Banwarilal Purohit
Banwarilal Purohit (born 16 April 1939) is an Indian politician. He is the current and 21st Governor of Tamil Nadu since October 2017.[5][6][7] He was appointed as Governor of Assam State by President of India on 17 August 2016.
Banwarilal Purohit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 29th Governor of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| 21st Governor of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 6 October 2017[1] – 31 August 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Succeeded by | R. N. Ravi |
| 25th Governor of Assam | |
| In office 22 August 2016 – 29 September 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Preceded by | Padmanabha Acharya |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Mukhi |
| 16th Governor of Meghalaya[2] | |
| In office 27 January 2017 – 5 October 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Mukul Sangma |
| Preceded by | V. Shanmuganathan |
| Succeeded by | Ganga Prasad |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Nagpur[3] | |
| In office 1984–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Jambuwantrao Dhote |
| Succeeded by | Datta Meghe |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Datta Meghe |
| Succeeded by | Vilas Muttemwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1939[4] Nawalgarh, Rajputana Agency, British India (present-day Rajasthan, India)[4] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan (Chennai) |
He was a Member of Parliament from the Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency) three times, twice as an Indian National Congress member, once as a BJP member.[8][9]
References
- ↑ Tamil Nadu gets full-time Governor, at last
- ↑ "President Mukherjee accepts V Shanmuganathan's resignation".
- ↑ "Banwarilal Purohit Lok Sabha Profiel". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Biographical Sketch, Member of Parliament, XI Lok Sabha". Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ↑ "New governors appointed: All you need to know". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Banwarilal Purohit appointed Tamil Nadu Governor". The Economic Times. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ S. Jesudasan, Dennis (6 October 2017). "Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ↑ Former Cong leader who claimed he arranged meeting between Rajiv & RSS
- ↑ BJP leader Purohit is new governor of Assam