List of governors of Sikkim
| Governor of Sikkim | |
|---|---|
Emblem of Sikkim | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Gangtok |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Inaugural holder | B. B. Lal |
| Formation | 18 May 1975 |
| Website | rajbhavansikkim.gov.in |
This is a list of the governors of Sikkim, a state in northeast India.
British Political Officers
- May 1889 - Mar 1908 John Claude White (b. 1853 - d. 1918)
- May 1904 - Sep 1904 Charles Alfred Bell (b. 1870 - d. 1945)
- Sep 1906 - Jan 1907 Charles Alfred Bell (s.a.)
- Mar 1908 - 16 Apr 1918 Charles Alfred Bell (1st time) (s.a.)
- 10 Aug 1911 – 8 Nov 1911 James Leslie Rose Weir (b. 1883 - d. 1950)
- 13 Oct 1913 – 5 Oct 1914 Basil John Gould (b. 1883 - d. 1956)
- 16 Apr 1918 - Jan 1920 William Lachlan Campbell (b. 1880 - d. 1937)
- Jan 1920 - Dec 1920 Charles Alfred Bell (2nd time) (s.a.)
- 7 Dec 1920 – 24 Jan 1921 John Bartley (acting) (b. 1886 - d. 1954)
- Jan 1921 - Mar 1921 William Frederick Travers O'Connor (b. 1870 - d. 1943)
- Mar 1921 – 18 Jun 1921 David Macdonald (b. 1870 - d. 1962)
- 19 Jun 1921 – 6 Jun 1926 Frederick Marshman Bailey (b. 1882 - d. 1967)
- 7 Jun 1926 - 16 Dec 1926 Frederick Williamson (1st time) (b. 1891 - d. 1935)
- 16 Dec 1926 – 16 Oct 1928 Frederick Marshman Bailey (s.a.)
(2nd time)
- 16 Oct 1928 – 2 Apr 1931 James Leslie Rose Weir (1st time) (s.a.)
- 3 Apr 1931 - Aug 1931 Frederick Williamson (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
- 5 Nov 1931 – 3 Jan 1933 James Leslie Rose Weir (2nd time) (s.a.)
- 4 Jan 1933 - 17 Nov 1935 Frederick Williamson (3rd time) (s.a.)
- 18 Nov 1935 – 22 Dec 1935 Richmond Keith Molesworth Battye (b. 1905 - d. 1958)
(acting)
- 22 Dec 1935 - May 1937 Basil John Gould (1st time) (s.a.)
- May 1937 - Nov 1937 Hugh Edward Richardson (acting) (b. 1905 - d. 2000)
- Nov 1937 - Jun 1945 Basil John Gould (2nd time) (s.a.)
- Jun 1945 - 14 Aug 1947 Arthur John Hopkinson (b. 1894 - d. 1953)
Indian Political Officers
- 15 Aug 1947 - Sep 1948 Arthur John Hopkinson (s.a.)
- Sep 1948 - Feb 1952 Harishwar Dayal (s.a.)
- Mar 1952 - Mar 1955 Balraj Krishna Kapur (b. 1910 - d. ....)
- 1955 - 1961 Apa Parshuram Rao Pant (b. 1912 - d. 1992)
- 23 Oct 1961 - 3 Jan 1964 Inder Jeet Bahadur Singh (b. 1914 - d. 1987)
- 3 Jan 1964 - 11 Feb 1964 J.L. Malhautra (acting) (b. 1915)
- 11 Feb 1964 - 1966 Avtar Singh (b. 1921)
- 1966 - 27 Jun 1967 Vincent Herbert Coelho (b. 1917 - d. 2004)
- 3 Jul 1967 - May 1970 Nedyam Balachandran Menon (b. 1921 - d. 2006)
- Aug 1970 - 19 Sep 1974 Kayatyani Shankar Bajpai (s.a.)
- 19 Sep 1974 - 16 May 1975 Gurbachan Singh
Governors of Sikkim
| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Term in Office | Home State | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | B. B. Lal | 18 May 1975 | 9 January 1981 | 5 years, 236 days | Not Known | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | |
| 2. | Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan | 10 January 1981 | 17 June 1984 | 3 years, 159 days | Maharashtra | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | |
| 3. | Kona Prabhakar Rao | 18 June 1984 | 30 May 1985 | 346 days | Andhra Pradesh | Zail Singh | |
| – | Bhishma Narain Singh | 31 May 1985 | 20 November 1985 | 173 days | Jharkhand | ||
| 4. | T.V. Rajeswar | 21 November 1985 | 1 March 1989 | 3 years, 100 days | Tamil Nadu | ||
| 5. | S.K. Bhatnagar | 2 March 1989 | 7 February 1990 | 342 days | Not Known | R. Venkataraman | |
| 6. | Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani | 8 February 1990 | 20 September 1994 | 4 years, 224 days | Maharashtra | ||
| 7. | P. Shiv Shankar | 21 September 1994 | 11 November 1995 | 355 days | Andhra Pradesh | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| – | K.V. Raghunatha Reddy | 12 November 1995 | 9 February 1996 | 89 days | |||
| 8. | Chaudhary Randhir Singh | 10 February 1996 | 17 May 2001 | 5 years, 96 days | Haryana | ||
| 9. | Kidar Nath Sahani | 18 May 2001 | 25 October 2002 | 1 year, 160 days | Delhi | K. R. Narayan | |
| 10. | V. Rama Rao | 26 October 2002 | 12 July 2006 | 3 years, 259 days | Andhra Pradesh | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| — | R.S. Gavai | 13 July 2006 | 12 August 2006 | 30 days | Maharashtra | ||
| (10). | V. Rama Rao | 13 August 2006 | 25 October 2007 | 1 year, 73 days | Andhra Pradesh | ||
| 11. | Sudarshan Agarwal | 25 October 2007 | 8 July 2008 | 257 days | Punjab | Pratibha Patil | |
| 12. | Balmiki Prasad Singh | 9 July 2008 | 30 June 2013 | 4 years, 356 days | Bihar | ||
| 13. | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil | 1 July 2013 | 26 August 2018 | 5 years, 56 days | Maharashtra | Pranab Mukherjee | |
| 14. | Ganga Prasad | 26 August 2018 | 12 February 2023 | 4 years, 170 days | Bihar | Ramnath Kovind | |
| 15. | Lakshman Acharya | 13 February 2023 | 30 July 2024 | 1 year, 168 days | Uttar Pradesh | Draupadi Murmu | |
| 16. | Om Prakash Mathur[1] | 31 July 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 30 days | Rajasthan |
References
- ↑ "Sikkim: Veteran BJP Leader, Ex-RSS Pracharak Appointed As New Governor". Newsx. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-07-28.