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| List of Lieutenant Governors of Puducherry |
S. L. Silam was the first Lt. Governor of Puducherry. He was in the office from 14 October 1963 to 13 October 1968.
Chandrawati was the first female Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. She was in the office from 19 February 1990 to 18 December 1990.
Kiran Bedi is the current and fourth woman Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. She took the charge on 29 May 2016.
| # | Name | Took Charge | Left Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.L. Silam | 14.10.1963 | 13.10.1968 |
| 2 | B.D. Jatti | 14.10.1968 | 07.11.1972 |
| 3 | Chhedilal | 08.11.1972 | 29.08.1976 |
| 4 | B.T. Kulkarni | 30.08.1976 | 31.10.1980 |
| 5 | Ram Kishore Vyas | 01.11.1980 | 26.07.1981 |
| 6 | R.N. Haldipur | 27.07.1981 | 14.05.1982 |
| 7 | K.M. Chandy | 15.05.1982 | 05.08.1983 |
| 8 | Kona Prabhakara Rao | 02.09.1983 | 17.06.1984 |
| 9 | Tribhuvan Prasad Tewary | 01.10.1984 | 21.06.1988 |
| 10 | Ranjit Singh Dyal | 22.06.1988 | 19.02.1990 |
| 11 | Chandrawati | 19.02.1990 | 18.12.1990 |
| 12 | Har Swarup Singh | 19.12.1990 | 05.02.1993 |
| 13 | Rajendra Kumari Bajpai | 02.05.1995 | 22.04.1998 |
| 14 | Rajani Rai | 23.04.1998 | 29.07.2002 |
| 15 | K. R. Malkani | 31.07.2002 | 27.10.2003 |
| 16 | Nagendra Nath Jha | 05.01.2004 | 06.07.2004 |
| 17 | M. M. Lakhera | 07.07.2004 | 18.07.2006 |
| 18 | Mukut Mithi | 19.07.2006 | 12.03.2008 |
| 19 | Bhopinder Singh | 15.03.2008 | 22.07.2008 |
| 20 | Govind Singh Gurjar | 23.07.2008 | 06.04.2009 |
| 21 | Surjit Singh Barnala | 09.04.2009 | 27.07.2009 |
| 22 | Iqbal Singh | 27.07.2009 | 09.07.2013 |
| 23 | Virendra Kataria | 10.07.2013 | 11.07.2014 |
| 23 | A. K. Singh | 12.07.2014 | 26.05.2016 |
| 24 | Kiran Bedi | 29.05.2016 | Incumbent |