Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil
Indian politician
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Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil (1942 – 10 August 2016)[4][5] commonly Known as, Basavaraj Patil, was an Indian politician from Karnataka who served as a minister in the Karnataka government and served multiple terms as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council and Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil | |
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| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1978[1]–1989[2] | |
| Preceded by | V. N. Patil Neelappa |
| Succeeded by | Merajuddin Patel |
| Constituency | Humnabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 Humnabad, Mysore State, British India |
| Died | 10 August 2016 (aged 73–74) Humnabad, Karnataka, India |
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Early life and education
Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil was born in 1942 in Humnabad, Bidar district, Karnataka.[3] He was the son of Havgiappa Patil. He completed his education up to the Intermediate level.[3]
Personal life
Career
Political career
Basavaraj Havgiappa Patil had a long and distinguished political career spanning several decades. He served as a minister in the Karnataka government[7] and was originally associated with the Janata Party before joining the Indian National Congress and later the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2009.[8][6]
In December 2009, Patil switched from Congress to BJP after being denied a ticket by the Congress party for the legislative council election. He was a sitting MLC at the time and had hoped to be renominated by Congress.[6]
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- Member of the 7th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Humnabad constituency[3]
- Elected from Humnabad in 1978 on a Janata Party (JNP) ticket with 16,167 votes[9][10][11]
- Member of the 8th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Humnabad constituency[3]
- Elected from Humnabad in 1983 on an Indian National Congress (INC) ticket with 26,528 votes[12][13][14]
- Member of the 9th Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Humnabad constituency[3]
- Re-elected from Humnabad in 1985 on an INC ticket, defeating Dayanandrao Chandrabhanu of JNP[15][16][17]
- Re-elected from Humnabad in 1989 on an INC ticket with 29,610 votes[18][19][20]