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M. B. Patil
M. B. Patil in 2015
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
20 May 2023[1]
GovernorThawarchand Gehlot
CabinetSecond Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments
  • Large & Medium Industries
  • Infrastructure Development
In office
28 December 2018 – 23 July 2019
GovernorVajubhai Vala
CabinetSecond Kumaraswamy ministry
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Ministry and DepartmentsHome (excluding Intelligence)
Preceded byG. Parameshwara
Succeeded byBasavaraj Bommai
In office
20 May 2013 – 17 May 2018
GovernorVajubhai Vala
CabinetFirst Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Ministry and DepartmentsWater Resources
Preceded byBasavaraj Bommai
Succeeded byD. K. Shivakumar
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2008
ConstituencyBabaleshwar
In office
2004–2008
ConstituencyTikota
In office
1991–1994
ConstituencyTikota
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
10 March 1998 – 3 October 1999
Preceded byBasanagouda Rudragouda Patil
Succeeded byBasangouda Patil Yatnal
ConstituencyBijapur
Personal details
Born (1964-10-07) 7 October 1964 (age 60)
Vijayapura, Mysore State, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseAsha Patil
ResidenceBijapur

Mallanagouda Basanagouda Patil (born 7 October 1964) is an Indian politician from Karnataka and a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Babaleshwar.[2] He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister for Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development in Government of Karnataka, He is also working president of Jagatika Lingayata Mahasabha[3]

Early life and education

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He is the elder son of Shri B.M.Patil, a politician and an educationist. He has completed graduation in Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering at the BLDEA's Vachana Pitamaha P G Halakatti College of Engineering.[4]

Career

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Social work

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M.B. Patil has been involved in various social works including the distribution of school bags & books to the needy students, helping government schools in establishing smart classrooms, organizing plantation drives across Vijayapura district etc., through M B Patil foundation.[5]

Political career

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He is the President of BLDE Association. He belongs to the dominant Lingayat Community.[6]

Patil started his political career in 1991. He was allotted the Irrigation Ministry in Siddaramaiah’s cabinet in 2013. His work as the Irrigation Minister of Karnataka gave a new lease of life to various stalled irrigation projects across Karnataka.He is a former member of the Lok Sabha[7] and is being elected for the fifth time as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

He was earlier the Minister for Water Resources in Siddaramaiah cabinet.[8]

He was allotted Home Ministry in December 2018 in H D Kumaraswamy’s cabinet. Having been seen as a clean-handed politician & hailing from the dominant Lingayat community, he is considered to be one of the chief contenders for the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka in future.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet five-time MLA and new Karnataka Cabinet Minister MB Patil".
  2. ^ "M B Patil". myneta.info. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Jagatika Lingayata Mahasabha". jlms.in. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "M B Patil". oneindia.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ "BLDE Association - Home - BLDEA and its institutes". BLDE Association.
  6. ^ "M B Patil in fault line of Lingayat faith tag". Deccan Herald. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. ^ "'Krishna's yatra received good response'". The Hindu. 6 April 2004. Archived from the original on 11 July 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  8. ^ "As ministers step in, Soudha springs back to life". The Times of India. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  9. ^ "I want to become Chief Minister one day: MB Patil". Deccan Chronicle.
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