Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil
Indian politician, educator, author and industrialist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil (born 1958) is an Indian politician, educator, author and industrialist. Born in Solapur, he is the son of V.L. Patil, a politician and freedom fighter. Vivekrao is the Indian politician. He completed his MBA from Chatrapati Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
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Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil | |
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Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka | |
Assumed office 2016 | |
Preceded by | Veerkumar Appaso Patil (INC) |
Chairman, Karnataka Milk Federation, Belgaum | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Chairman, Mahakali educational charitable society | |
Assumed office 1978 | |
Chairman, Phoenix Public School | |
Assumed office 1988 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 (age 66) Solapur, India |
Political party | Independent |
Relations | Pranay Vivek Patil (son) Amarsinh Vasantrao Patil (Brother) |
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Residence(s) | Belgaum, India |
Alma mater | St. Peters school, Panchgani |
He is an elected member of the legislative council and was elected independently with a record victory margin that was the highest in the state since independence. He was elected director of the Karnataka Milk Federation and then elected as the chairman. Vivekrao is a member of the Belgaum Chamber of Commerce, a chairman of the Raibag Sugar Factory and a chairman of the Belgaum District Co-operative bank. He is a Political Strongman in the state.
He runs a chain of over 50 educational institutions in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa.
He is a writer and among other things has written several novels. One of them, Dawn to Dust, was a best selling romantic tragedy novel in Europe and India. A Bollywood movie (Dhadkan) was based on it.