B. C. Patil

B. C. Patil
B. C. Patil in 2020
Minister of Agriculture Department
Government of Karnataka
In office
7 February 2020 – 13 May 2023
Chief MinisterB. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded byKrishna Byre Gowda
Succeeded byN. Chaluvaraya Swamy
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
24 May 2004 – 18 May 2013
Preceded byB. H. Bannikod
Succeeded byU. B. Banakar
ConstituencyHirekerur
In office
9 December 2019 – 13 May 2023
Preceded byhimself
Succeeded byU. B. Banakar
ConstituencyHirekerur
In office
15 May 2018 – 22 July 2019
Preceded byU. B. Banakar
Succeeded byhimself
Personal details
BornBasavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil
(1956-11-14) 14 November 1956
PartyBharatiya Janata party
(2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseVanaja
OccupationDirector, MLA, Actor, Producer, former Sub Inspector
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Basavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil is an Indian actor turned politician who served as the Minister of State for Agriculture of Karnataka from 7 February 2020 to 13 May 2023. He is a three-term MLA from Hirekerur assembly constituency. Patil is a former cop, and apart from acting, he has also worked as a producer and director in the Kannada cinema Industry.