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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| post = Governor
| insignia = Government of Telangana Logo.png
| insignia = Emblem of Telangana.svg
| insigniasize =
| native_name = {{lang|te-Latn|Telaṅgāṇa Governoru}}
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Telangana]]
| image = File:Shivpratap Shukla.jpg
| image =File:Tamilisai Soundararajan with her book "Suvai Migu Theneer Thuligal".jpg
| imagesize = 150
| incumbent = [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]  
| incumbent = [[Shiv Pratap Shukla]]
| style = [[Excellency|Her Excellency]]
| style = {{bulleted list|Hon’ble Governor (within India (English)|His/Her Excellency (outside India)}}
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Hyderabad)|Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad]]
| abbreviation =
| termlength =[[Term of office|Five Years]]
| status = Head of State
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Hyderabad)|Lok Bhavan, Hyderabad]]
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|2014|06|02|p=y|br=y}}
| formation = 2 June 2014
| inaugural = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] <small>(additional charge)</small>
| inaugural = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| website = {{URL|http://governor.telangana.gov.in/}}
| website = {{URL|http://governor.telangana.gov.in/}}
| body =Telangana
| precursor = [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]
|incumbentsince =8 September 2019}}[[File:India_Telangana_locator_map.svg|upright|thumb|Telangana is in southern India.]]
| body = Telangana
| incumbentsince = 11 March 2026
| insigniasize = 150
| insigniacaption = Emblem of Telangana
}}
 
[[File:India_Telangana_locator_map.svg|upright|thumb|Telangana is in southern India.]]
{{Politics of Telangana}}
{{Politics 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 5 years.
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 8 September 2019, [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]] is the [[Governor of Telangana]].
[[Shiv Pratap Shukla]] has been serving as the governor since 11 March 2026.
 
== History ==
 
The post of Governor of Telangana emerged in 2 June 2014 following the bifurcation of the state from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Then [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh Governor]], [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] was given the additional charge of the new state. In 20 July 2019, Narasimhan was named as the Governor of Telangana only, taking oath on 24 July 2019. [[Odisha]] leader [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]] succeeded him as [[Andhra Pradesh]] governor. In 1 September 2019, the [[President of India]] appointed [[Tamil Nadu]] leader [[Tamilisai Soundararajan|Tamilisai Soundarajan]] as the Governor of Telangana. Soundarajan got additional charge as the [[Governors of Puducherry|LT Governor of Puducherry]] upon the retirement of [[Kiran Bedi]]. Soundarajan subsequently resigned as the Governor of Telangana and the Acting Governor of Puducherry in March 2024 upon the contesting the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 Indian General Election]] . The [[Governor of Jharkhand]], [[C. P. Radhakrishnan]] got additional charge of both the state and the union territory. Radhakrishnan was relieved of his additional duties as the Governor of Telangana and the main duties as the [[Governor of Jharkhand]] once upon his transfer as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]] in July 2024 and was also relieved of his additional duties in [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry|Puducherry]] in August 2024. Former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura|Tripura Deputy Chief Minister]] , [[Jishnu Dev Varma]] was appointed as the Governor of Telangana becoming the first governor not belonging from [[Tamil Nadu]]. After that, [[Shiv Pratap Shukla]] was appointed the governor of Telangana. Since then, Shukla has been the Governor of the state.


==Powers and functions==
==Powers and functions==
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions|l1=Powers and functions of the Governor}}
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions|l1=Powers and functions of the governor}}
The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:


*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,
*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,
*'''Legislative powers''' related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
*'''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.
*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.


==List of governors of Telangana==
==List of governors==
This is a list of '''governors of Telangana''' since 2019. The [[official residence]] of the Governor is [[Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad|Raj Bhavan]], situated in the state capital [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/trs-chief-kcr-to-be-sworn-in-as-first-cm-of-telangana-on-monday/|title=TRS chief KCR to be sworn-in as first CM of Telangana on Monday|date=1 June 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express|agency=Press Trust of India|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/common-governor-of-telangana-andhra-to-oversee-law-and-order-in-hyderabad-post-bifurcation/1/328199.html Common Governor of Telangana, Andhra to oversee law and order in Hyderabad post bifurcation: South, News - India Today<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:74%; text-align:center"
;Legend
! class="unsortable"|S.No.
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
! width=50 class="unsortable"|Portrait
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred
! class="unsortable" ! style="width:17%;"|Name<br />{{small|(birth–death)}}
*{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned/removed
! colspan=3 style="width:35%;"|Term of office<ref name="term">The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period</ref>
 
