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Governor of Sikkim
File:Seal of Sikkim.svg
Emblem of Sikkim
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Gangtok
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holderB. B. Lal
Formation18 May 1975; 51 years ago (1975-05-18)
Websiterajbhavansikkim.gov.in


File: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.

Powers and functions

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See also: Powers and functions of the governor

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

  • Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
  • Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.

List

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Legend
  • † Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • ‡ Resigned/removed
Color key
  •    indicates acting/additional charge
# Portrait Name
(born – died) 		Home state Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
From To Time in office
1 File:Blank.svg B. B. Lal
ICS (Retd)
(1917–2008) 		Uttar Pradesh 16 May
1975 		9 January
1981 		5 years, 238 days Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
2 File:Blank.svg Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(1912–1998) 		Maharashtra 10 January
1981 		17 June
1984 		3 years, 159 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
3 File:Blank.svg Kona Prabhakara Rao
(1916–1990) 		Andhra Pradesh 18 June
1984 		30 May
1985[§][α] 		346 days Zail Singh
4 File:Bhishma Narain Singh (cropped).jpg Bhishma Narain Singh
(1933–2018)
Governor of Assam
(Additional charge) 		Bihar 31 May
1985 		20 November
1985 		173 days
5 File:T. V. Rajeswar (cropped).jpg T. V. Rajeswar
IPS (Retd)
(1926–2018) 		Tamil Nadu 21 November
1985 		1 March
1989[§][β] 		3 years, 100 days
6 File:Blank.svg S. K. Bhatnagar
IAS (Retd)
(1930–2001) 		– 2 March
1989 		7 February
1990[‡] 		342 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
7 File: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
8 File:P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg P. Shiv Shankar
(1929–2017) 		Andhra Pradesh 21 September
1994 		11 November
1995[§][γ] 		1 year, 51 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
9 File: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
10 File:Chaudhary Randhir Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg Chaudhary Randhir Singh
(1924–2023) 		Haryana 10 February
1996 		17 May
2001 		5 years, 96 days
11 File:Kidar Nath Sahani (cropped).jpg Kidar Nath Sahani
(1926–2012) 		Delhi 18 May
2001 		25 October
2002[§][δ] 		1 year, 160 days K. R. Narayanan
12 File: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
13 File:R. S. Gavai.jpg R. S. Gavai
(1929–2015)
Governor of Bihar
(Acting) 		Maharashtra 13 July
2006 		12 August
2006 		30 days
(12) File:V. Rama Rao (cropped).jpg V. Rama Rao
(1935–2016) 		Andhra Pradesh 13 August
2006 		25 October
2007 		1 year, 73 days
14 File:Sudarshan Agarwal (cropped).jpg Sudarshan Agarwal
(1931–2019) 		Punjab 25 October
2007 		8 July
2008 		257 days Pratibha Patil
15 File:Balmiki Prasad Singh.jpg Balmiki Prasad Singh
(born 1942) 		Bihar 9 July
2008 		7 April
2010 		1 year, 272 days
16 File: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
(15) File:Balmiki Prasad Singh.jpg Balmiki Prasad Singh
(born 1942) 		Bihar 27 April
2010 		30 June
2013 		3 years, 64 days
17 File:Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil.jpg Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
IAS (Retd)
(born 1941) 		Maharashtra 20 July
2013 		26 August
2018 		5 years, 37 days Pranab Mukherjee
18 File: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
19 File:Lakshman Prasad Acharya.jpg Lakshman Prasad Acharya
(born 1954) 		Uttar Pradesh 16 February
2023 		30 July
2024[§][ε] 		1 year, 165 days Droupadi Murmu
20 File:Om Prakash Mathur, 18th Governer of Sikkim.jpg Om Prakash Mathur
(born 1952) 		Rajasthan 31 July
2024 		Incumbent 1 year, 300 days
  1. ^ Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra
  2. ^ Transferred as the Governor of West Bengal
  3. ^ Transferred as the Governor of Kerala
  4. ^ Transferred as the Governor of Goa
  5. ^ Transferred as the Governor of Assam

See also

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Notes and references

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