Devanand Konwar
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Devanand Konwar | |
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Governor of West Bengal (Additional charge) | |
In office 14 December 2009 – 23 January 2010 | |
Preceded by | Gopalkrishna Gandhi |
Succeeded by | M. K. Narayanan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1934 |
Died | April 25, 2020 University of Delhi Gauhati University | (aged 85–86)
Website | Official Website |
Devanand Konwar (1934 – 25 April 2020) was a senior congressman from Assam who served as the governor of the Indian states of Tripura, Bihar and West Bengal.
Career
Konwar began his career as a lecturer in the English Department of
Mayankote Kelath Narayanan
on 24 January 2011.
Political life
Komwar joined the Indian National Congress Party in 1955 as a Student Leader. He had been the Cabinet minister in the state government of Assam in 1991 Hiteswar Saikia Govt. and in 2001 Tarun Gogoi Govt.
References
- ^ "Devanand Konwar assumes office as Tripura governor". 25 March 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Hindustan Times (26 April 2020). "Former governor, veteran Congress leader Devanand Konwar dies at 86". Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- governor of Bihar Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine