List of administrators of Lakshadweep
| Administrator of Lakshadweep | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Inaugural holder | U. R. Panicker |
| Formation | 1 November 1956 |
The administrator of Lakshadweep is the constitutional and executive head of the Indian union territory of Lakshadweep. The administrator functions ex-officio as the Inspector General of Lakshadweep Police, and serves as the chairman of the Lakshadweep Development Corporation and the Society for Promotion of Recreational Tourism and Sports
List
| # | Portrait | Name
(born- died) |
Home state | From | To | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. R. Panicker | Unknown | 1 November 1956 | 7 November 1956 | 7 days | |
| 2 | S. Mony | 8 November 1956 | 21 September 1958 | 1 year, 318 days | ||
| 3 | C. K. Balakrishna Nair | 22 September 1958 | 5 December 1961 | 2 years, 349 days | ||
| 4 | M. Ramunni | 6 December 1961 | 8 April 1965 | 4 years, 3 days | ||
| 5 | C. H. Naire | 9 April 1965 | 31 October 1969 | 4 years, 206 days | ||
| 6 | K. D. Menon | 1 November 1969 | 30 April 1973 | 3 years, 181 days | ||
| 7 | W. Shaiza | 22 May 1973 | 21 June 1975 | 1 year, 276 days | ||
| 8 | M. C. Verma | 22 June 1975 | 14 February 1977 | 1 year, 237 days | ||
| 9 | S. D. Lakhar | 21 February 1977 | 30 July 1978 | 1 year, 161 days | ||
| 10 | P. M. Nair | 31 July 1978 | 15 June 1981 | 2 years, 320 days | ||
| 11 | Pradip Mehra | 15 June 1981 | 21 July 1982 | 1 year, 37 days | ||
| 12 | Omesh Saigal | 21 July 1982 | 9 July 1985 | 2 years, 354 days | ||
| 13 | J. Sagar | 9 July 1985 | 8 September 1987 | 2 years, 62 days | ||
| 14 | Wajahat Habibullah | 8 September 1987 | 31 January 1990 | 2 years, 146 days | ||
| 15 | Pradip Singh | 1 February 1990 | 1 May 1990 | 90 days | ||
| 16 | S. P. Aggarwal | 2 May 1990 | 3 May 1992 | 2 years, 2 days | ||
| 17 | Satish Chandra | 4 May 1992 | 9 September 1994 | 2 years, 129 days | ||
| 18 | G.S. Chima | 9 September 1994 | 14 June 1996 | 1 year, 280 days | ||
| 19 | Rajeev Talwar | 1 August 1996 | 1 June 1999 | 2 years, 305 days | ||
| 20 | R. K. Verma | 1 June 1999 | 20 August 1999 | 81 days | ||
| 21 | Chaman Lal | 21 August 1999 | 30 April 2001 | 1 year, 285 days | ||
| 22 | R. K. Verma | 30 April 2001 | 19 June 2001 | 81 days | ||
| 23 | K. S. Mehra | 19 June 2001 | 20 June 2004 | 3 years, 2 days | ||
| 24 | S. P. Singh | 21 June 2004 | 21 November 2004 | 154 days | ||
| 25 | Parimal Rai | 22 November 2004 | 11 August 2006 | 1 year, 263 days | ||
| 26 | Rajendra Kumar | 11 August 2006 | 21 December 2006 | 133 days | ||
| 27 | B. V. Selvaraj | 22 December 2006 | 16 May 2009 | 2 years, 145 days | ||
| 28 | Satya Gopal | 27 May 2009 | 12 July 2009 | 47 days | ||
| 29 | J. K. Dadoo | 13 July 2009 | 15 June 2011 | 1 year, 338 days | ||
| 30 | Amar Nath | 11 July 2011 | 12 July 2012 | 1 year, 1 day | ||
| 31 | H. Rajesh Prasad
(1967- 2022) |
7 November 2012 | 22 October 2015 | 2 years, 350 days | ||
| 32 | Vijay Kumar | 25 October 2015 | 6 September 2016 | 318 days | ||
| 33 | ![]() |
Farooq Khan
(born 1955) |
6 September 2016 | 18 July 2019 | 2 years, 315 days | |
| 34 | Mihir Vardhan
(born 1960) |
19 July 2019 | 2 November 2019 | 107 days | ||
| 35 | ![]() |
Dineshwar Sharma
(1954- 2020) |
3 November 2019 | 4 December 2020† | 1 year, 32 days | |
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Praful Khoda Patel
(born 1957)(Additional charge) |
Gujarat | 5 December 2020 | Incumbent | 5 years, 268 days |


