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Om Prakash Mathur

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Om Prakash Mathur
Governor of Sikkim
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 July 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Chief MinisterPrem Singh Tamang
Preceded byLakshman Acharya
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[1]
In office
5 July 2016 – 4 July 2022
Preceded byAshk Ali Tak
Succeeded byRandeep Surjewala
ConstituencyRajasthan
In office
10 April 2008 — 9 April 2014
ConstituencyRajasthan
State President of BJP Rajasthan
In office
2008-2009
State Incharge, Chattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
2023–2024
Personal details
Born (1952-01-02) 2 January 1952 (age 73)
Bali, Rajasthan, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)Raj Bhavan, Gangtok, Sikkim, India

Om Prakash Mathur (born 2 January 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the 18th Governor of Sikkim since 31 July 2024.[2]

He was a former member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan and a senior politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was groomed by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat but later he became a leader on his own in BJP. He was a Pracharak with the RSS and later General Secretary- in charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat.

On 29 May 2016, he was nominated as one of the BJP candidates for the biennial elections of the Rajya Sabha held on 11 June. He contested from Rajasthan.[3]

He is from the village Bedal, near Falna in Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan. Born in 1952, he studied B.A. at Rajasthan University, Jaipur.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed Om Prakash Mathur as governor of Sikkim on 27 July 2024.[4]

In June 2025, he flagged off the first batch of pilgrims on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in five years.[5] On October 20, 2025 he visited Indian Army soldiers stationed at the Doka La Pass to celebrate Diwali.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Iqbal, Mohammed (12 June 2016). "BJP wins all seats from Rajasthan". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ Service, Statesman News (4 November 2025). "Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur Meets PM Modi in New Delhi". The Statesman. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Naidu, Naqvi, Goyal among 12 in BJP's RS list". ABP Live. 29 May 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ Mallick, Ashesh (28 July 2024). "President appoints 6 new Governors including Om Prakash Mathur, Santosh Gangwar, reshuffles 3 others". India TV News. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur flags off first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims". ANI News. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Sikkim Guv celebrates Diwali with Indian Army soldiers at 13,400-feet Doka La Pass". Press Trust of India. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.


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  1. ^ "26.02.2025 : Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon'ble Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, called on the Hon'ble Governor of Sikkim, Shri Om Prakash Mathur, at Raj Bhavan today. | Raj Bhavan Sikkim | India". Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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