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List of governors of Telangana

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List of governors of Telangana

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.

Infobox

Style
Hon’ble Governor (within India (English)His/Her Excellency (outside India)
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.telangana.gov.in

Tables

· List of governors
Time in office
Time in office
#
From
Name(born – died)
Time in office
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)
#
–
Name(born – died)
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
2 June2014
Tenure in office
23 July2019
Tenure in office
5 years, 97 days
Appointer(President)
Pranab Mukherjee
7 September2019
7 September2019
#
1
Name(born – died)
7 September2019
Tamilisai Soundararajan(born 1961)
Tamilisai Soundararajan(born 1961)
#
2
Name(born – died)
Tamilisai Soundararajan(born 1961)
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
8 September2019
Tenure in office
19 March2024[‡]
Tenure in office
4 years, 193 days
Appointer(President)
Ram Nath Kovind
C. P. Radhakrishnan(born 1957)Governor of Jharkhand
C. P. Radhakrishnan(born 1957)Governor of Jharkhand
#
–
Name(born – died)
C. P. Radhakrishnan(born 1957)Governor of Jharkhand
Home state
Tamil Nadu
Tenure in office
20 March2024
Tenure in office
30 July2024[§]
Tenure in office
132 days
Appointer(President)
Droupadi Murmu
Jishnu Dev Varma(born 1957)
Jishnu Dev Varma(born 1957)
#
3
Name(born – died)
Jishnu Dev Varma(born 1957)
Home state
Tripura
Tenure in office
31 July2024
Tenure in office
Incumbent
Tenure in office
1 year, 96 days
#
Portrait
Name(born – died)
Home state
Tenure in office
Appointer(President)
From
To
Time in office
–
E. S. L. NarasimhanIPS (Retd)(born 1945)
Tamil Nadu
2 June2014
23 July2019
5 years, 97 days
Pranab Mukherjee
1
24 July2019
7 September2019
2
Tamilisai Soundararajan(born 1961)
Tamil Nadu
8 September2019
19 March2024[‡]
4 years, 193 days
Ram Nath Kovind
–
C. P. Radhakrishnan(born 1957)Governor of Jharkhand
Tamil Nadu
20 March2024
30 July2024[§]
132 days
Droupadi Murmu
3
Jishnu Dev Varma(born 1957)
Tripura
31 July2024
Incumbent
1 year, 96 days

References

  1. Resigned to contest in the 2024 general election
  2. Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra
  3. "Tamilisai, Telangana Governor and Puducherry Lt. Governor, resigns to contest Lok Sabha polls"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240318081529/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/telangana-governor-dr-tamilisai-resigns-to-contest-lok-sabha-polls/article67963569.ece
  4. Deccan Chronicle
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240731140543/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/jishnu-dev-varma-takes-oath-as-governor-of-telangana-1813474
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