List of governors of Telangana
| Governor of Telangana | |
|---|---|
| Telaṅgāṇa Governoru | |
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| Style |
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| Status | Head of the State |
| Abbreviation | GOV |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Precursor | Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Formation | 2 June 2014 |
| Website | governor |
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The governor of Telangana is the nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Telangana. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years.
Since 31 July 2024, Jishnu Dev Varma is the Governor of Telangana.
Powers and functions
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
- Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
- Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Saasana Sabha or Saasana Mandali, and
- Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
List of governors
- Legend
- Color key
- indicates acting/additional charge
| No. | Portrait | Name (born – died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer (President) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| – |  | E. S. L. Narasimhan IPS (Retd) (born 1945) | Tamil Nadu | 2 June 2014 | 23 July 2019 | 5 years, 97 days | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 1 | 24 July 2019 | 7 September 2019 | |||||
| 2 | .jpg) | Tamilisai Soundararajan (born 1961) | Tamil Nadu | 8 September 2019 | 19 March 2024[‡][α][1] | 4 years, 193 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
| – |  | C. P. Radhakrishnan (born 1957) Governor of Jharkhand | Tamil Nadu | 20 March 2024 | 30 July 2024[§][β] | 132 days | Droupadi Murmu |
| 3 | | Jishnu Dev Varma (born 1957) | Tripura | 31 July 2024[2] | Incumbent | 1 year, 17 days | |
- ^ Resigned to contest in the 2024 general election
- ^ Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra
See also
References
- ^ The Hindu (18 March 2024). "Tamilisai, Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lt. Governor, resigns to contest Lok Sabha polls". Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Jishnu Dev Varma takes oath as Governor of Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024.