Who is the Governor of Punjab?
The present Governor of Punjab in 2023 is Shri. Banwarilal Purohit. He has been serving as the governor of Punjab continuously since August 2021.
A Governor is the administrative head of the state. He can also be called the present Rajpal of Punjab.
He was nominated by the President Ram Nath Kovind. He serves as the 29th governor of Punjab.
Personal Life:
Shri. Banwarilal Purohit was born on 16 April 1940 in the home of Bhagwandas Purohit.
Banwarilal Purohit was born in which state
In Rajasthan.
Pushpa Devi Purohit:
Shri. Banwarilal Purohit's wife's name is Pushpa Devi Purohit. They have three children, out of which they have two sons and one daughter.
Elections Elected:
In 1978, he was elected as an MLA from Nagpur East constituency the Congress Party.
Purohit was re-elected in 1980 from the Nagpur South constituency.
In 1984 and 1989, he was elected by the Congress party.
After joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, he contested the 1991 Lok Sabha elections which he lost to the Congress Party candidate.
In 1996, BJP elected him to Lok Sabha.
In the year 1999, he left BJP and joined Congress.
He contested the Lok Sabha elections of 1999 but this time he also lost.
In 2003, he launched a new party of his own. The party was named as the Vidarbha Rajya Party.
He contested the Lok Sabha elections of 2004 from Nagpur and lost it.
Once again, he joined the BJP. In 2009, he contested on a BJP ticket and lost the election.
Governor's Nomination:
In 2016, he was appointed as the 25th Governor of Assam.
In 2017, he will also serve as the 16th Governor of Meghalaya.
He was also been the 14th Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021.
In August 2021, he was nominated as the 29th Governor of Punjab.
He is currently working as the 29th Punjab Governor.
Administrator of Chandigarh / Chandigarh Governor
Banwarilal Purohit serves as the 16th Administrator of Chandigarh.
Residence of Governor Shri. Banwarilal Purohit:
Punjab Raj Bhawan, Sector 6, Chandigarh
Other Details
Shri. Banwarilal Purohit is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
He is the current managing editor of the Nagpur Daily Newspaper.
He also serves as the chair of the school and college in Nagpur.
