List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir

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Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Incumbent
Manoj Sinha

since 7 August 2020
StyleThe Honourable
His Excellency
Residence
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderG. C. Murmu
Formation31 October 2019; 4 years ago (2019-10-31)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of state of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

List[change | change source]

# Name Portrait Took Office Left Office Appointed by Ref
1 Girish Chandra Murmu 31 October 2019 6 August 2020 Ram Nath Kovind [2]
2 Manoj Sinha 7 August 2020 Incumbent [3] [4]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  2. Varma, Gyan (25 October 2019). "Girish Chandra Murmu is the first LG of Jammu & Kashmir". www.livemint.com.
  3. "Manoj Sinha takes oath as LG of Jammu and Kashmir". The Times of India. 7 August 2020.
  4. Chaturvedi, Amit (6 August 2020). "Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir". www.hindustantimes.com.