Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare

Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare (10 December 1928 – 15 June 2024) was an Indian politician. He was a senior Indian National Congress leader from Maharashtra and a Rajya Sabha member for three terms during 1980–1982, 1982–1988 and 1988–1994.^[1] He practised as Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India and was President of Supreme Court Bar Association for two terms.^[2] Appointed Governor of Odisha on 19 August 2007,^[3] he was sworn in on 21 August 2007. On 9 June 2008, he marked the 2nd National Daughters Day of India (Nandini Diwas). He continued in the office until the appointment of S. C. Jamir on 9 March 2013. His autobiography, titled The Arc of Memory: My Life and Times^[4] was released in March 2024,^[5] He died on 15 June 2024, at the age of 95.^[6]

Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
23rd Governor of Odisha
In office 21 August 2007 – 9 March 2013
Chief Minister	Naveen Patnaik
Preceded by	Rameshwar Thakur
Succeeded by	S. C. Jamir
Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha
In office 1980–1994
Constituency	Maharashtra
Personal details
Born	(1928-12-10)10 December 1928 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	15 June 2024(2024-06-15) (aged 95)
Profession	Advocate, politician, public administrator