List of lieutenant governors of Delhi

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
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	File:Vinai Kumar Saxena, who is serving as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, photographed on June 24, 2022.jpgIncumbent; Vinai Kumar Saxena; since 26 May 2022
Style	The Honourable
Type	Lieutenant Governor
Status	Head of State
Residence	Raj Niwas, Delhi
Seat	Raj Niwas Marg, Ludlow Castle, Civil Lines, New Delhi
Appointer	President of India
Term length	5 years
Precursor	Chief Commissioners of Delhi
Inaugural holder	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS
Formation	7 November 1966 (Expression error: Unexpected < operator. years ago)
Website	delhi.gov.in

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.^[1] The post was first created in September 1966. The official residence is in Raj Niwas, Delhi.^[2]

List

No.	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Duration
1	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS	60x60px	7 November 1966	19 January 1972	5 years, 73 days
2	M.C. Pimputkar, ICS	60x60px	19 January 1972	23 April 1972	95 days
3	Baleshwar Prasad, IAS	60x60px	24 April 1972	3 October 1974	2 years, 162 days
4	Krishan Chand, ICS	60x60px	3 October 1974	30 March 1978	3 years, 178 days
5	Dalip Rai Kohli, ICS	60x60px	30 March 1978	17 February 1980	1 year, 324 days
6	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS	60x60px	17 February 1980	30 March 1981	1 year, 41 days
7	Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS	60x60px	30 March 1981	2 September 1982	1 year, 156 days
(6)	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS	60x60px	2 September 1982	25 April 1984	1 year, 236 days
8	P. G. Gavai, IAS	60x60px	25 April 1984	Nov 1984
9	Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS	60x60px	Nov 1984	Nov 1985
10	AVM H. L. Kapur, PVSM, AVSM	60x60px	16 November 1985	3 August 1988	2 years, 261 days
11	Romesh Bhandari, IFS	68x68px	4 August 1988	11 December 1989	1 year, 129 days
12	MIAF Arjan Singh, DFC	72x72px	12 December 1989	December 1990
13	Markandey Singh, IPS	60x60px	Dec 1990	4 May 1992
14	Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave, IAS	60x60px	4 May 1992	4 January 1997	4 years, 245 days
15	Tejendra Khanna, IAS	83x83px	4 January 1997	20 April 1998	1 year, 106 days
16	Vijai Kapoor, IAS	60x60px	20 April 1998	9 June 2004	6 years, 50 days
17	Banwari Lal Joshi, IPS	67x67px	9 June 2004	9 April 2007	2 years, 304 days
(15)	Tejendra Khanna, IAS	83x83px	9 April 2007	9 July 2013	6 years, 91 days
18	Najeeb Jung, IAS	77x77px	9 July 2013	22 December 2016	3 years, 166 days
19	Anil Baijal, IAS	File:Anil Baijal.jpg	31 December 2016	18 May 2022	5 years, 138 days
20	Vinai Kumar Saxena^[3]	74x74px	26 May 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 232 days

References

↑ "Home-Lieutenant Governor Secretariat". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ "About Our Honorable Lieutenant Governor". Delhi Govt Portal. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
↑ (in en-IN) Vinai Kumar Saxena is the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi. 23 May 2022. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vinai-kumar-saxena-is-the-new-lieutenant-governor-of-delhi/article65454828.ece. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

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[1] "Home-Lieutenant Governor Secretariat". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

[2] "About Our Honorable Lieutenant Governor". Delhi Govt Portal. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2013.

[Vinai_Kumar_Saxena_is_the_new_Lieutenant-Governor_of_Delhi-3] (in en-IN) Vinai Kumar Saxena is the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi. 23 May 2022. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/vinai-kumar-saxena-is-the-new-lieutenant-governor-of-delhi/article65454828.ece. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

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