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 తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర గవర్నర్ | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | President of India |
| Inaugural holder | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Formation | 2 June 2014 |
| Website | governor |
The current incumbent is Tamilisai Soundararajan since 8 September 2019.
Powers and functions
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 (born – died) |
Home state | Tenure in office | Prior positions held | Chief Minister(s) | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  |
E. S. L. Narasimhan ఇ.ఎస్.ఎల్.నరసింహన్ IPS (Retd.) (born 1945) |
Tamil Nadu | 2 June 2014 |
7 September 2019 |
5 years, 97 days |
|
K. Chandrasekhar Rao | Pranab Mukherjee (President) |
| Last governor of undivided Andhra Pradesh. Appointed as the first governor of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. Continued to serve in office until retiring from both positions in 2019, holding the record of one of the longest-serving state governors in India. | |||||||||
| 2 |  |
Tamilisai Soundararajan తమిళిసై సౌందరరాజన్ (born 1961) |
Tamil Nadu | 8 September 2019 |
Incumbent | 4 years, 47 days |
|
K. Chandrasekhar Rao | Ram Nath Kovind (President) |
| Former BJP leader and State President of Tamil Nadu BJP at the time of appointment. Appointed as the second Governor of Telangana in September 2019 to succeed E.S.L. Narasimhan who had retired from office. Appointed as the Administrator of Puducherry in February 2021 following the dismissal of incumbent lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi. Currently serving in office and is also the youngest serving state governor. | |||||||||
Timeline
References
- "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.
- Common Governor of Telangana, Andhra to oversee law and order in Hyderabad post bifurcation: South, News - India Today