Shivanand Patil

Shivanand Siddaramgouda Patil (born 23 April 1964) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka.[2][3] He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka & as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Basavana Bagevadi.[4]

Shivanand Patil
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
27 May 2023[1]
GovernorThawarchand Gehlot
CabinetSecond Siddaramaiah ministry
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
Ministry and Departments
  • Textiles
  • Sugarcane Development & Directorate of Sugar
  • Agricultural Marketing
In office
6 June 2018 – 23 July 2019
GovernorVajubhai Vala
CabinetSecond Kumaraswamy ministry
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Ministry and DepartmentsHealth & Family Welfare
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byS. K. Bellubbi
ConstituencyBasavana Bagevadi
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byS. K. Bellubbi
Succeeded byS. K. Bellubbi
ConstituencyBasavana Bagevadi
Personal details
Born (1964-04-23) 23 April 1964
Bijapur, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party
Janata Dal
OccupationPolitician

He was also a minister in Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry.[5][6]

Career

Patil represented Tikota in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 1990s. He won with a Janata Dal ticket in the 1994 election and with a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket in 1999.[7] In March 2004, he quit the BJP expressing unhappiness with the party's "internal culture". Ahead of the legislative assembly election, the party had given away the Tikota seat to a Janata Dal (United) candidate, a party they were in coalition with, which Patil noted on being done without consulting him.[8]

Controversy

In 2023, he sparked a controversy by commenting that the state government's compensation package of ₹5 lakh has been a contributing factor to the increasing number of farmer suicides.[9] As per 2019 data, Karnataka recorded second highest number of farmers' suicide.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Karnataka cabinet expanded; Byregowda, HK Patil among 24 MLAs sworn in as ministers".
  2. "Shivanand S Patil".
  3. "Basavana Bagevadi Election Result 2018 live updates: Congress' Shivanand S Patil wins from Basavana Bagevadi". 15 May 2018.
  4. "Basavana Bagevadi Election Result 2018 Live: Basavana Bagevadi Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result)". News18. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. "Karnataka cabinet: Shivanand S Patil's profile". 9 June 2018.
  6. "Kumaraswamy inducts 25 ministers". 6 June 2018.
  7. "Shivanand Patil quits BJP, likely to join Congress". The Hindu. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  8. "Shivanand Patil quits BJP". Deccan Herald. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  9. "Farmers ending life to claim compensation, says minister Shivanand Patil". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. "Farmers who die by suicide are cowards, says Karnataka agriculture minister". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 September 2023.


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