State or region
Administrator
Administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of India
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of India to administer the Union territory (Constitution of India, Art. 239). The territory has no legislature; it sends two members to the Lok Sabha.
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Praful Khoda Patel since January 2020 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- indiacode.nic.in · checked Constitution of India, Arts. 153-168, 170-182, 239-239A; Government of Union Territories Act 1963 (seat counts from Wikipedia state assembly election pages, read 2026-10-12, Fallback: Wikipedia, because the state legislature sites were not fetched). For: Administrator
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, List of current Indian governors (Administrators table), read 2026-10-12: Praful Khoda Patel is Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu since 26 Jan 2020 (main charge) and of Lakshadweep (additional charge); Gulab Chand Kataria is Administrator of Chandigarh only. Corrected holder and start date. Fallback: Wikipedia, because presidentofindia.gov.in returned HTTP 403. For: Praful Khoda Patel, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, List of current Indian chief ministers and List of current Indian governors, read 2026-10-12: holder and start date. Kerala CM swearing-in 18 May 2026 also confirmed by newsonair.gov.in. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official state sites were not fetched; start dates of Gujarat and Goa CMs are the first appointment (re-sworn after later elections). For: Praful Khoda Patel, current term