| Governor of Sikkim | |
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since 31 July 2024 | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Lok Bhavan, Gangtok |
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| Inaugural holder | B. B. Lal |
| Formation | 18 May 1975 |
| Website | rajbhavansikkim.gov.in |
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. There are 19 governors if governors with additional charge also counted.
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
| # | Portrait | Name (born –died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
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| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | B. B. Lal ICS (Retd) (1917–2008) | Uttar Pradesh | 16 May 1975 | 9 January 1981 | 5 years, 238 days | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| 2 | | Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan (1912–1998) | Maharashtra | 10 January 1981 | 17 June 1984 | 3 years, 159 days | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| 3 | | Kona Prabhakara Rao (1916–1990) | Andhra Pradesh | 18 June 1984 | 30 May 1985 [§] [α] | 346 days | Zail Singh |
| 4 |  | Bhishma Narain Singh (1933–2018) (Additional charge) | Bihar | 31 May 1985 | 20 November 1985 | 173 days | |
| 5 |  | T. V. Rajeswar IPS (Retd) (1926–2018) | Tamil Nadu | 21 November 1985 | 1 March 1989 [§] [β] | 3 years, 100 days | |
| 6 | | S. K. Bhatnagar IAS (Retd) (1930–2001) | – | 2 March 1989 | 7 February 1990 [‡] | 342 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| 7 |  | Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (Retd) PVSM AVSM (1930–2015) | Maharashtra | 8 February 1990 | 20 September 1994 | 4 years, 224 days | |
| 8 |  | P. Shiv Shankar (1929–2017) | Andhra Pradesh | 21 September 1994 | 11 November 1995 [§] [γ] | 1 year, 51 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 9 |  | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (1924–2002) (Additional charge) | Andhra Pradesh | 12 November 1995 | 9 February 1996 | 89 days | |
| 10 |  | Chaudhary Randhir Singh (1924–2023) | Haryana | 10 February 1996 | 17 May 2001 | 5 years, 96 days | |
| 11 |  | Kidar Nath Sahani (1926–2012) | Delhi | 18 May 2001 | 25 October 2002 [§] [δ] | 1 year, 160 days | K. R. Narayanan |
| 12 |  | V. Rama Rao (1935–2016) | Andhra Pradesh | 26 October 2002 | 12 July 2006 | 3 years, 259 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 13 |  | R. S. Gavai (1929–2015) (Acting) | Maharashtra | 13 July 2006 | 12 August 2006 | 30 days | |
| 14 | | V. Rama Rao (1935–2016) | Andhra Pradesh | 13 August 2006 | 25 October 2007 | 1 year, 73 days | |
| 15 |  | Sudarshan Agarwal (1931–2019) | Punjab | 25 October 2007 | 8 July 2008 | 257 days | Pratibha Patil |
| 16 |  | Balmiki Prasad Singh (born 1942) | Bihar | 9 July 2008 | 9 July 2013 | 5 years, 0 days | |
| — | — | Position Vacant | — | 9 July 2013 | 20 July 2013 | 11 days | — |
| 17 |  | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil IAS (Retd) (born 1941) | Maharashtra | 20 July 2013 | 26 August 2018 | 5 years, 37 days | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 18 |  | Ganga Prasad Chaurasia (born 1939) | Bihar | 26 August 2018 | 16 February 2023 | 4 years, 174 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 19 |  | Lakshman Prasad Acharya (born 1954) | Uttar Pradesh | 16 February 2023 | 31 July 2024 [§] [ε] | 1 year, 165 days | Droupadi Murmu |
| 20 |  | Om Prakash Mathur (born 1952) | Rajasthan | 31 July 2024 | Incumbent [γ] | 2 years, 77 days | |
| 21 |  | Dushyant Kumar Gautam (designate) (born 1957) | Delhi | TBA [1] [2] [3] | |||
"Ma, [Governor's Name], Ishwar-ko naam-ma shapath linchhu ki ma nishtha-purvak Sikkim-ko Rajyapal-ko pad-ko karyabhaar samhaalnechhu (athava Rajyapal-ka karyaharu-ko nirvahan garnechhu) ra aaphno purai kshamata-le Sambhidhan ra kaanoon-ko samrakshan, suraksha ra pratiraksha garnechhu ani ma aaphulaai Sikkim-ka janta-ko seva ra kalyan-ma samarpit garnechhu.