List of governors of Sikkim

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Governor of Sikkim
Seal of Sikkim.svg
Emblem of Sikkim
Om Prakash Mathur, 18th Governer of Sikkim.jpg
since 31 July 2024
Style His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Gangtok
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder B. B. Lal
Formation18 May 1975;49 years ago (1975-05-18)
Website rajbhavansikkim.gov.in


The state of Sikkim is in northeast India. IN-SK.svg
The state of Sikkim is in northeast India.

The governor of Sikkim is the head of the Indian state of Sikkim. The governor is appointed by the president of India and is the nominal head of the state's executive power. This is a list of the governors of Sikkim.

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Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

Governors of Sikkim

Key
 •indicates that this was an additional charge
List of governors of Sikkim
#NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeTerm in OfficeHome StateAppointed by
1. B. B. Lal No image available.svg 18 May 19759 January 19815 years, 236 daysNot Known Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
2. Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan No image available.svg 10 January 198117 June 19843 years, 159 days Maharashtra Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
3. Kona Prabhakar Rao No image available.svg 18 June 198430 May 1985346 days Andhra Pradesh Zail Singh
– Bhishma Narain Singh BhishmaNarainSingh19.jpg 31 May 198520 November 1985173 days Jharkhand
4. T.V. Rajeswar T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg 21 November 19851 March 19893 years, 100 days Tamil Nadu
5. S.K. Bhatnagar No image available.svg 2 March 19897 February 1990342 daysNot Known R. Venkataraman
6. Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (cropped).jpg 8 February 199020 September 19944 years, 224 days Maharashtra
7. P. Shiv Shankar P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg 21 September 199411 November 1995355 days Andhra Pradesh Shankar Dayal Sharma
– K.V. Raghunatha Reddy K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg 12 November 19959 February 199689 days
8. Chaudhary Randhir Singh No image available.svg 10 February 199617 May 20015 years, 96 days Haryana
9. Kidar Nath Sahani No image available.svg 18 May 200125 October 20021 year, 160 days Delhi K. R. Narayan
10. V. Rama Rao No image available.svg 26 October 200212 July 20063 years, 259 days Andhra Pradesh A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
— R.S. Gavai No image available.svg 13 July 200612 August 200630 days Maharashtra
(10). V. Rama Rao No image available.svg 13 August 200625 October 20071 year, 73 days Andhra Pradesh
11. Sudarshan Agarwal Sudarshan Agarwal 2004.jpg 25 October 20078 July 2008257 days Punjab Pratibha Patil
12. Balmiki Prasad Singh Balmiki Prasad Singh.jpg 9 July 200830 June 20134 years, 356 days Bihar
13. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil [1] Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil.jpg 1 July 201326 August 20185 years, 56 days Maharashtra Pranab Mukherjee
14. Ganga Prasad Ganga Prasad in July 2018 (portrait).JPG 26 August 2018 [2] 12 February 20234 years, 170 days Bihar Ramnath Kovind
15. Lakshman Acharya Lakshman Prasad Acharya.jpg 13 February 202330 July 20241 year, 168 days Uttar Pradesh Draupadi Murmu
16. Om Prakash Mathur [3] Om Prakash Mathur, 18th Governer of Sikkim.jpg 31 July 2024Incumbent138 days Rajasthan

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Shriniwas Patil named new Sikkim governor". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 3 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ganga Prasad sworn in as Sikkim Governor". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 26 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sikkim: Veteran BJP Leader, Ex-RSS Pracharak Appointed As New Governor". Newsx. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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