Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 22 October 1935) is the current Governor of Tripura state in eastern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. He is an educator and a leader of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 from Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state.

Early life and social works

He was born at Ambap village in the present-day Kolhapur district

Kolhapur District

Kolhapur district is located in Maharashtra state. The city of Kolhapur is the district headquarters. The district had a population of 3,523,162 of which 29.81% were urban as of 2001...

. A number of educational institutes were founded by him, which include the D. Y. Patil college of Engineering and Technology

D. Y. Patil college of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur

D.Y.Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur was established by the Padmashri recipient, Dr. D.Y. Patil in 1984 which is approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi , Govt. of Maharashtra and affiliated to Shivaji University, Kolhapur...

 at Kolhapur and D Y Patil College of Engineering at Pune in 1984. He received the Padma Shri

Padma Shri

Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...

 award in 1991 for social work.

Political career

Patil was elected to the Kolhapur Municipal Council as a Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 candidate in 1957 and remained in office until 1962. He was the member of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha

The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai...

 from 1967-78. In both the 1967 and 1972 elections, he was elected from Panhala Vidhan Sabha

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency. He was appointed the governor of Tripura

Tripura

Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are...

state on November 21, 2009 and took the oath of office and secrecy on November 27, 2009.