His Excellency Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya |
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Governor of Nagaland | |
Assumed office 14 July 2014 |
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Preceded by | Ashwani Kumar |
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Additional Charge |
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Assumed office 27 January 2017 |
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Preceded by | V. Shanmughanathan or Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |
Personal details | |
Born |
Udupi, Karnataka, India |
8 October 1931
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