Thiruvananthapuram: Om Prakash Mathur was sworn in as the 29th Governor of Kerala at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan here on Friday, officials said.

Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court Justice Soumen Sen administered the oath of office to Mathur.

Chief Minister VD Satheesan and other cabinet ministers attended the ceremony.

Leaders from various political parties were also present at the event.

Before the swearing-in ceremony, the appointment order issued by President Droupadi Murmu was read out. Later, Mathur took the oath and assumed office.

Mathur hails from Bedal village in Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan. He graduated from Rajasthan University and entered public life as an RSS pracharak.

He subsequently served as BJP general secretary in charge of Gujarat and as a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan.

Mathur succeeds Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, who has been appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu.