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Banwarilal Purohit | |
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 Purohit in 2023 | |
| 29thGovernor of Punjab | |
| In office 31 August 2021 – 28 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Chief Minister | Amarinder Singh Charanjit Singh Channi Bhagwant Mann |
| Preceded by | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| Succeeded by | Gulab Chand Kataria |
| 16th Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| In office 31 August 2021 – 28 July 2024 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| Succeeded by | Gulab Chand Kataria |
| 14thGovernor of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 6 October 2017 – 17 September 2021 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | C. Vidyasagar Rao(additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | R. N. Ravi |
| 25thGovernor of Assam | |
| In office 22 August 2016 – 29 September 2017 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Preceded by | Padmanabha Acharya(additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Mukhi |
| 16thGovernor of Meghalaya[1] | |
Additional charge | |
| In office 27 January 2017 – 5 October 2017 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Mukul Sangma |
| Preceded by | V. Shanmuganathan |
| Succeeded by | Ganga Prasad |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha forNagpur[2] | |
| 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 | (1940-04-16)16 April 1940 (age 85) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Punjab |
Banwarilal Purohit (born 16 April 1940)[3] is an Indian politician. He was the formerGovernor of Punjab, India andAdministrator of Chandigarh from September 2021,Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021, andGovernor of Assam from 2016 to 2017. He is a member of theBharatiya Janata Party. He was a Member of Parliament from theNagpur (Lok Sabha constituency) three times, twice as anIndian National Congress member, once as aBJP member.
Later he joined Congress. AfterIndira Gandhi split the Congress and formed Congress (Indira), Purohit was elected as MLA from Nagpur East constituency in 1978, contesting as a member of Congress(I), and he was re-elected in 1980 from Nagpur South and became a Minister of State for Urban Development, Slum Improvement and Housing in 1982.
In 1984, he was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha as member of Congress.[4] He was re-elected in 1989 on Congress ticket.
Later he joined theBharatiya Janata Party when it launched a movement to build Ram Temple inAyodhya and contested Lok Sabha elections in 1991 as the BJP candidate. But he lost toDatta Meghe ofIndian National Congress. In 1996, he was elected to 11th Lok Sabha as BJP's candidate.
In 1999, he quit theBharatiya Janata Party to join theIndian National Congress after he developed serious differences withPramod Mahajan. He contested the Lok Sabha elections from Ramtek in 1999 but lost.
In 2003, he launched his own party called Vidarbha Rajya Party and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur in 2004 but lost.
Later on, he again joined the BJP.
In 2009, he again contested on BJP's ticket but lost the election toVilas Muttemwar ofIndian National Congress.
In August 2016, Purohit was appointedGovernor of Assam by replacingPadmanabha Acharya who had additional in-charge of Assam.[5][6][7]
On 30 September 2017 he was appointedGovernor of Tamil Nadu by PresidentRam Nath Kovind. It was the first time that the state has got a full time governor afterK Rosaiah retired in August 2016.[8][9][10]
On 27 August 2021 he was appointed theGovernor of Punjab (additional charge) andAdministrator of Chandigarh (additional charge).[citation needed]
On 9 September 2021, Purohit was appointed the 29thGovernor of Punjab. Purohit resigned from the post on 3 February 2024 citing personal reasons.[11] His resignation was accepted on 28 July 2024.[12]
Purohit gained ownership of the Nagpur daily newspaperThe Hitavada fromServants of India Society in 1979. The newspaper was launched byGopal Krishna Gokhale in 1911 and Purohit is its current managing editor. He is also the chairman ofShri Ramdeobaba University RBU inNagpur.
His father's name is Bhagwandas Purohit, he is married to Pushpa Devi Purohit, and he has three children. Two sons Rajendra Purohit and Rakesh Purohit, daughter Meena Purohit Joshi. He has six grandchildren and a great grandson. His eldest granddaughter, Archana Purohit Agrawal is a business coach, startup founder and author for the Book Agency Adda. He is also the chairman of Bhavans Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir Nagpur. He is the chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan schools founded by lateKanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi in 1938.
| Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forNagpur 1984 – 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forNagpur 1996 – 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Governor of Assam 22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Meghalaya 27 January 2017 – 5 October 2017 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Tamil Nadu 6 October 2017 – 17 September 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Punjab 31 August 2021 – 2 February 2024 | Succeeded by Ritu Bahri (acting) |
| Preceded by | Administrator of Chandigarh 31 August 2021 – 2 February 2024 | Succeeded by |
