Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 22 October 1935) was an Indian politician who was

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, state in eastern

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from 29 May 2012 to 26 November 2014. He is an educator and was a leader of the

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from

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state. He was appointed the

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(additional charge). On 24 December 2018, he joined

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Early life

He was born at Ambap village in the present-day

Kolhapur district Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: olʱaːpuɾ is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river. It is bordered by the Sangli district to the Nor ...

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state.

Educational institutions

A number of educational institutions were founded by him, which include: * Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune * Padmashree D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Navi Mumbai * 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 (Himachal Pradesh) * D. Y. Patil college of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur * D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur *

Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Engineering, Pune Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri, Pune, was established as Dr. D. Y. Patil Women's College of Engineering in July 1998. The college was converted into a co-education college with the name Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Engineering ...

* 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 He received the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

award in 1991 for social work.

Political career

Patil was elected to the Kolhapur Municipal Council as a

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

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

Panhala Panhala (Pronunciation: ənʱaːɭa is a city and a Hill station Municipal Council (3177 feet above sea level) 18 km northwest of Kolhapur, in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Panhala is the smallest city in Maharash ...

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constituency. He was appointed the

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state on 21 November 2009 and took the oath of office and secrecy on 27 November 2009. He was appointed the

on 9 March 2012.

Notes

External links

Official Website of Dr. D. Y. Patil Group
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patil, D. Y. 1935 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra Marathi people People from Kolhapur Governors of Tripura Governors of West Bengal Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work Maharashtra MLAs 1967–1972 Maharashtra MLAs 1972–1978 Shivaji University alumni Social workers Social workers from Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party politicians