Keshari Nath Tripathi | |
|---|---|
 Tripathi in 2016 | |
| 20th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 24 July 2014 – 29 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | D. Y. Patil (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Governor of Bihar | |
(Additional Charge) | |
| In office 20 June 2017 – 29 September 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Succeeded by | Satya Pal Malik |
| In office 27 November 2014 – 15 August 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Jitan Ram Manjhi Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | D. Y. Patil |
| Succeeded by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Governor of Mizoram | |
(Additional Charge) | |
| In office 4 April 2015 – 25 May 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Lal Thanhawla |
| Preceded by | Aziz Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Nirbhay Sharma |
| 14th Governor of Meghalaya | |
| In office 6 January 2015 – 19 May 2015 | |
| Chief Minister | Mukul Sangma |
| Preceded by | Krishan Kant Paul |
| Succeeded by | V. Shanmuganathan |
| Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1991–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Hari Krishna Srivastava |
| Succeeded by | Dhaniram Verma |
| In office 1997–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Barkhu Ram Verma |
| Succeeded by | Mata Prasad Pandey |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1989–2007 | |
| Constituency | Allahabad South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1934 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (now Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 8 January 2023 (aged 88) Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Keshari Nath Tripathi (10 November 1934 – 8 January 2023) was an Indian politician, who served as Governor of West Bengal from July 2014 to July 2019 and also as Governor of Bihar, Meghalaya, and Mizoram at various times.[1] He was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Speaker of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly three times, and the president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh.
Tripathi was born in Allahabad[1] on 10 November 1934 to Harish Chandra Tripathi and Shiva Devi.
Tripathi died in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on 8 January 2023, at age 88, from multiple health complications including post COVID-19 complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[2][3]
Pandit Keshari Nath Tripathi started politics with Jansangh and was counted among the tall leaders in the BJP.[4]
Tripathi was a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly six times, from 1977–1980 as part of the Jhusi constituency, where he represented the Indian National Congress before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party when it was founded in April 1980. He then served five consecutive terms for Allahabad South from 1989 to 2007.
He was the cabinet minister for institutional finance and sales tax for Uttar Pradesh during the Janata Party regime from 1977 to 1979.[citation needed]
He served as the speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1991–1993, 1997–2002 and from May 2002–March 2004.[citation needed]
On 14 July 2014, he was appointed governor of West Bengal and took oath on 24 July. He had additional charges as governor of Bihar from 27 November 2014 – 15 August 2015, and from 20 June 2017 – 29 September 2017, as governor of Meghalaya from 6 January 2015 – 19 May 2015, and as governor of Mizoram from 4 April 2015 – 25 May 2015 after Aziz Qureshi was dismissed.[5]
Tripathi practiced as a senior advocate at Allahabad High Court.[citation needed] He was also an author and poet of several books. His chief literary works are the anthologies Manonukriti and Aayu Pankh. His book Sanchayita: Keshari Nath Tripathi received many accolades,[citation needed]and his commentary on The Representation of People Act, 1951 is still widely esteemed.[citation needed] He wrote many other books in both Hindi and English. He was also a part of a Hindi poets gathering that takes place both in India and abroad.[citation needed]
Tripathi authored several books, including The Age of Wings, Sanchayita: Kesharinath Tripathi, Destination Jesus, and The Images. His books have been translated into several other languages as well.
