Goa, Daman and Diu (Konkani: Goem, Damanv ani Diu, Portuguese: Goa, Damão e Dio) was a union territory of the Republic of India established in 1961 following the annexation of Portuguese India, with Maj Gen K P Candeth as its first Military Governor. The Goa portion of the territory was granted full statehood within the Indian union on 30 May 1987,[1] Daman and Diu remained a separate territory until December 2019, when it was merged with Dadra and Nagar Haveli and is today the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Damaon, Dio & Silvassa).
Goa, Daman and Diu | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1987 | |||||||||||
 Goa, Daman and Diu in India | |||||||||||
| Status | Union Territory | ||||||||||
| Capital | Panjim | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Konkani Gujarati Marathi Indo-Portuguese Portuguese | ||||||||||
| Lieutenant Governor | |||||||||||
• 1961-62 (first) | Maj Gen K. P. Candeth (Military Governor) | ||||||||||
• 1984-87 (last) | Gopal Singh | ||||||||||
| Chief Minister | |||||||||||
• 1963-66 (first) | Dayanand Bandodkar | ||||||||||
• 1985-87 (last) | Pratapsingh Rane | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 19 December 1961 | |||||||||||
• Statehood for Goa | 30 May 1987 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Indian rupee | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
The areas of Goa and Damaon are located at the southern and northern edges of the Konkan region, the two geographically separated from each other by land and sea, the two areas were among the many other possessions that were ruled over for centuries by the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay.
For the purposes of local administration under Indian administration, the territory was divided into three districts; namely Goa, Damaon, and Dio district, with the capital at Panjim.[2]
Lieutenant governors of Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Goa, along with Daman and Diu was a Union Territory of India until 30 May 1987. As such it had a lieutenant governor till that time.[3]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Birth-Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maj Gen K. P. Candeth (military governor) | 19 December 1961 | 6 June 1962 | 1916–2003 |
| 2 | T. Sivasankar | 7 June 1962 | 1 September 1963 | 189?–19?? |
| 3 | M. R. Sachdev | 2 September 1963 | 8 December 1964 | 1903–1964 |
| 4 | Hari Sharma | 12 December 1964 | 23 February 1965 | 1910–1987 |
| 5 | K. R. Damle | 24 February 1965 | 17 April 1967 | 1912–2001 |
| 6 | Nakul Sen | 18 April 1967 | 15 November 1972 | 1915–1983 |
| 7 | S. K. Banerji | 16 November 1972 | 15 November 1977 | 1922–2010 |
| 8 | P. S. Gill | 16 November 1977 | 30 March 1981 | 1927-living |
| 9 | Jagmohan | 31 March 1981 | 29 August 1982 | 1927–2021 |
| 10 | I H Latif | 30 August 1982 | 23 February 1983 | 1923–2018 |
| 11 | K. T. Satarawala | 24 February 1983 | 3 July 1984 | 1930–2016 |
| 12 | I H Latif | 4 July 1984 | 23 September 1984 | 1923–2018 |
| 13 | Gopal Singh | 24 September 1984 | 29 May 1987 | 1917–1990 |
Chief Ministers of Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
| No.[a] | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[4] | Assembly (election) | Party[b] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Days in office | |||||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Dayanand Bandodkar | Marcaim | 20 December 1963 | 2 December 1966 | 2 years, 347 days | Interim | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | |
| – |  | Vacant[c] (President's rule) | N/A | 2 December 1966 | 5 April 1967 | 124 days | N/A | ||
| (1) | | Dayanand Bandodkar | Marcaim | 5 April 1967 | 23 March 1972 | 6 years, 129 days | 1st | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | |
| 23 March 1972 | 12 August 1973 | 2nd | |||||||
| 2 |  | Shashikala Kakodkar | Bicholim | 12 August 1973 | 7 June 1977 | 5 years, 258 days | |||
| 7 June 1977 | 27 April 1979 | 3rd | |||||||
| – | | Vacant[c] (President's rule) | N/A | 27 April 1979 | 16 January 1980 | 264 days | N/A | ||
| 3 |  | Pratapsingh Rane | Sattari | 16 January 1980 | 7 January 1985 | 7 years, 134 days | 4th | Indian National Congress (U) | |
| 7 January 1985 | 30 May 1987 | 5th | Indian National Congress | ||||||