List of governors of Telangana
| Governor of Telangana
Telaṅgāṇa Governoru | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
- 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 | 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, 41 days | ||
- ↑ Resigned to contest in the 2024 general election
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra
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.