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{{Infobox official post<br />
| post = Governor<br />
| insignia = Emblem of Telangana.svg<br />
| native_name = {{lang|te-Latn|Telaṅgāṇa Governoru}}<br />
| image = File:Shivpratap Shukla.jpg<br />
| imagesize = 150<br />
| incumbent = [[Shiv Pratap Shukla]]<br />
| style = {{bulleted list|Hon’ble Governor (within India (English)|His/Her Excellency (outside India)}}<br />
| abbreviation = <br />
| status = Head of State<br />
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Hyderabad)|Lok Bhavan, Hyderabad]]<br />
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]]<br />
| appointer = [[President of India]]<br />
| formation = 2 June 2014<br />
| inaugural = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://governor.telangana.gov.in/}}<br />
| precursor = [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| body = Telangana<br />
| incumbentsince = 11 March 2026<br />
| insigniasize = 150<br />
| insigniacaption = Emblem of Telangana<br />
}}<br />
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[[File:India_Telangana_locator_map.svg|upright|thumb|Telangana is in southern India.]]<br />
{{Politics of Telangana}}<br />
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.<br />
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[[Shiv Pratap Shukla]] has been serving as the governor since 11 March 2026. <br />
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== History ==<br />
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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.<br />
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==Powers and functions==<br />
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions|l1=Powers and functions of the governor}}<br />
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:<br />
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*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,<br />
*'''Legislative powers''' related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Saasana Sabha or Saasana Mandali, and<br />
*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.<br />
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==List of governors==<br />
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;Legend<br />
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office<br />
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred<br />
*{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned/removed<br />
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;Color key<br />
*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"<br />
! rowspan="2"| #<br />
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait<br />
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em" | Name<br><small>(born{{spaced ndash}}died)</small><br />
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state<br />
! colspan="3"| Tenure in office<br />
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Appointer<br/>(President)<br />
|- <br />
! style="width:9.5em"| From<br />
! style="width:9.5em"| To<br />
! style="width:5em"| Time in office<br />
|-<br />
! {{ndash}}<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[File:E.S.L. Narasimhan.jpg|91x91px]]<br />
| 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}}<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| 2 June 2014<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| 23 July 2019{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Telangana]]}}<br />
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|2 Jun 2014|7 Sep 2019}}'''<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br />
|-<br />
! 1<br />
| 24 July 2019<br />
| 7 September 2019<br />
|-<br />
! 2<br />
| [[File:Tamilisai Soundararajan with Bathukamma in Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad (30.09.2019) 02.jpg|105x105px]]<br />
| '''[[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1961)}}<br />
| [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| 8 September 2019<br />
| 19 March 2024{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}{{efn-lg|Resigned to contest in the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 general election]]}}<br />
| '''{{ayd|8 Sep 2019|19 Mar 2024}}'''<br />
| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
|-<br />
! {{ndash}}<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:C. P. Radhakrishnan (cropped).png|70px]]<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]'''<br/><small>(born 1957)</small><br />
<small>Governor of Jharkhand</small><br />(Additional charge)<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| 20 March 2024<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| 30 July 2024{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]]|name=Maharashtra}}<br />
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|20 Mar 2024|30 July 2024}}'''<br />
| rowspan="3"| [[Droupadi Murmu]]<br />
|-<br />
! 3<br />
| [[File:Jishnu Dev Varma, Governor of Telangana (cropped).jpg|70px]]<br />
| '''[[Jishnu Dev Varma]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1957)}}<br />
| [[Tripura]]<br />
| 31 July 2024 <br />
| 11 March 2026{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Maharashtra]]|name=Maharashtra}}<br />
| '''{{ayd|31 Jul 2024|11 March 2026}}'''<br />
|-<br />
! 4<br />
| [[File:Shivpratap Shukla.jpg|70px]]<br />
| '''[[Shiv Pratap Shukla]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1952)}}<br />
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] <br />
| 11 March 2026<br />
| ''Incumbent''<br />
|'''{{ayd|11 March 2026}}''' <br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
{{reflist|group=lower-greek}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Telangana]]<br />
* [[List of chief ministers of Telangana]]<br />
* [[Governors of India]]<br />
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