Om Prakash Mathur
Governor of Sikkim since 2024 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Om Prakash Mathur (born 2 January 1952) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Governor of Sikkim. He is a former member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan state in India and is a senior politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. Initially, 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 Gujarat BJP.
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Om Prakash Mathur | |
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| 18th Governor of Sikkim | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lakshman Acharya |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[1] | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ashk Ali Tak |
| Succeeded by | Randeep Surjewala |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| State President of BJP Rajasthan | |
| In office 2008-2009 | |
| State Incharge, Chattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 2023–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1952 Bali, Rajasthan, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan, Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
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.[2]
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 has appointed Om Prakash Mathur as governor of Sikkim on 27 July 2024.[3]
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