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List of governors of Telangana

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Governor of Telangana
Telaṅgāṇa Governoru
Incumbent
Jishnu Dev Varma

since 31 July 2024
Style
  • Hon’ble Governor (within India (English)
  • His/Her Excellency (outside India)
StatusHead of the State
AbbreviationGOV
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
PrecursorGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural holderE. S. L. Narasimhan
Formation2 June 2014
Websitegovernor.telangana.gov.in

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 5 years.

List of governors

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Legend
  • Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • Resigned/removed
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 Tamilisai Soundararajan
(born 1961)
Tamil Nadu 8 September
2019
19 March
2024[‡][lower-greek 1][1]
4 years, 193 days Ram Nath Kovind
C. P. Radhakrishnan
(born 1957)
Governor of Jharkhand
Tamil Nadu 20 March
2024
30 July
2024[§][lower-greek 2]
132 days Droupadi Murmu
3 Jishnu Dev Varma
(born 1957)
Tripura 31 July
2024[2]
Incumbent 1 year, 202 days
  1. Resigned to contest in the 2024 general election
  2. Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra

References

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  1. 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.
  2. "Jishnu Dev Varma takes oath as Governor of Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024.