List of governors of Sikkim

Last updated

Governor of Sikkim
Seal of Sikkim.svg
Emblem of Sikkim
Lakshman Prasad Acharya.jpg
Incumbent
Lakshman Acharya
since 13 February 2023
Style His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Gangtok
Appointer President of India
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder B. B. Lal
Formation18 May 1975;48 years ago (1975-05-18)
Website www.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 state of the Indian state of Sikkim. The governor is the representative of the president of India in the state and is the nominal head of the state's executive power. This is a list of the governors of Sikkim.

Contents

Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

Governors of Sikkim

List of governors of Sikkim
#NameTook officeLeft office
1 B. B. Lal 18 May 19759 January 1981
2 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan 10 January 198117 June 1984
3 Kona Prabhakar Rao 18 June 198430 May 1985
– Bhishma Narain Singh (additional charge)31 May 198520 November 1985
4 T.V. Rajeswar 21 November 19851 March 1989
5 S.K. Bhatnagar 2 March 19897 February 1990
6 Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani 8 February 199020 September 1994
7 P. Shiv Shankar 21 September 199411 November 1995
– K.V. Raghunatha Reddy (additional charge)12 November 19959 February 1996
8 Chaudhary Randhir Singh 10 February 199617 May 2001
9 Kidar Nath Sahani 18 May 200125 October 2002
10 V. Rama Rao 26 October 200212 July 2006
— R.S. Gavai (acting)13 July 200612 August 2006
(10) V. Rama Rao 13 August 200625 October 2007
11 Sudarshan Agarwal 25 October 20078 July 2008
12 Balmiki Prasad Singh 9 July 200830 June 2013
13 Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil [1] 1 July 201326 August 2018
14 Ganga Prasad 26 August 2018 [2] 12 February 2023
15 Lakshman Acharya 13 February 2023Incumbent

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.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Government of Himachal Pradesh</span> Indian State Government

The Government of Himachal Pradesh also known as the State Government of Himachal Pradesh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It consists of an executive branch, led by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Government of Sikkim</span> Indian state government

The Government of Sikkim also known as the State Government of Sikkim is the administrative executive authority of the Indian state of Sikkim and its 6 districts, created by the National Constitution as the legislative, executive and judicial authority to govern the state. The Governor acts as the head of state and is, nominally, the highest figure of executive authority. However it is the Chief Minister who is the de facto head of government and chief executive.

Government of Madhya Pradesh also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, or locally as the Madhya Pradesh Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 55 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the governor of Madhya Pradesh, a judiciary and a legislative branch. In 2000, the southern portion was broken off to form the new state of Chhattisgarh with its own government.

The Government of Manipur, also known as the State Government of Manipur, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Manipur and its 16 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Manipur, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

State governments in India are the governments ruling over 28 states and 8 union territories of India and the head of the Council of Ministers in a state is the Chief Minister. Power is divided between the Union government and state governments. While the Union government handles defence, external affairs etc., the state government deals with internal security and other state issues. Income for the Union government is from customs duty, excise tax, income tax etc., while state government income comes from sales tax (VAT), stamp duty etc.; now these have been subsumed under the various components of the Goods and Services Tax

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.