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Banwarilal Purohit
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Purohit in 2023
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| 29th Governor of Punjab | |
| In office 31 August 2021 – 28 July 2024 |
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| 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 |
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| President | Ram Nath Kovind Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | V. P. Singh Badnore |
| Succeeded by | Gulab Chand Kataria |
| 14th Governor of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 6 October 2017 – 17 September 2021 |
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| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Edappadi K. Palaniswami M. K. Stalin |
| Preceded by | C. Vidyasagar Rao (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | R. N. Ravi |
| 25th Governor of Assam | |
| In office 22 August 2016 – 29 September 2017 |
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| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Preceded by | Padmanabha Acharya (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | Jagdish Mukhi |
| 16th Governor of Meghalaya | |
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| In office 27 January 2017 – 5 October 2017 |
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| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Mukul Sangma |
| Preceded by | V. Shanmuganathan |
| Succeeded by | Ganga Prasad |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Nagpur |
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| In office 1984–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Jambuwantrao Dhote |
| Succeeded by | Datta Meghe |
| In office 1996–1998 |
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| Preceded by | Datta Meghe |
| Succeeded by | Vilas Muttemwar |
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| Born | 16 April 1940 Nawalgarh, Rajputana Agency, British India (present-day Rajasthan, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Punjab |
Banwarilal Purohit, born on April 16, 1940, is an important Indian politician. He has held many significant roles in the government. He served as the Governor of Punjab and the Administrator of Chandigarh until July 2024. Before that, he was the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021. He also served as the Governor of Assam from 2016 to 2017.
Mr. Purohit is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a Member of Parliament from the Nagpur (Lok Sabha constituency) area three times. He was twice a member of the Indian National Congress party and once a member of the BJP.
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His Political Journey
Banwarilal Purohit started his political career by joining the Congress party. In 1978, he was elected as an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) from Nagpur East. He was re-elected in 1980 from Nagpur South. In 1982, he became a Minister of State. This role involved looking after urban development, improving slum areas, and housing.
Serving in Parliament
In 1984, he was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha is one of the two houses of the Indian Parliament. He was re-elected in 1989, still as a member of the Congress party.
Later, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He ran for the Lok Sabha elections in 1991 as a BJP candidate. However, he did not win that election. In 1996, he was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha as a BJP candidate.
In 1999, he left the BJP and rejoined the Indian National Congress. He ran for elections from Ramtek in 1999 but was not successful. In 2003, he started his own political party called the Vidarbha Rajya Party. He ran for the Lok Sabha elections from Nagpur in 2004 but lost. After some time, he rejoined the BJP. In 2009, he again ran on a BJP ticket but lost the election.
Serving as Governor
In August 2016, Mr. Purohit was appointed as the Governor of Assam. A Governor is a leader who represents the President in a state.
On September 30, 2017, he was appointed Governor of Tamil Nadu by President Ram Nath Kovind. This was important because it was the first time in a while that Tamil Nadu had a full-time Governor.
On August 27, 2021, he was given additional responsibilities. He became the Governor of Punjab and the Administrator of Chandigarh. On September 9, 2021, he was officially appointed as the 29th Governor of Punjab. Mr. Purohit resigned from this position on February 3, 2024, for personal reasons. His resignation was accepted on July 28, 2024.
Other Important Roles
Mr. Purohit also has a background in media. In 1979, he became the owner of a daily newspaper in Nagpur called The Hitavada. This newspaper was started in 1911 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Mr. Purohit is currently its managing editor.
He is also the chairman of Shri Ramdeobaba University RBU in Nagpur. He is the chairman of Bhavans Bhagwandas Purohit Vidya Mandir Nagpur. He also chairs the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan schools, which were founded in 1938.
Early Life
Banwarilal Purohit's father was Bhagwandas Purohit. He is married to Pushpa Devi Purohit. They have three children: two sons, Rajendra Purohit and Rakesh Purohit, and a daughter, Meena Purohit Joshi. He also has six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
