State or region
Lieutenant Governor
Administration of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Andaman and Nicobar
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of India
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of India as Administrator with the designation of Lieutenant Governor (Constitution of India, Art. 239). The territory has no legislature; it sends one member to the Lok Sabha.
- Chosen by
- President of India
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Dinesh Sharma since September 2026 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
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: Lieutenant Governor
- 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: Dinesh Sharma, current term