Governors of Jammu and Kashmir history of jammu kashmir for jkssb exam

byhomeacademy •July 07, 2025

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(Before 1965, the Head of State was called "Sadr-i-Riyasat")

Name	Tenure	Important Notes
Karan Singh	30 Mar 1965 – 15 May 1967	First Governor after title changed from Sadr-i-Riyasat
Bagat Singh	15 May 1967 – 3 Jul 1973	Second Governor
Lakshmi Kant Jha	3 Jul 1973 – 22 Jan 1981	Former RBI Governor
B. K. Nehru	22 Jan 1981 – 6 Apr 1984	Diplomat, cousin of Indira Gandhi
Jagmohan (1st term)	26 Apr 1984 – 11 Jul 1989	Governor during increasing insurgency
K. V. Krishna Rao	11 Jul 1989 – 19 Jan 1990	Former Army General
Jagmohan (2nd term)	19 Jan 1990 – 26 May 1990	Reappointed during President's Rule
G. C. Saxena	26 May 1990 – 13 Mar 1993	Intelligence Bureau Chief
K. V. Krishna Rao (again)	13 Mar 1993 – 2 May 1998	Second tenure
Girish Chandra Saxena (again)	2 May 1998 – 4 Nov 2003	Reappointed
S. K. Sinha	4 Nov 2003 – 25 Jun 2008	Controversial role in Amarnath land row
N. N. Vohra	25 Jun 2008 – 21 Aug 2018	Longest-serving governor
Satya Pal Malik	23 Aug 2018 – 30 Oct 2019	Last Governor of Jammu & Kashmir State

After abrogation of Article 370 and enactment of J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, J&K became a Union Territory on 31 Oct 2019.

Name	Tenure	Important Points
G. C. Murmu	31 Oct 2019 – 6 Aug 2020	First Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory J&K
Manoj Sinha	7 Aug 2020 – Present	Current Lt. Governor; Former Union Minister

Who was the first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?
a) Jagmohan
b) Satya Pal Malik
c) Karan Singh ✅
d) G. C. Murmu
Who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? (2025)
a) Satya Pal Malik
b) Karan Singh
c) Manoj Sinha ✅
d) G. C. Saxena
The position of Lieutenant Governor in J&K was created in:
a) 1950
b) 1965
c) 2019 ✅
d) 2008
Which Governor of J&K was also a former RBI Governor?
a) Lakshmi Kant Jha ✅
b) B. K. Nehru
c) G. C. Saxena
d) Karan Singh