Dinesh Nandan Sahay (also known as D.N. Sahay) (2 February 1936 – 28 January 2018) was a police officer turned politician and served as DGP of Bihar and later as

Governor of Tripura This is a list of the governors of Tripura, a state in northeast India, since its inception as a state on 21 January 1972. Powers and functions The governor enjoys many different types of powers: *Executive powers related to administration ...

and

Governor of Chhattisgarh The governor of Chhattisgarh is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Chhattisgarh. The governor is appointed by the president for a maximum period of five years. The current governor, since 17 July 2019, ...

. He was born in Madhepur,

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

in a middle-class family to mother late Kishori Devi and father late Deva Nandan Sahay and raised in

Patna Patna ( ), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...

. He completed his M.A. in English literature and started his career as a lecturer in the H.D. College of

Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the G ...

before joining

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service ( IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became Partition of India, independent from the British Raj. Along with the Indian Administ ...

in 1960. Thereafter, he served as the DGP of

Bihar state Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Ben ...

(India). He was married to Manju Sahay and the couple has one son and two daughters. After retirement he joined the

Samata Party The Samata Party (SAP) is a political party in India, initially formed in 1994 by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar, now led by Uday Mandal its National President. Samata Party once launched Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister of Bihar. It was ...

(Uday Mandal is current President). He was the first governor of Chhattisgarh state from 2000 to 2003. He became Governor of Tripura in June 2003. He continued on this post till 2009. Yet traditionally governors serve for five years' tenure, but Mr. Sahay was an exception."Konwar sworn in as Tripura governor -" ''The Telegraph (india)

26 March 2013

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