List of governors of Telangana

Governor of Telangana
Telaṅgāṇa Governoru
Emblem of Telangana
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.

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. He took oath on 11 March 2026. 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

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
1 E. S. L. Narasimhan


IPS (Retd)
(born 1945) (Additional charge until 24 July 2019)

Tamil Nadu 2 June

2014

8 September 2019 5 years, 98 days Pranab Mukherjee
2 Tamilisai Soundararajan
(born 1961) 		8 September 2019 20 March 2024[‡][α] 4 years, 194 days Ram Nath Kovind
3 C. P. Radhakrishnan

(born 1957) (Additional charge)

20 March 2024 31 July 2024[§][β] 133 days Droupadi Murmu
4 Jishnu Dev Varma
(born 1957) 		Tripura 31 July 2024 11 March 2026[§][β] 1 year, 223 days
5 Shiv Pratap Shukla
(born 1952) 		Uttar Pradesh 11 March 2026 Incumbent 48 days
  1. ^ Resigned to contest in the 2024 general election
  2. ^ a b Transferred as the Governor of Maharashtra

See also

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