| DISTRICT COLLECTOR | SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE |
| Archana Patnaik IAS | S. Kaliraj Maheshkumar IPS |
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| DISTRICT COLLECTOR | SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE |
| Archana Patnaik IAS | S. Kaliraj Maheshkumar IPS |
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It is also noteworthy that Udhagamandalam, the Head quarters of the Nilgiris was the seat of the then Madras Govt. during summer season from 8th July 1870. This view was taken by the Govt. taking into consideration of the salubrious climate of the hills.
The Entire Nilgiris District has been divided into 2 revenue divisions, having Head quarters at Coonoor and Gudalur. Coonoor Revenue division has jurisdiction over Coonoor, Ooty, Kothagiri and Kundah taluks while, Gudalur Division has jurisdiction over Gudalur and Pandalur taluks.
The Collector is pivot of Administration at the District level, who is assisted by the PA (G) and other staff at the Collectorate, while the RDOs at Divisional level. The Collector receives the Co-operation of the various district level Officers of the State level departments.
Serial Number
Name of the Collector
From
To
1
J.W. Breeks, ICS
01.08.1868
19.06.1872
2
J.R. Cockerelly, ICS
20.06.1872
20.10.1876
3
W.H. Comyu, ICS
21.10.1876
12.12.1876
4
A.M. Webster, ICS
13.12.1876
17.03.1878
5
R.W. Barlow, ICS
18.03.1878
20.05.1880
6
N.A. Roupell, ICS
21.05.1880
26.11.1881
7
R.W. Barlow, ICS
27.11.1881
16.10.1882
8
A.J. B. Arkinson, ICS
17.10.1882
21.03.1883
9
F. Brandt, ICS
22.03.1883
08.02.1884
10
L.R. Burrows, ICS
09.02.1884
08.04.1889
11
C.F. Maccartie, ICS
09.04.1889
15.12.1891
12
J.D. Rees, ICS
16.12.1891
18.01.1893
13
F.D.O. Murray, ICS
19.01.1893
21.12.1893
14
J.D. Rees, ICS
22.12.1893
14.04.1895
15
H.A. Sim, ICS
15.04.1895
18.07.1895
16
J.D. Rees, ICS
19.07.1895
29.11.1895
17
E.C. Rowson, ICS
30.11.1895
08.04.1896
18
J.D. Rees, ICS
09.04.1896
15.08.1896
19
J.H.A. Tremenhere, ICS
16.08.1896
16.11.1897
20
H.A. Stuart, ICS
17.11.1897
20.02.1898
21
D.W.G. Cowie, ICS
21.02.1898
26.05.1898
22
J.H.A. Tremenhere, ICS
27.05.1898
11.06.1898
23
D.W.G. Cowie, ICS
12.06.1898
26.07.1898
24
A. Butter Worth, ICS
27.07.1898
31.01.1899
25
C. J. Weir, ICS
01.02.1899
17.06.1899
26
S.G. Roberts, ICS
18.06.1899
01.08.1899
27
C.J. Weir, ICS
02.08.1899
30.12.1900
28
C.M. Mullay, ICS
31.12.1900
30.04.1901
29
C. J. Weir, ICS
01.05.1901
03.05.1901
30
C.M. Mullay, ICS
04.05.1901
09.05.1905
31
A.L. Harrey, ICS
10.05.1905
07.07.1905
32
C.M. Mullay, ICS
08.07.1905
07.11.1905
33
L.E. Buckely, ICS
08.11.1905
10.04.1908
34
J.H. Robertson, ICS
11.04.1908
24.02.1909
35
W. Francis, ICS
27.02.1909
12.07.1909
36
E.W. Legh, ICS
13.07.1909
28.07.1909
37
A.R. Cumming, ICS
29.07.1909
02.11.1909
38
W. Francis, ICS
03.11.1909
09.08.1910
39
L. Davidson, ICS
10.08.1910
08.11.1910
40
P.S.P. Rice, ICS
09.11.1910
17.11.1911
41
E.W. Legh, ICS
18.11.1911
01.06.1912
42
M. Young, ICS
02.06.1912
20.03.1916
43
