Arvind Patil

Arvind Chandrakant Patil (born 17 March 1968) is an Indian politician who served as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Khanapur constituency from 2013 to 2018.^[1][2][3] He is also an incumbent director of the Belgaum District Central Co-operative Bank (BDCC).

Arvind Chandrakant Patil
ಅರವಿಂದ್ ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತ್ ಪಾಟೀಲ್
Arvind Patil (Right) with Eknath Shinde
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
In office 2013–2018
Preceded by	Pralhad Remani
Succeeded by	Anjali Nimbalkar
Constituency	Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency
The Belagavi District Central Cooperative Bank
Incumbent
Assumed office 2005
Designation	Term
Director	2005
Personal details
Born	(1968-03-17) 17 March 1968 (age 57) Mouje Nandgad, Belagavi District
Nationality	India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Sujata Patil
Children	Rajvardhan Patil
Parent	Late Chandrakant Patil (father)
Residence(s)	615, Saraf Galli, Mouje Nandgad, Khanapur, Belgaum District
Occupation	Politician & Businessman

Electoral performance

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election :

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election	Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency	Independent politician	Won	27.47%	Rafique Khatalsab Khanapuri	Indian National Congress	15.5%

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election :

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election	Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency	Independent politician	Lost	17.26%	Anjali Nimbalkar	Indian National Congress	23.76%

Political career

In 2005, He was elected as the Director of The Belagavi District Central Cooperative Bank.

In 2013, He won the 14th Karnataka Assembly as Independent Candidate by defeating Rafique Khatalsab Khanapuri of Indian National Congress. He got a total of 37,055 votes while Rafique was at second with 20,903 votes.

In 2018, he was defeated by Anjali Nimbalkar of Indian National Congress. Anjali got a total of 36,649 votes while BJP candidate Vithal Halagekar was at second with 31,516 votes.^[4][3]

In 2020, With support from BJP, Arvind Patil defeated Anjali Nimbalkar of the Indian National Congress in The Belagavi District Central Cooperative Bank. Soon after the victory, District Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi addressed the media, stating that Arvind would be entering Bharatiya Janata Party soon.^[5]

In 2021, He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP Karnataka President and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Laxman Savadi, MLC Mahantesh Kavatagimath, Ex-MLA Sanjay Patil and BJP Karayakartas.^[6]

In 2023, With support of Arvind and Pramod (Chief Minister of Goa), Vithal Halagekar got elected to the 16th Karnataka Assembly from Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency seat as an candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party by defeating Anjali Nimbalkar of Indian National Congress. Vithal Halagekar secured 91834 votes which is 57.04% of the total votes in Khanapur (Vidhana Sabha constituency) whereas Anjali secured 37205 votes which is 23.11% of the total votes. Vithal Halagekar won the election with a huge lead of 54629 votes.^[7]