Tripura Current Affairs - April 2020
Former Bihar and Tripura Governor Devanand Konwar passed away at 86
On April 26, 2020, Devanand Konwar, former Governor of Bihar and Tripura and Veteran Congress leader passed away at the age of 86 in Guwahati, Assam. He was born in 1934 in Sivasagar, Assam.
Key Points:
i. About Devanand Konwar: He served as Governor of Bihar from July 24, 2009 to March 8, 2013, and of Tripura between March 25, 2013 and June 29, 2014. Konwar had also served as governor (additional charge) of West Bengal from December 2009 to January 2010.
ii. Konwar had joined the Congress in 1955 as a student leader. He became a Cabinet minister in the governments of Assam headed by Hiteswar Saikia and later by Tarun Gogoi.
iii. Being a constitutional head of three states and as a minister of the Assam government, He was also an eminent advocate who contributed immensely to the general welfare of the people and socio-political landscape of the country.
