Dinesh Sharma to take oath as Andaman and Nicobar Islands lieutenant governor on September 15

Former Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma will be sworn in as the lieutenant governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on September 15, 2026. He will be sworn in by Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge at the Lok Niwas in Sri Vijaya Puram. Sharma arrived in Sri Vijaya Puram on September 13, 2026, along with his wife, Jai Lakshmi Sharma, and was received by Andaman and Nicobar MP Bishnu Pada Ray, Chief Secretary Gyanesh Bharti, and senior officers of the administration.

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