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| List of Administrators of Chandigarh |
Chandigarh was received Union Territory status on 1 November 1966, when Haryana was made a separate state by carving out Hindi speaking region of East Punjab. Chandigarh from 1966 to 1985 was administrated by Chief Commissionar of Chandigarh. In 1985, Chief Commissioner position was abolished and Governor of Punjab was made administrator of Chnadigarh.
Chief Commissioner of Chandigarh
| # | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
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| 1 | Mohinder Singh Randhawa | 1 November 1966 | 31 October 1968 |
| 2 | Damodar Dass | 31 October 1968 | 8 April 1969 |
| 3 | B.P. Bagchi | 8 April 1969 | 1 September 1972 |
| 4 | Mohan Prakash Mathur | 1 September 1972 | December 1975 |
| 5 | G.P. Gupta | December 1975 | 15 June 1976 |
| 6 | T.N. Chaturvedi | 15 June 1976 | June 1978 |
| 7 | J.C. Agrawal | June 1978 | 19 July 1980 |
| 8 | B.S. Sarao | 19 July 1980 | 8 March 1982 |
| 9 | Krishna Banarji | 8 March 1982 | 2 June 1984 |
| 10 | Krishna Banarji | 2 August 1984 | 30 May 1985 |
Administrator of Chandigarh
| # | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
|---|
| 1 | B. D. Pandey | 14 March 1985 | 14 November 1985 |
| 2 | Hokishe Sema | 14 November 1985 | 26 November 1985 |
| 3 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 26 November 1985 | 2 April 1986 |
| 4 | Siddharta Shankar Ray | 2 April 1986 | 8 December 1989 |
| 5 | Nirmal Mukarji | 8 December 1989 | 14 June 1990 |
| 6 | Virendra Verma | 14 June 1990 | 18 December 1990 |
| 7 | General Om Prakash Malhotra | 18 December 1990 | 7 August 1991 |
| 8 | Surendra Nath | 7 August 1991 | 9 July 1994 |
| 9 | Sudhakar Panditrao Kurdukar | 10 July 1994 | 18 September 1994 |
| 10 | Lt. General B. K. N. Chhibber | 18 September 1994 | 27 November 1999 |
| 11 | Lt. General J. F. R. Jacob | 27 November 1999 | 8 May 2003 |
| 12 | Om Prakash Verma | 8 May 2003 | 3 November 2004 |
| 13 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai | 3 November 2004 | 16 November 2004 |
| 14 | General Sunith Francis Rodrigues | 16 November 2004 | 22 January 2010 |
| 15 | Shivraj Patil | 22 January 2010 | 21 January 2015 |
| 16 | Kaptan Singh Solanki | 21 January 2015 | 22 August 2016 |
| 17 | V. P. Singh Badnore | 22 August 2016 | Incumbent |
