List_of_administrators_of_Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli

List of administrators of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

List of administrators of Dadra and Nagar Haveli

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Dadra and Nagar Haveli were both liberated in 1954 by Indian nationalists but the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli was not declared till 1961. Technically speaking, it is only after that, that Dadra and Nagar Haveli became part of India. Usually, the administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli also acted as the administrator of Daman and Diu. The union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli was merged with the nearby territory of Daman and Diu to create the new union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on 26 January 2020 and the office of Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli was abolished on that date.[citation needed]

Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in western India.

Prime Minister (de facto)

After Dadra and Nagar Haveli liberated Gujarat cadre IAS officer K. G. Badlani was appointed Prime Minister of the territory on August 11, 1961. He became Prime Minister for one day.

He ceded the territory to India. As a Prime Minister, he had signed an agreement with then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.[1]

Administrator

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References

  1. [1]
    Pal, Sanchari (28 March 2018). "When an IAS Officer Was The Prime Minister of Dadra & Nagar Haveli". The Better India. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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