Jishnu Dev Varma

Jishnu Dev Varma
Dev Varma in 2024
3rd Governor of Telangana
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 July 2024[1]
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth Reddy
Dy. Chief MinisterMallu Bhatti Vikaramarka
Preceded byC. P. Radhakrishnan (additional charge)
2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura
In office
9 March 2018 – 2 March 2023
Chief MinisterBiplab Kumar Deb
Manik Saha
PortfoliosFinance, Power, Rural Development (including Panchayat), Planning and Coordination (including Statistics), TREDA, Science, Technology & Environment[2]
Preceded byDasarath Deb (1988)
ConstituencyCharilam
President, Badminton Association of Tripura
Personal details
Born
Jishnu Dev Varma

(1957-08-15) 15 August 1957 (age 67)
Tripura, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSudha Debbarma
Relations
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (B.A. Hons. English Literature)

Jishnu Dev Varma (born 15 August 1957), is an Indian politician serving as the 3rd and current Governor of Telangana since 31 July 2024.[1][3] He is from Tripura, and has previously served as the 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura from 2018 to 2023. He served as the MLA of Charilam from 2018 till 2023. He was the head of the Badminton Association of India, and is currently the president of its Tripura unit.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Jishnu Dev Varma takes oath as Governor of Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Tripura Government 2018: Full List of Ministers With Portfolio in Biplab Kumar Deb Cabinet". 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Reddy, R. Ravikanth (28 July 2024). "Who is Jishnu Dev Varma, the new Governor of Telangana?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Affiliated Organisations". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.