D. Y. Patil

Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil 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. He received the Padma Shri award in 1991 for social work. On 24 December 2018, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party.

Early life

He was born at Ambap village in the present-day Kolhapur district, Bombay state.

A number of educational institutions were founded by him, which include:

D. Y. Patil Institute of Master of Computer Applications and Management, Akurdi, Pune
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Padmashree D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Navi Mumbai
Dr. D. Y. Patil Law college Pune
Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Navi Mumbai
D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur
Dr. D. Y. Patil Sports Academy
Dr. D. Y. Patil Knowledge City in Pune
Dr. D. Y Patil International School, Mumbai
D. Y. Patil International School, Nagpur
Dr DY Patil International School, Kangra
D. Y. Patil college of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur
D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur
Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, Pune
D Y Patil Hospital, Mumbai
D. Y. Patil International School, Belgium
Dr D.Y. Patil Junior College, Pune
DYPDC Center for Automotive Research and Studies
Dr DY Patil Pushpalata Patil International School, Patna
Dr DY Patil B-school, Pune
Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Pune
D Y Patil International University, Akurdi, Pune
Political and public service 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. 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 the Governor of Bihar on 9 March 2012.