List of lieutenant governors of Delhi

The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.^[1] The post was established in September 1966, following the enactment of The Delhi Administration Act, 1966. Thereafter, the former Delhi Legislative Assembly was replaced by the Delhi Metropolitan Council comprising 56 elected and 5 nominated members with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi presiding as its head. The Council, however, had no legislative powers: it merely played an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This setup sustained until 1990, when the Assembly was reinstated; the position of Lieutenant Governor retained its role.^[2][3]

Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Incumbent 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; 58 years ago (1966-11-07)
Website	delhi.gov.in

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

The incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is Vinai Kumar Saxena. Raj Niwas in Civil Lines, Delhi, serves as the Lieutenant Governor's official residence.^[4]

List

Chief Commissioners

Delhi was previously headed by a Chief Commissioner who was an officer of the Imperial Civil Service.

#	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Duration
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 established the Delhi Metropolitan Council with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi as its head. So far, there have been 21 individuals who have held this post, including 12 IAS officers, 4 ICS officers, 2 IPS officers, 2 senior IAF officers, and 1 IFS officer. The appointees have generally been retired, with the exception of Najeeb Jung, who resigned from service. List of Lieutenant Governors of Delhi

No.	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Duration
1	Aditya Nath Jha, ICS		7 November 1966	19 January 1972	5 years, 73 days
2	M.C. Pimputkar, ICS		19 January 1972	23 April 1972	95 days
3	Baleshwar Prasad, IAS		24 April 1972	3 October 1974	2 years, 162 days
4	Krishan Chand, ICS		3 October 1974	30 March 1978	3 years, 178 days
5	Dalip Rai Kohli, ICS		30 March 1978	17 February 1980	1 year, 324 days
6	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS		17 February 1980	30 March 1981	1 year, 41 days
7	Sundar Lal Khurana, IAS		30 March 1981	2 September 1982	1 year, 156 days
(6)	Jagmohan Malhotra, IAS		2 September 1982	25 April 1984	1 year, 236 days
8	P. G. Gavai, IAS		25 April 1984	Nov 1984
9	Mohan M.K. Wali, IAS		Nov 1984	Nov 1985
10	AVM H. L. Kapur, PVSM, AVSM		16 November 1985	3 August 1988	2 years, 261 days
11	Romesh Bhandari, IFS		4 August 1988	11 December 1989	1 year, 129 days
12	MIAF Arjan Singh, DFC		12 December 1989	December 1990
13	Markandey Singh, IPS		Dec 1990	4 May 1992
14	Prasannabhai Karunashankar Dave, IAS		4 May 1992	4 January 1997	4 years, 245 days
15	Tejendra Khanna, IAS		4 January 1997	20 April 1998	1 year, 106 days
16	Vijai Kapoor, IAS		20 April 1998	9 June 2004	6 years, 50 days
17	Banwari Lal Joshi, IPS		9 June 2004	9 April 2007	2 years, 304 days
(15)	Tejendra Khanna, IAS		9 April 2007	9 July 2013	6 years, 91 days
18	Najeeb Jung, IAS		9 July 2013	22 December 2016	3 years, 166 days
19	Anil Baijal, IAS		31 December 2016	18 May 2022	5 years, 138 days
20	Vinai Kumar Saxena[5]		26 May 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 78 days

See also

• Government of Delhi
• Governors in India
• Union territory
• Chief Minister of Delhi
• Gupta Dynasty