D. Y. Patil
| D. Y. Patil | |
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| Governor of Bihar | |
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In office 29 May 2012 – 26 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Devanand Konwar |
| Succeeded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Governor of Tripura | |
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In office 27 November 2009 – 8 March 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Kamla Beniwal |
| Succeeded by | Devanand Konwar |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil 22 October 1935 Ambap, Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British Raj (now present-day Maharashtra, India) |
| Political party | Congress |
| Children | Ajeenkya Patil |
| Alma mater | Shivaji University, Kolhapur |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Website | Official Website |
Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (Marathi: ज्ञानदेव यशवंतराव पाटील) (born 22 October 1935) was Governor of Bihar state in eastern India from 29 May 2012 to 26 November 2014. He is an educator and a leader of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra state. He was appointed as the Governor of West Bengal (additional charge).
He was born at Ambap village in the present-day Kolhapur district, Maharashtra state.
A number of educational institutions were founded by him, which include:
He received the Padma Shri award in 1991 for social work.
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. He was appointed the Governor of Tripura state on 21 November 2009 and took the oath of office and secrecy on 27 November 2009. He was appointed as the Governor of Bihar on 9 March 2012.
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