! Previous post
;Color key
! class="unsortable"|Appointed by
*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em" | Name<br><small>(born{{spaced ndash}}died)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state
! colspan="3"| Tenure in office
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Appointer<br/>(President)
|-
! style="width:9.5em"| From
! style="width:9.5em"| To
! style="width:5em"| Time in office
|-
|-
| '''–'''
! {{ndash}}
| rowspan = "2" | [[File:E.S.L. Narasimhan.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:E.S.L. Narasimhan.jpg|91x91px]]
! [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br/><small>''(additional charge)''</small><br /><small>(born 1945)</small>
| rowspan="2"| '''[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br>(born 1945)<br/>Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 23 July 2019}}
| 2 June 2014
| rowspan="2"| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 23 July 2019
| bgcolor="wheat"| 2 June 2014
| 1st<br />({{age in years and days|2014|06|02|2019|07|23}})
| bgcolor="wheat"| 23 July 2019{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Telangana]]}}
| rowspan = "2" | [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|2 Jun 2014|7 Sep 2019}}'''
| rowspan = "2" | [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-
|-
| '''1'''
! 1
! [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br /><small>(born 1945)</small>
| 24 July 2019
| 24 July 2019
| 7 September 2019
| 7 September 2019
| 2nd<br />({{age in years and days|2019|07|24|2019|09|07}})
|-
|-
| '''2'''
! 2
| [[File:Tamilisai Soundararajan with her book "Suvai Migu Theneer Thuligal".jpg|75px]]
| [[File:Tamilisai Soundararajan with Bathukamma in Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad (30.09.2019) 02.jpg|105x105px]]
! [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]<br /><small>(born 1961)</small>
| '''[[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1961)}}
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| 8 September 2019
| 8 September 2019
| 19 March 2024{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}{{efn-lg|Resigned to contest in the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 general election]]}}
| '''{{ayd|8 Sep 2019|19 Mar 2024}}'''
| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
! {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:C. P. Radhakrishnan (cropped).png|70px]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]'''<br/><small>(born 1957)</small>
<small>Governor of Jharkhand</small><br />(Additional charge)
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| 20 March 2024
| bgcolor="wheat"| 30 July 2024{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]]|name=Maharashtra}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|20 Mar 2024|30 July 2024}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Droupadi Murmu]]
|-
! 3
| [[File:Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jishnu Dev Varma]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1957)}}
| [[Tripura]]
| 31 July 2024
| 11 March 2026{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]]|name=Maharashtra}}
| '''{{ayd|31 Jul 2024|11 March 2026}}'''
|-
! 4
| [[File:Shivpratap Shukla.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Shiv Pratap Shukla]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1952)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 11 March 2026
| ''Incumbent''
| ''Incumbent''
| 1st<br />({{age in years and days|2019|09|08}})
|'''{{ayd|11 March 2026}}'''
| President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
 
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  from: 02/06/2014 till: 23/07/2019 color:GP text:"[[E. S. L. Narasimhan|Narasimhan]] (2014 &ndash; 2019)"
  from: 24/07/2019 till: 07/09/2019 color:PA text:"[[E. S. L. Narasimhan|Narasimhan]] (2019 &ndash; 2019)"
  from: 08/09/2019 till: {{#time:d/m/Y}} color:PA text:"[[Tamilisai Soundararajan|Tamilisai]] (2019 &ndash; present)"
}}</onlyinclude>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Governors of India]]
* [[Governors of India]]


==References==
{{Governor of Telangana}}
{{reflist}}
{{Telangana officials}}
 
{{Current Indian governors}}
==External links==
 
{{Governors_and_Lt_Governors_of_Indian_States}}


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Governor of Telangana
Telaṅgāṇa Governoru
Emblem of Telangana
Incumbent
Shiv Pratap Shukla
since 11 March 2026
Style
  • Hon’ble Governor (within India (English)
  • His/Her Excellency (outside India)
StatusHead of State
ResidenceLok Bhavan, Hyderabad
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
Telangana is in southern India.

Template:Politics 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.

Shiv Pratap Shukla has been serving as the governor since 11 March 2026.

History

The post of Governor of Telangana emerged in 2 June 2014 following the bifurcation of the state from Andhra Pradesh. Then Andhra Pradesh Governor, E. S. L. Narasimhan was given the additional charge of the new state. In 20 July 2019, Narasimhan was named as the Governor of Telangana only, taking oath on 24 July 2019. Odisha leader Biswabhusan Harichandan succeeded him as Andhra Pradesh governor. In 1 September 2019, the President of India appointed Tamil Nadu leader Tamilisai Soundarajan as the Governor of Telangana. Soundarajan got additional charge as the LT Governor of Puducherry upon the retirement of Kiran Bedi. Soundarajan subsequently resigned as the Governor of Telangana and the Acting Governor of Puducherry in March 2024 upon the contesting the 2024 Indian General Election . The Governor of Jharkhand, C. P. Radhakrishnan got additional charge of both the state and the union territory. Radhakrishnan was relieved of his additional duties as the Governor of Telangana and the main duties as the Governor of Jharkhand once upon his transfer as the Governor of Maharashtra in July 2024 and was also relieved of his additional duties in Puducherry in August 2024. Former Tripura Deputy Chief Minister , Jishnu Dev Varma was appointed as the Governor of Telangana becoming the first governor not belonging from Tamil Nadu. After that, Shiv Pratap Shukla was appointed the governor of Telangana. Since then, Shukla has been the Governor of the state.

Powers and functions

See also: Powers and functions of the governor

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
  • † Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • ‡ Resigned/removed
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)
Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 23 July 2019 		Tamil Nadu 2 June 2014 23 July 2019[§]Template:Efn-lg 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[‡]Template:Efn-lg 4 years, 193 days Ram Nath Kovind
– File:C. P. Radhakrishnan (cropped).png C. P. Radhakrishnan
(born 1957)

Governor of Jharkhand
(Additional charge)

Tamil Nadu 20 March 2024 30 July 2024[§]Template:Efn-lg 132 days Droupadi Murmu
3 File:Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana (cropped).jpg Jishnu Dev Varma
(born 1957) 		Tripura 31 July 2024 11 March 2026[§]Template:Efn-lg 1 year, 223 days
4 Shiv Pratap Shukla
(born 1952) 		Uttar Pradesh 11 March 2026 Incumbent 152 days

See also

Template:Governor of Telangana

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