List of governors of Sikkim
The following table lists the governors of Sikkim with their respective terms of office. The former kingdom in the Himalayas joined the Indian Union as a federal state in 1975 after a referendum.
| # | Surname | Taking office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bipin Bihari Lal (1917-2008) | May 16, 1975 | January 9, 1981 |
| 2 | Homi JH Taleyarkhan (1912-1998) | January 10, 1981 | 17th June 1984 |
| 3 | Kona Prabhakara Rao (1916–1990) | June 18, 1984 | May 30, 1985 |
| 4th | Bhishma Narain Singh (1933-2018) | May 31, 1985 | November 20, 1985 |
| 5 | TV Rajeswar (1926-2018) | November 21, 1985 | March 1, 1989 |
| 6th | SK Bhatnagar (1930-2001) | March 2, 1989 | February 7, 1990 |
| 7th | Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani (1930-2015) | February 8, 1990 | September 20, 1994 |
| 8th | P. Shiv Shankar (1929-2017) | September 21, 1994 | November 11, 1995 |
| 9 | KV Raghunatha Reddy (1924-2002) | November 12, 1995 | February 9, 1996 |
| 10 | Chaudhary Randhir Singh | February 10, 1996 | May 17, 2001 |
| 11 | Kidar Nath Sahani (1926–2012) | May 18, 2001 | October 24, 2002 |
| 12 | V. Rama Rao (1935-2016) | October 25, 2002 | July 12, 2006 |
| 13 | Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai (1929-2015) | July 13, 2006 | August 12, 2006 |
| 14th | V. Rama Rao (1935-2016) | August 13, 2006 | October 24, 2007 |
| 15th | Sudarshan Agarwal (1931-2019) | October 25, 2007 | July 8, 2008 |
| 16 | Balmiki Prasad Singh (* 1942) | July 9, 2008 | 19th July 2013 |
| 17th | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil (* 1941) | 20th July 2013 | August 26, 2018 |
| 18th | Ganga Prasad (* 1939) | August 26, 2018 | in office |