994 | 18 September 1994 | |
| 10 | B. K. N. Chhibber |
|
18 September 1994 | 27 November 1999 | |
| 11 | J. F. R. Jacob | 
|
27 November 1999 | 8 May 2003 | |
| 12 | Om Prakash Verma |
|
8 May 2003 | 3 November 2004 | |
| - | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (addl. charge) | .jpg)
|
3 November 2004 | 16 November 2004 | |
| 13 | Sunith Francis Rodrigues | 
|
16 November 2004 | 22 January 2010 | |
| 14 | Shivraj Patil | 
|
22 January 2010 | 21 January 2015 | |
| - | Kaptan Singh Solanki (addl. charge) |
|
21 January 2015 | 22 August 2016 | |
| 15 | V. P. Singh Badnore | 
|
22 August 2016 | 30 August 2021 | |
| 16 | Banwarilal Purohit | 
|
31 August 2021 | 30 July 2024 | |
| 17 | Gulab Chand Kataria | .jpg)
|
31 July 2024 | Incumbent |