A.R. Knapp, ICS
21.03.1916
21.01.1917
44
A.R. Cumming, ICS
22.01.1917
20.02.1919
45
R.W. Davies, ICS
21.02.1919
14.03.1919
46
G.W. Wells, ICS
15.03.1919
11.04.1919
47
J.F. Bryant, ICS
12.04.1919
15.04.1921
48
W.G. Mcfarland, ICS
16.04.1921
16.11.1922
49
C.D.A. Crofton, ICS
17.11.1922
20.02.1926
50
C.F. Brackenbury, ICS
17.04.1926
20.03.1928
51
G.H. Cookie, ICS
21.03.1928
16.10.1928
52
R.B. Mac even, ICS
17.10.1928
26.10.1928
53
A.R. Cox, ICS
27.10.1928
09.03.1931
54
E.F. Thomas, ICS
10.03.1931
06.07.1931
55
T. Austin, ICS
07.07.1931
11.02.1932
56
C.H. Masvermam, ICS
12.02.1932
01.07.1932
57
R.B. Mc even, ICS
02.07.1932
04.10.1932
58
E.C. Wood, ICS
05.10.1932
02.12.1933
59
A.C. Blake, ICS
03.12.1933
06.01.1936
60
P. Macqueen ICS
07.01.1936
20.08.1938
61
E.M. Gawhe,
21.08.1938
21.12.1938
62
P. Macqueen, ICS
22.10.1938
10.01.1940
63
E. Bennett, ICS
11.01.1940
18.03.1942
64
R.C.S. Bell, ICS
19.03.1942
18.09.1942
65
A.D. Crombie, ICS
19.09.1942
27.11.1943
66
A.F.W. Dixon, ICS
28.11.1943
24.12.1943
67
A.D. Crombie, ICS
25.12.1943
08.01.1945
68
I.M. Frazer, ICS
09.01.1945
11.07.1946
69
A.D. Crombie, ICS
08.08.1946
14.01.1947
70
H.H. Craleston, ICS
15.01.1947
05.09.1947
71
T.S. Ramachandran, ICS
06.09.1947
13.08.1948
72
S. Rajagopalan Iyengar, B.A
14.08.1948
06.08.1949
73
J.P.L. Gwyne, ICS
07.08.1949
15.12.1949
74
H.G.M. Mclaughlin, IAS
27.12.1949
09.01.1954
75
P.K.. Nambiar, IAS
27.01.1954
11.01.1954
76
J.E.R. Perianayakan, IAS
15.07.1954
26.11.1954
77
N. Krishnaswamy, IAS
01.12.1954
07.11.1955
78
P. Sankara Rao, IAS
08.11.1955
09.11.1957
79
J.M. Loboprobhu, ICS
10.11.1957
16.11.1958
80
K.J. Somasundaram, IAS
17.11.1958
18.01.1960
81
O.H. Dias, IAS
19.01.1960
04.06.1962`
82
G.M. White, IAS
07.06.1962
28.05.1963
83
R. Pasupathi, IAS
29.05.1963
31.08.1965
84
H.M. Singh, IAS
01.09.1965
09.07.1966
85
A.S. Ahulwalia, IAS
27.07.1966
22.11.1970
86
J. Sivakumar, IAS
23.11.1970
24.05.1972
87
R.. Saminathan, IAS
04.06.1972
20.08.1973
88
A.P. Muthuswamy, IAS
01.09.1973
01.04.1974
89
V. Selvaraj, IAS
01.04.1974
10.03.1976
90
K. Inbasagaran, IAS
11.03.1976
18.02.1978
91
K. Dharmarajan, IAS
19.02.1978
11.07.1979
92
Sukavaneshvar, IAS
12.08.1979
15.06.1981
93
M. Krishnan, IAS
26.06.1981
16.09.1981
94
Jayanthi, IAS
18.09.1981
30.11.1982
95
N. Athimoolam, IAS
10.12.1982
25.04.1984
96
N.P. Gupta, IAS
25.04.1984
12.05.1986
97
K.S. Sripathi, IAS
12.05.1986
23.03.1989
98
R. Kasinathan, IAS
24.03.1989
02.02.1990
99
G.A. Rajkumar, IAS
21.02.1990
24.03.1991
100
Leena Nair, IAS
25.03.1991
16.09.1993
101
T. Pitchandi, IAS
17.09.1993
26.01.1994
102
Shashi Shekhar, IAS
27.01.1994
30.05.1996
103
P. Sonai, IAS
03.06.1996
04.04.1999
104
P. Sivasankaran, IAS
05.04.1999
08.08.2000
105
Supriya Sahu, IAS
09.08.2000
06.11.2002
106
K. Sellamuthu, IAS
07.11.2002
01.06.2004
107
K.S. Muthuswaamy, IAS
02.06.2004
19.02.2005
108
C. Vijayaraj Kumar, IAS
20.02.2005
04.06.2006
109
Santosh K. Misra, IAS
05.06.2006
06.11.2007
110 Anandrao Vishnu Patil, IAS 16.11.2007 14.03.2010 111 Archana Patnaik, IAS 15.03.2010