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Padmanabha Acharya

His Excellency
Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya
Nagaland Governor meets PM Modi (cropped).jpg
Governor of Nagaland
Assumed office
14 July 2014
Preceded by Ashwani Kumar
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Additional Charge
Assumed office
27 January 2017
Preceded by V. Shanmughanathan or Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Personal details
Born (1931-10-08) 8 October 1931 (age 85)
Udupi, Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s) Smt. Kavita Acharya
Residence Raj Bhawan Nagaland
Profession Politician

Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (born 8 October 1931) is an Indian politician. He was appointed Governor of Nagaland on 14 July 2014 after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted resignation of Tripura Governor Vakkom Purushothaman. He also took the oath as the Hon'ble Governor of Assam (additional charge) on 12 December 2014.

He is native of Udupi district ( Then undivided South Kanara ) in Karnataka state, Bharat.He was first batch student of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College (MGM College), Udupi in 1949. After graduation , He worked in Mumbai city and was associated with ABVP and was member of Mumbai University's senate.He was credited for planning University of Delhi's Gyanodaya Express to North East of India.

Governor of Nagaland, Padmanabha Acharya at an event with Binod Sethi


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