Gangtok, July 31: Senior BJP leader Om Prakash Mathur was sworn in as the 16th Governor of Sikkim at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday.

Mathur, 72, was administered the oath of office by Sikkim High Court Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, other ministers, and senior officials were present at the function.

Mathur succeeds Lakshman Prasad Acharya, who has been appointed as the Governor of Assam.

A former member of the Rajya Sabha, Mathur’s appointment as the new Governor of Sikkim was announced earlier this month.

With his oath-taking, Mathur has formally taken charge as the new Governor of the Himalayan state.