Banwarilal Purohit

Banwarilal Purohit (born 16 April 1940)[3] is an Indian politician who is the current and 29th Governor of Punjab, India and Administrator of Chandigarh as of 29 August 2021. He was the former Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021, and former Governor of Assam from 2016 to 2017. 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.[4][5]

For those of a similar name, see Banwari Lal (disambiguation).

Banwarilal Purohit
Purohit in February 2017
29th Governor of Punjab
Assumed office
31 August 2021
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief Minister
Preceded byV. P. Singh Badnore
16th Administrator of Chandigarh
Assumed office
31 August 2021
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byV. P. Singh Badnore
14th Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office
6 October 2017 – 17 September 2021
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief Minister
Preceded byC. Vidyasagar Rao (additional charge)
Succeeded byR. N. Ravi
25th Governor of Assam
In office
22 August 2016 – 29 September 2017
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal
Preceded byPadmanabha Acharya
Succeeded byJagdish Mukhi
16th Governor of Meghalaya[1]
In office
27 January 2017 – 5 October 2017
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief MinisterMukul Sangma
Preceded byV. Shanmuganathan
Succeeded byGanga Prasad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
for Nagpur[2]
In office
1984–1991
Preceded byJambuwantrao Dhote
Succeeded byDatta Meghe
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byDatta Meghe
Succeeded byVilas Muttemwar
Personal details
Born (1940-04-16) 16 April 1940
Nawalgarh, Rajputana Agency, British India (present-day Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)Raj Bhavan, Punjab

Political career

Later he joined Congress. After Indira Gandhi split Congress Party and formed Congress (Indira), Purohit was elected as MLA from Nagpur East constituency in 1978, contesting as 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 Party.[6] He was re-elected in 1989 on Congress ticket.

Later he joined Bharatiya Janata Party when it launched a movement to build Ram Temple in Ayodhya and contested Lok Sabha elections in 1991 as the party's candidate. But he lost to Datta Meghe of Indian National Congress. In 1996, he was elected to 11th Lok Sabha as BJP's candidate.

In 1999, he quit the Bharatiya Janata Party to join the Indian National Congress after he developed serious differences with Pramod 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.

In 2009 he again contested on BJP's ticket but lost the election to Vilas Muttemwar of Indian National Congress.

On 2 August 2020, Purohit tested positive for COVID-19.[7]

Governorship

In August 2016, Purohit was appointed Governor of Assam by replacing Padmanabha Acharya who had additional in-charge of Assam.[8][9][10]

On 30 September 2017 he was appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu by President Ram Nath Kovind. It was the first time that the state has got a full time governor after K Rosaiah retired in August 2016.[11][12][13]

On August 27, 2021 President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind appointed Governor Purohit as a Governor of Punjab (Additional Charge) and Administrator of Chandigarh (Additional Charge).

On September 9, 2021 President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind appointed Governor Purohit as a 29th Governor of Punjab.

Other career

Purohit gained ownership of the Nagpur daily newspaper The Hitavada from Servants of India Society in 1979. The newspaper was launched by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1911 and Purohit is its current managing editor. He is also the chairman of Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management in Nagpur.

Early life

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 present CEO of eYantra Industries, Hyderabad. He is also the chairman of Bhavans Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir Nagpur. He is the chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan schools founded by late Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi in 1938.

References
  1. http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jan/27/president-mukherjee-accepts-v-shanmuganathans-resignation-1564081.html
  2. "Banwarilal Purohit Lok Sabha Profiel". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. "His Excellency Governor of Tamil Nadu". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. "Former Cong leader who claimed he arranged meeting between Rajiv & RSS".
  5. "BJP leader Purohit is new governor of Assam". The Times of India.
  6. "Election Analysis 1977-1984, Partywise Comparison". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
  7. "Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit tests positive for COVID-19 - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  8. "Banwarilal Purohit sworn in as Assam governor".
  9. "Purohit sworn in as Assam governor".
  10. "Banwarilal Purohit takes oath as Governor of Assam".
  11. "New governors appointed: All you need to know". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  12. "Banwarilal Purohit appointed Tamil Nadu Governor". The Economic Times. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. 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.

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