State or region
Administrator
- Hindi: प्रशासक
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 under Article 239. The Governor of Punjab holds this post as additional charge, so the same person is both. Chandigarh has no legislature or chief minister.
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Gulab Chand Kataria since July 2024 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: Administrator
- 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: Administrator 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: Gulab Chand Kataria, current term