| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | |
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| புதுச்சேரி துணைநிலை ஆளுநர் పుదుచ్చేరి లెఫ్టినెంట్ గవర్నర్ പുതുച്ചേരി ലെഫ്റ്റനന്റ് ഗവർണർLieutenants-gouverneurs de Pondichéry | |
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| Style | His Excellency (formal) The Honourable (informal) |
| Status | Head of State (Union Territory) |
| Reports to | President of India Government of India |
| Residence | Raj Niwas, Puducherry |
| Appointer | President of India on the advice of the Government of India |
| Term length | 5 Years |
| Inaugural holder | S. L. Silam |
| Formation | 14 October 1963 |
Puducherry (formerly known as "Pondicherry") is a Union Territory of India. Governance and administration of the territory fall directly under federal authority.