Jishnu Dev Varma | |
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.jpg) Dev Varma in 2024 | |
| 3rd Governor of Telangana | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024[1] | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Chief Minister | Anumula Revanth Reddy |
| Preceded by | C. P. Radhakrishnan (additional charge) |
| 2nd Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura | |
| In office 9 March 2018 – 2 March 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Saha |
| Portfolios | Finance, Power, Rural Development (including Panchayat), Planning and Coordination (including Statistics), TREDA, Science, Technology & Environment[2] |
| Preceded by | Dasarath Deb (1988) |
| Constituency | Charilam |
| President, Badminton Association of Tripura | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jishnu Dev Varma 15 August 1957 Tripura, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Sudha Debbarma |
| Relations |
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| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University 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]
- ^ a b "Jishnu Dev Varma takes oath as Governor of Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 31 July 2024. Archived from the original on 31 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Affiliated Organisations". Badminton Association of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.