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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.
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 | 16 June 1958 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.
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- Karnataka Legislative Council
- Regional Commissioner’s office Belgaum
- List of elected MLCs, government of Karnataka
- Vivekrao Patil’s bio data on the government of Karnataka website
- Vivekrao Patil’s victory is an introspection for congress and a moral defeat for BJP
- dawn to dust by vivek patil
- Karnataka milk federation
- News article in the Herald Goa
- Indian express news about his father's death
- http://phoenixpublicschool.in/Chairman's-Corner.html
- KMF chairman Vivekrao Patil launches buffalo milk
- link to vivekrao patils photo
- Kannada news article stating that only Vivekrao Patil is strong enough to defeat BJP in the Belgaum parliamentary area
- Ambedkar’s tallest statue in south India unveiled by Ramesh Jarkiholi and Vivekrao Patil
- Vivekrao Patil teaches a fit lesson to the congress party
- Vivekrao Patil auditing the Mysore Race club and Zoo as a member of the Karnataka Legislature Audit Committee
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