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
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. Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
List Legend Died in office Transferred Resigned/removed
Color key indicates acting/additional charge
# Portrait Name(borndied) Home state Tenure in office Appointer(President) From To Time in office 1 B. B. Lal Uttar Pradesh 1975 1981 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 2 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan Maharashtra 1981 1984 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 3 Kona Prabhakara Rao Andhra Pradesh 1984 1985 Zail Singh 4 Bhishma Narain Singh(Additional charge) Bihar 1985 1985 5 T. V. Rajeswar Tamil Nadu 1985 1989 6 S. K. Bhatnagar 1989 1990 Ramaswamy Venkataraman 7 Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani Maharashtra 1990 1994 8 P. Shiv Shankar Andhra Pradesh 1994 1995 Shankar Dayal Sharma 9 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy(Additional charge) Andhra Pradesh 1995 1996 10 Chaudhary Randhir Singh Haryana 1996 2001 11 Kidar Nath Sahani Delhi 2001 2002 K. R. Narayanan 12 V. Rama Rao Andhra Pradesh 2002 2006 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 13 R. S. Gavai(Acting) Maharashtra 2006 2006 14 V. Rama Rao Andhra Pradesh 2006 2007 15 Sudarshan Agarwal Punjab 2007 2008 Pratibha Patil 16 Balmiki Prasad Singh Bihar 2008 2013 ——Position Vacant—9 July 201320 July 201311 days— 17 Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil Maharashtra 2013 2018 Pranab Mukherjee 18 Ganga Prasad Chaurasia Bihar 2018 2023 Ram Nath Kovind 19 Lakshman Prasad Acharya(born 1954) Uttar Pradesh 2023 31 July2024 Droupadi Murmu 20 Om Prakash Mathur Rajasthan 2024 Incumbent
Oath
"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.
See also Sikkim Chief Minister of Sikkim Governors of India
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