List of governors of Telangana

The governor of Telangana is the head of state of the Indian state of Telangana. The governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India for a term of five years and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the chief minister of the state and their council of ministers. The official residence of the governor is Raj Bhavan, situated in the state capital Hyderabad.[1][2]

Governor of Telangana
Incumbent
Tamilisai Soundararajan
since 8 September 2019
AppointerPresident of India
Inaugural holderE. S. L. Narasimhan
Formation2 June 2014 (2014-06-02)
Websitegovernor.telangana.gov.in

The current incumbent is Tamilisai Soundararajan since 8 September 2019.

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 Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.

List
No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

 Home State Term of Office Previous post Appointed by
Assumed Office Left Office Time in Office
Interim E. S. L. Narasimhan
(1945–)		 Tamil Nadu 2 June 2014 23 July 2019 5 years, 97 days Governor of Andhra Pradesh Pranab Mukherjee
1 24 July 2019 7 September 2019
2 Tamilisai Soundararajan
(1961–)		 8 September 2019 Incumbent 3 years, 232 days State President of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Nath Kovind
Timeline
Tamilisai SoundararajanE. S. L. NarasimhanE. S. L. Narasimhan

See also

References
  1. "TRS chief KCR to be sworn-in as first CM of Telangana on Monday". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. Common Governor of Telangana, Andhra to oversee law and order in Hyderabad post bifurcation: South, News - India Today
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