Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil

Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (Marathi: ज्ञानदेव यशवंतराव पाटील) (born 22 October 1935) is the current Governor of Tripura state in eastern India. He is an educator and a leader of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra state.

Early life and social works

He was born at Ambap village in the present-day Kolhapur district.[1] A number of educational institutes were founded by him, which include the D. Y. Patil college of Engineering and Technology at Kolhapur and D Y Patil College of Engineering at Pune in 1984. He received the Padma Shri award in 1991 for social work.

Political career

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.[2][3] He was appointed the governor of Tripura state on November 21, 2009[4] and took the oath of office and secrecy on November 27, 2009.[5][6]

Notes

  1. ^ "Biography of Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil". Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil University website. http://www.dypatil.ac.in/grouplinkdetails.asp?groupid=33. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1967 to the Legilsative Assembly of Maharashtra". Election Commission of India website. p. 10. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Maharashtra%201967.pdf. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  3. ^ "Key Highights of General Election 1972 to the Legilsative Assembly of Maharashtra". Election Commission of India website. p. 10. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1972/StatReport_MT_72.pdf. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
  4. ^ "President Appoints Governors". The President of India website. November 21, 2009. http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr211109.html. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
  5. ^ "DY Patil to be new governor of Tripura". Hindustan Times. November 24, 2009. http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/tripura/DY-Patil-to-be-new-governor-of-Tripura/Article1-479697.aspx. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
  6. ^ "D.Y. Patil takes oath as Tripura governor". Samay Live. November 27, 2009. http://www.samaylive.com/news/dy-patil-takes-oath-as-tripura-governor/669175.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009.