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.
| Governor of Telangana | |
|---|---|
| Telaṅgāṇa Governoru | |
Incumbent since 31 July 2024Jishnu Dev Varma | |
| Style |
|
| 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 |
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
| # | 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 | Tamilisai Soundararajan (born 1961) | Tamil Nadu | 8 September 2019 | 19 March 2024[‡] | 4 years, 193 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 3 | C. P. Radhakrishnan (born 1957) Vice President of India | Tamil Nadu | 20 March 2024 | 30 July 2024[§] | 132 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
| 4 | Jishnu Dev Varma (born 1957) | Tripura | 31 July 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 140 days | ||
- Resigned to contest in the 2024 general election
- Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra
See also
- Telangana
- List of chief ministers of Telangana
- Governors of India
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