Ganpatrao Devji Tapase (Marathi: गणपतराव देवजी तपासे) (30 October 1908[1]–3 October 1991, Mumbai) was an Indian politician, an Indian independence activist and later a leader of the Indian National Congress political party in Maharashtra. He was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1946 and 1952. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 3 April 1962 to 2 April 1968. He was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh state[2] from 2 October 1977 to 27 February 1980 and the Governor of Haryana state from 28 February 1980 to 14 June 1984.