State or region
Lieutenant Governor
- Hindi: उपराज्यपाल
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of India
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of India as Administrator of the Union Territory with the title Lieutenant Governor, under Article 239 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019. Ladakh has no legislature or chief minister.
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Vinai Kumar Saxena since March 2026 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- constitutionofindia.net · checked Constitution of India, Part VI (Articles 153-174) and Part VIII (Articles 239, 239AA), read 2026-10-12: office, selection, seat totals as in selection_detail. Seat totals of Legislative Assemblies cross-checked against Wikipedia state assembly articles (read 2026-10-12). For: Lieutenant Governor
- legislative.gov.in · checked Constitution of India, Hindi and Punjabi usage of the titles (Articles 153, 163, 239), read 2026-10-12: office titles. For: Lieutenant Governor in Hindi
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, List of current Indian governors, read 2026-10-12: governor, lieutenant governor and administrator holders and start dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official Raj Bhavan sites were not individually checked; Uttarakhand holder cross-checked against governoruk.gov.in (Lok Bhavan press note of 2026-03-20). For: Vinai Kumar Saxena, current term