E.S.L.Narasimhan

E.S.L.Narasimhan is the Governor of Chhattisgarh. His full name is Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan. He graduated in Physics from Madras University and later passed post graduation in Political Science with Gold medal. He passed his L.L.B examination from the Madras Law University. He is married to Smt Vimala Narasimhan.

In 1968, E.S.L.Narasimhan joined the Indian Police Service (I.P.S) and joined the Andhra Pradesh cadre. He held office in the Ministry of External Affairs and served from 1981-84 as the First Secretary in the Moscow Embassy.

He was appointed as the Chief of Intelligence Bureau after the retirement of the former chief Ajith Kumar Doval. He held office for a tenure of almost 10 months before he retired. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Director of Intelligence Bureau.

E.S.L Narasimhan was sworn as the Governor of Chhattisgarh on 25th January 2007. After the formation of the state on November 1, 2000, he is the third Governor of Chattisgarh.

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