| Administrator of Lakshadweep | |
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Praful Khoda Patel since 5 December 2020 | |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Inaugural holder | U. R. Panicker |
| Formation | 1 November 1956; 67 years ago (1956-11-01) |
The administrator of Lakshadweep is the constitutional and executive head of the Union TerritoryofLakshadweep. He is also the Chairman of Lakshadweep Development Corporation (a U.T. Administration public sector undertaking) and SPORTS (Society for Promotion of Recreational Tourism and Sports). He functions ex-officio as the Inspector General of Lakshadweep Police.
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U. R. Panicker | 1 November 1956 | 7 November 1956 |
| 2 | S. Mony | 8 November 1956 | 21 September 1958 |
| 3 | C. K. Balakrishna Nair | 22 September 1958 | 5 December 1961 |
| 4 | M. Ramunni | 6 December 1961 | 8 April 1965 |
| 5 | C. H. Naire | 9 April 1965 | 31 October 1969 |
| 6 | K. D. Menon | 1 November 1969 | 30 April 1973 |
| 7 | W. Shaiza | 22 May 1973 | 21 June 1975 |
| 8 | M. C. Verma | 22 June 1975 | 14 February 1977 |
| 9 | S. D. Lakhar | 21 February 1977 | 30 July 1978 |
| 10 | P. M. Nair | 31 July 1978 | 15 June 1981 |
| 11 | Pradip Mehra | 15 June 1981 | 21 July 1982 |
| 12 | Omesh Saigal | 21 July 1982 | 9 July 1985 |
| 13 | J. Sagar | 9 July 1985 | 8 September 1987 |
| 14 | Wajahat Habibullah | 8 September 1987 | 31 January 1990 |
| 15 | Pradip Singh | 1 February 1990 | 1 May 1990 |
| 16 | S. P. Aggarwal | 2 May 1990 | 3 May 1992 |
| 17 | Satish Chandra | 4 May 1992 | 9 September 1994 |
| 18 | G.S. Chima | 9 September 1994 | 14 June 1996 |
| 19 | Rajeev Talwar | 1 August 1996 | 1 June 1999 |
| 20 | R. K. Verma | 1 June 1999 | 20 August 1999 |
| 21 | Chaman Lal | 21 August 1999 | 30 April 2001 |
| (20) | R. K. Verma | 30 April 2001 | 19 June 2001 |
| 22 | K. S. Mehra | 19 June 2001 | 20 June 2004 |
| 23 | S. P. Singh | 21 June 2004 | 21 November 2004 |
| 24 | Parimal Rai | 22 November 2004 | 11 August 2006 |
| 25 | Rajendra Kumar | 11 August 2006 | 21 December 2006 |
| 26 | B. V. Selvaraj | 22 December 2006 | 16 May 2009 |
| 27 | Satya Gopal | 27 May 2009 | 12 July 2009 |
| 28 | J. K. Dadoo | 13 July 2009 | 15 June 2011 |
| 29 | Amar Nath | 11 July 2011 | 2012 |
| 30 | H. Rajesh Prasad | 7 November 2012[2] | 22 October 2015 |
| 31 | Vijay Kumar | 25 October 2015 | 6 September 2016 |
| 32 | Farooq Khan | 6 September 2016 | 18 July 2019 |
| 33 | Mihir Vardhan | 19 July 2019 | 2 November 2019 |
| 34 | Dineshwar Sharma | 3 November 2019 | 4 December 2020† |
| - | Praful Khoda Patel (additional charge) | 5 December 2020 | Incumbent |
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Lists of lieutenant governors and administrators of the union territories of India (and current incumbents)
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