The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the Indian
union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir.
The office of lieutenant governor was established after an
Act was passed in August 2019 in the
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameralism, bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the R ...
, reorganising the state of
Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories;
Jammu and Kashmir and
Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu and ...
on 31 October 2019. Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of Ladakh, a Union territory of India that came into existence on 31 October 2019. The Lieutenant Governor is directly appointed by the President of India, The Lt.Governor acts as the representative of th ...
.
Lieutenant Governors of Jammu and Kashmir
See also
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List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
In the Republic of India, a lieutenant governor is the constitutional head of five of the eight union territories. The lieutenant governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleas ...
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List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir
The governor of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir.
When India became independent, Hari Singh was the Maharaja of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. Technically he remained so until 17 November 1952, al ...
References
External links
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{{Current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
Lieutenant Governors
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
Lists of governors of Indian states