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Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
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Incumbent
Vinai Kumar Saxena
since 26 May 2022
StyleThe Honourable
ResidenceRaj Niwas, Delhi
SeatRaj Niwas Marg, Ludlow Castle, Civil Lines, New Delhi
AppointerPresident of India
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderAditya Nath Jha, ICS
Formation7 November 1966; 57 years ago (1966-11-07)
Websitedelhi.gov.in

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.[1] The post was first established in September 1966, when The Delhi Administration Act, 1966 came into effect. Thus the former Delhi Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and 5 nominated members with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This setup functioned until 1990, when the Assembly was reinstated; the position of Lieutenant Governor retained its role.[2][3]

The National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in Parliament of India and was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The bill states that the Government referred to in any law to be made by the Legislative Assembly shall mean the Lieutenant Governor.

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, a former Union Home Secretary has resigned & sent his resignation letter to President of India on 18 May 2022.[4] His official residence is in Raj Niwas, Delhi.[5]

Chief Commissioners

Delhi was earlier head by a Chief Commissioner who was an ICS officer.

# Name Took office Left office
1 Shankar Prasada, PPA 1948 1954
2 Anand Dattahaya Pandit, ICS 1954 1959
3 Bhagwan Sahay, ICS 1959 1963
4 Venkata Vishwanathan, ICS 1964 7 September 1966
5 Aditya Nath Jha, ICS 7 September 1966 1 November 1966

Lieutenant governors

In 1966 the Delhi Administration Act was passed which set up a Delhi Metropolitan Council with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. So far there have been 21 holders of this post, including 12 IAS officers, 4 ICS officers, 2 IPS officers, 2 senior IAF officers and 1 IFS officer backgrounds who held this post. Appointees were generally retired with the exception of Najeeb Jung who resigned from the service.

List of Lieutenant Governors of Delhi
# Name Took office Left office
1 Aditya Nath Jha, ICS 7 November 1966 19 January 1972
2 M.C. Pimputkar, ICS 19 January 1972 23 April 1972
3 Baleshwar Prasad, IAS 24 April 1972 3 October 1974
4 Krishan Chand, ICS 3 October 1974 30 March 1978
5 Dalip Rai Kohli, ICS 30 March 1978 17 February 1980
6 Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS 17 February 1980 30 March 1981
7 Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS 30 March 1981 2 September 1982
8 Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS 2 September 1982 25 April 1984
9 P. G. Gavai, IAS 25 April 1984 Nov 1984
10 Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS Nov 1984 Nov 1985
11 AVM H. L. Kapur, PVSM, AVSM Nov 1985 Aug 1988
12 Romesh Bhandari, IFS Aug 1988 Dec 1989
13 ACM Arjan Singh, DFC Dec 1989 Dec 1990
14 Markandey Singh, IPS Dec 1990 4 May 1992
15 Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave, IAS 4 May 1992 4 January 1997
16 Tejendra Khanna, IAS 4 January 1997 20 April 1998
17 Vijai Kapoor, IAS 20 April 1998 9 June 2004
18 Banwari Lal Joshi, IPS 9 June 2004 9 April 2007
19 Tejendra Khanna, IAS 9 April 2007 9 July 2013
20 Najeeb Jung, IAS 9 July 2013 22 December 2016
21 Anil Baijal, IAS 31 December 2016 18 May 2022
22 Vinai Kumar Saxena[6] 26 May 2022 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home-Lieutenant Governor Secretariat". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. ^ "History of Delhi Legislative Assembly". Legislative Assembly of Delhi website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Delhi Metropolitan Council (1966–1990)". Delhi Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal Resigns, Cites Personal Reasons". News18. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "About Our Honorable Lieutenant Governor". Delhi Govt Portal. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Vinai Kumar Saxena is the new Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi". 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

External links

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Lists of lieutenant governors and administrators of the union territories of India (and current incumbents)
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