Banwarilal Purohit (born 16 April 1939) is an Indian politician who is the current and 21st Governor of Tamil Nadu.
Having been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu 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.