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List of governors of Telangana

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head of the state government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected
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Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) & vidhan parishad, and
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was appointed as the governor of Andhra Pradesh. Narasimhan was replaced as the governor of Telangana months later in September 2019 by
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was appointed as the first governor of the new state and continued to serve as the governor for the dual states until 2019 when
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Telangana was bifurcated as an independent state on 2 June 2014. The then governor of united Andhra Pradesh,
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and is appointed for a term of five years, and holds office at the president's pleasure. The governor is the
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also empowers the governor to act upon their own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a
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Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Telangana is the
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Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
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specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:
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Chancellor of the state universities of Telangana. The universities include
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was appointed to hold the additional charge of the Governor of Telangana.
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Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
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Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University
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Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University
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Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University
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The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
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Jishnu Dev Varma
Style
Residence
Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad
President of India
Term length
Five years
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
E. S. L. Narasimhan
governor.telangana.gov.in

Politics of Telangana
State government
Constitution of India
Law
Human rights
Fundamental rights
Executive
Governor of Telangana
Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister of Telangana
Anumula Revanth Reddy
INC
Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana
Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu
Legislature
Telangana Legislative Assembly
Speaker

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