Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil | |
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| Governor of West Bengal (Additional charge) | |
| In office 3 July 2014 –17 July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | M. K. Narayanan |
| Succeeded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 22 March 2013 [1] –26 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Devanand Konwar |
| Succeeded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) |
| Governor of Tripura | |
| In office 27 November 2009 –21 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kamla Beniwal |
| Succeeded by | Devanand Konwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil 22 October 1935 |
| Party | Nationalist Congress Party (2018–present) Indian National Congress (until 2018) |
| Spouse(s) | 3 (including Shantadevi,Pushpalata) |
| Children | 9 (Vijay D. Patil,Dr. Ajeenkya D Y Patil,Satej Patil,Nandita Palshetkar,Dr. Priya Patil Cholera and Dr. Sanjay D.Y. Patil) |
| Relatives | Ruturaj Patil (Grandson) |
| Alma mater | Alphonso School,Kolhapur |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Official Website |
Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 22 October 1935) is a former Indian politician,who served as the Governor of Bihar,West Bengal and Tripura. He was a leader of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra state. [2] He received the Padma Shri award in 1991 for social work. [3] On 24 December 2018,he joined the Nationalist Congress Party. [4]
He was born at Ambap village in the present-day Kolhapur district,Bombay state. [5]
A number of educational institutions were founded by him,which include:
The D Y Patil Medical College conducts the most costliest Bachelor of Medicine,Bachelor of Surgery course in India. [6]
Patil was elected to the Kolhapur Municipal Council as a Congress candidate in 1957 and remained in office until 1962. He was the member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha from 1967-78. In both the 1967 and 1972 elections,he was elected from Panhala Vidhan Sabha constituency. [7] [8] He was appointed the Governor of Tripura state on 21 November 2009 [9] and took the oath of office and secrecy on 27 November 2009. He was appointed the Governor of Bihar on 9 March 2012. [10] [11]