Former Rajya Sabha member and noted paediatrician Dr. Gopalrao Patil passed away in Maharashtra's Latur city on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) morning following an illness, family sources said.
He was 94-years-old.
Patil breathed his last at a private hospital in Latur at 7.12 A.M., they said.
He served as a Rajya Sabha member from the BJP between 1994 and 2000 and contributed to key parliamentary committees, including commerce, external affairs, and railways.
Patil was also a visionary educationist. He founded the Shiv Chhatrapati Shikshan Sanstha, which runs Rajarshi Shahu College in Latur.
