<Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Residence </Th> <Td> Raj Bhavan (Chennai) </Td> </Tr> <P> Banwarilal Purohit (born April 16, 1940) is an Indian politician from Nagpur region of Maharastra, born in Jhunjhunu District of Rajasthan . He is the incumbent 20th Governor of Tamil Nadu . Having been appointed by the President of India on 30 September 2017, he assumed office on October 6, 2017 . He was appointed as Governor of Assam State by President of India on 17 August 2016 . 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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