List of governors of Sikkim

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Governor of Sikkim
Seal of Sikkim.svg
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;50 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. There are 19 governors if governors with additional charge also counted.

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Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

List

Legend
Color key
#PortraitName
(born died)
Home stateTenure in officeAppointer
(President)
FromToTime in office
1 No image (male).svg B. B. Lal
ICS (Retd)
(1917–2008)
Uttar Pradesh 16 May
1975
9 January
1981
5 years, 238 days Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
2 No image (male).svg Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(1912–1998)
Maharashtra 10 January
1981
17 June
1984
3 years, 159 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
3 No image (male).svg Kona Prabhakara Rao
(1916–1990)
Andhra Pradesh 18 June
1984
30 May
1985 [§]
346 days Zail Singh
Bhishma Narain Singh (cropped).jpg Bhishma Narain Singh
(1933–2018)
Governor of Assam

(Additional charge)
Bihar 31 May
1985
20 November
1985
173 days
4 T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg T. V. Rajeswar
IPS (Retd)
(1926–2018)
Tamil Nadu 21 November
1985
1 March
1989 [§]
3 years, 100 days
5 No image (male).svg S. K. Bhatnagar
IAS (Retd)
(1930–2001)
2 March
1989
7 February
1990 [‡]
342 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
6 Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (cropped).jpg Admiral
Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (Retd)
PVSM AVSM
(1930–2015)
Maharashtra 8 February
1990
20 September
1994
4 years, 224 days
7 P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg P. Shiv Shankar
(1929–2017)
Andhra Pradesh 21 September
1994
11 November
1995 [§]
1 year, 51 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
Governor of West Bengal

(Additional charge)
Andhra Pradesh 12 November
1995
9 February
1996
89 days
8 Chaudhary Randhir Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg Chaudhary Randhir Singh
(1924–2023)
Haryana 10 February
1996
17 May
2001
5 years, 96 days
9 Kidar Nath Sahani (cropped).jpg Kidar Nath Sahani
(1926–2012)
Delhi 18 May
2001
25 October
2002 [§]
1 year, 160 days K. R. Narayanan
10 V. Rama Rao (cropped).jpg V. Rama Rao
(1935–2016)
Andhra Pradesh 26 October
2002
12 July
2006
3 years, 259 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
R. S. Gavai.jpg R. S. Gavai
(1929–2015)
Governor of Bihar

(Acting)
Maharashtra 13 July
2006
12 August
2006
30 days
(10) V. Rama Rao (cropped).jpg V. Rama Rao
(1935–2016)
Andhra Pradesh 13 August
2006
25 October
2007
1 year, 73 days
11 Sudarshan Agarwal (cropped).jpg Sudarshan Agarwal
(1931–2019)
Punjab 25 October
2007
8 July
2008
257 days Pratibha Patil
12 Balmiki Prasad Singh.jpg Balmiki Prasad Singh
(born 1942)
Bihar 9 July
2008
7 April
2010
1 year, 272 days
Mayankote Kelath Narayanan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2702 Cropped.JPG M. K. Narayanan
IPS (Retd)
(born 1934)
Governor of West Bengal

(Acting)
Tamil Nadu 7 April
2010
27 April
2010
20 days
(12) Balmiki Prasad Singh.jpg Balmiki Prasad Singh
(born 1942)
Bihar 27 April
2010
30 June
2013
3 years, 64 days
13 Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil.jpg Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
IAS (Retd)
(born 1941)
Maharashtra 20 July
2013
26 August
2018
5 years, 37 days Pranab Mukherjee
14 Ganga Prasad in July 2018 (portrait).JPG Ganga Prasad
(born 1939)
Bihar 26 August
2018
15 February
2023
4 years, 173 days Ram Nath Kovind
15 Lakshman Prasad Acharya (cropped).jpg Lakshman Prasad Acharya
(born 1954)
Uttar Pradesh 16 February
2023
30 July
2024 [§]
1 year, 165 days Droupadi Murmu
16 Om Prakash Mathur, 18th Governer of Sikkim.jpg Om Prakash Mathur
(born 1952)
Rajasthan 31 July
2024
Incumbent358 days

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