Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 22 October 1935) is a former Indian politician, best known 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.

Educational institutions

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

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.