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| 2 | List of governors of Sikkim - Governors of Sikkim |  |  |  |
| 3 | # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 4 | 1 | B.B. Lal | 16 May 1975 | 9 January 1981 |
| 5 | 2 | Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan | 10 January 1981 | 17 June 1984 |
| 6 | 3 | Kona Prabhakar Rao | 18 June 1984 | 30 May 1985 |
| 7 | 4 | Bhishma Narain Singh (additional charge) | 31 May 1985 | 20 November 1985 |
| 8 | 5 | T.V. Rajeswar | 21 November 1985 | 1 March 1989 |
| 9 | 6 | S.K. Bhatnagar | 2 March 1989 | 7 February 1990 |
| 10 | 7 | Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani | 8 February 1990 | 20 September 1994 |
| 11 | 8 | P. Shiv Shankar | 21 September 1994 | 11 November 1995 |
| 12 | 9 | K.V. Raghunatha Reddy (additional charge) | 12 November 1995 | 9 February 1996 |
| 13 | 10 | Chaudhary Randhir Singh | 10 February 1996 | 17 May 2001 |
| 14 | 11 | Kidar Nath Sahani | 18 May 2001 | 25 October 2002 |
| 15 | 12 | V. Rama Rao | 26 October 2002 | 12 July 2006 |
| 16 | 13 | R.S. Gavai (acting) | 13 July 2006 | 12 August 2006 |
| 17 | 14 | V. Rama Rao | 13 August 2006 | 25 October 2007 |
| 18 | 15 | Sudarshan Agarwal | 25 October 2007 | 8 July 2008 |
| 19 | 16 | Balmiki Prasad Singh | 9 July 2008 | 30 June 2013 |
| 20 | 17 | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil | 1 July 2013 | 26 August 2018 |
| 21 | 18 | Ganga Prasad | 26 August 2018 | Incumbent |

Question: How long did V Rama Rao serve as governor?
Answer: V Rama Rao served as governor of Sikkim from 2002-2007.