| Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan | |
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| Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 27 December 2009 - present |
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| Preceded by | Narayan Dutt Tiwari |
| Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 25 January 2007 - 23 January 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Krishna Mohan Seth |
| Succeeded by | Shekhar Dutt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 65–66) |
| Spouse(s) | Vimala Narasimhan |
Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan (Tamil: ஈக்காடு சீனிவாசன் லக்ஷ்மி நரசிம்மன்) (born 1946) is an Indian political figure who has been the Governor of Andhra Pradesh since December 2009.[1] Previously he was Director of the Intelligence Bureau until 2006 and then Governor of Chhattisgarh from 2007 to 2010.[2]
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Narasimhan hails from Tamil Nadu and is a graduate in physics from the University of Madras. He continued his post-graduate studies at Madras in political science and law. After completing his studies at the National Defence College in New Delhi, he joined the Indian Police Service.[3]
Narasimhan belongs to the 1968 batch of IPS from Andhra Pradesh cadre. He served as the First Secretary in the Moscow Embassy from 1981 to 1984. He is highly respected police official, and is regarded as one of the most intelligent officers of the Indian Civil Service.
He worked in the Intelligence Bureau for many years until retiring as the director of the bureau on December 31, 2006.[4]
On January 19, 2007, Narasimhan was appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh and took office on January 25.[5] On December 27, 2009, he took additional charge as acting Governor of Andhra Pradesh from Narayan Dutt Tiwari, who resigned after a sex scandal.[1] On January 23, 2010, he was formally appointed to the governorship of Andhra Pradesh upon leaving office in Chhattisgarh.[2]
E. S. L. Narasimhan is married to Vimala Narasimhan.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Krishna Mohan Seth |
Governor of Chhattisgarh 25 January 2007 – 23 January 2010 |
Succeeded by Shekhar Dutt |
| Preceded by Narayan Dutt Tiwari |
Governor of Andhra Pradesh 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |