Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|06| 16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Solapur]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Belgaum]], [[India]]
| office1 = Member of Legislative Council , Karnataka
| term_start1 = 2016
| predecessor1 = Veerkumar Appaso Patil (INC)
| office2 = Chairman, Karnataka Milk Federation, Belgaum
| term_start2 = 2014
| office3 = Chairman , Mahakali educational charitable society
| term_start3 = 1978
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| office4 = Chairman, Phoenix Public School
| term_start4 = 1988
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| alma_mater = St. Peters school, Panchgani
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| relations = [[Pranay Vivek Patil]] (son) <br /> [[Amarsinh Vasantrao Patil]] (Brother)
| father = [[V.L. Patil]]
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| party = Independent
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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.

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 [[States and union territories of India|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.

==References==
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*[[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
*[http://www.regional-commissioner-belgaum.gov.in/english/teleBgm_Div_MLC.html Regional Commissioner’s office Belgaum]
*[http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/lcmem.html List of elected MLCs,government of Karnataka]
*[http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/CURRENT/VivekRaoVasantRaoPatil.htm Vivekrao Patil’s bio data on the government of Karnataka website]
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*[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Introspection-for-Cong.-%E2%80%98moral-defeat%E2%80%99-for-BJP/article13974180.ece Vivekrao Patil’s victory is an introspection for congress and a moral defeat for BJP]
*[https://books.google.com/books/about/Dawn_to_Dust.html?id=OMdlAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y dawn to dust by vivek patil]
*[http://www.bemul.com/Directors1.html Karnataka milk federation ]
*[http://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/nandini-milk-promotion/74338.html News article in the Herald Goa]
*[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article1373346.ece Indian express news about his father's death]
*http://phoenixpublicschool.in/Chairman's-Corner.html
*[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/dec/23/kmf-launches-nandini-buffalo-milk-1915401.html KMF chairman Vivekrao Patil launches buffalo milk]
*[http://arabhavi.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/http-wwwbjpkarnatakaorg-data20files-final20candidate20detiles2020listwith20full20detailspdf-adobe-reader.jpg link to vivekrao patils photo]
*[https://kannada.asianetnews.com/politics/loksabha-elections-2019-ticket-fight-tough-competition-bw-suresh-angadi-and-vivekrao-vasanthrao-patil-in-belagavi-pm11u3 Kannada news article stating that only Vivekrao Patil is strong enough to defeat BJP in the Belgaum parliamentary area]
*[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/ambedkar-statue-tallest-in-south-india-unveiled/article19266986.ece Ambedkar’s tallest statue in south India unveiled by Ramesh Jarkiholi and Vivekrao Patil]
*[https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151231/nation-current-affairs/article/it’s-day-rebels-council-polls Vivekrao Patil teaches a fit lesson to the congress party]
*[https://starofmysore.com/karnataka-legislature-audit-committee-visits-mysore-race-club-zoo/amp/ Vivekrao Patil auditing the Mysore Race club and Zoo as a member of the Karnataka Legislature Audit Committee]

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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Solapur]]
[[Category:People from Belgaum district]]
[[Category:Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Karnataka]]

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