H. K. Patil

Hanumanthagowda Krishnegowda Patil
Member of 15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
19 May 2018
Chief Minister(s) Siddaramaiah, N. Dharam Singh, S. M. Krishna, Veerappa Moily
Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka
In office
18 May 2013 – 17 May 2018
Preceded by Jagadish Shettar
Succeeded by Krishna Byre Gowda
Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka
In office
19 December 2004 – 1 February 2006
Preceded by M. P. Prakash
Succeeded by Basavaraj Horatti
Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka
In office
12 December 2003 – 28 May 2004
Minister for Water Resources, Government of Karnataka
In office
17 October 1999 – 12 December 2003
Leader of Opposition Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
28 December 1994 – 16 October 1999
Minister of state for Textiles, Government of Karnataka
In office
20 January 1992 – 11 December 1994
Personal details
Born (1953-08-15) 15 August 1953
Hulkoti, Gadag District, Karnataka, India
Political party Indian National Congress

Hanumanthagowda Krishnegowda Patil (born 15 August 1953) is an Indian politician from Gadag in Karnataka, India. He was the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj in the Government of Karnataka headed by Shri. Siddaramaiah. He currently represents the Gadag Assembly Constituency in Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[1] He is the son of Late Sri. K. H. Patil, a renowned politician and former Minister for Co-operation, Government of Karnataka.[2] Popularly known as Tiger of Hulkoti, Patil got widespread accolades for enthusiastically involving himself with the expansion of Irrigation across the state and spearheading the attempt for Cloud Seeding while being the Minister for Water Resources of Karnataka.[3][4][5][6] A veteran Congressman, he was also the Minister for textiles major irrigation, agriculture and Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka and Leader of Opposition and Member of Karnataka Legislative Council.[7] During his term as Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka, Karnataka bagged the E-Award instituted by the Centre for effective use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Panchayat Raj department for the year 2015-16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the award on April 24, 2017 in Lucknow during an event to mark National Panchayat Raj Day. His Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka department won National awards successively for record 4 years from 2014-15 to 2017-18.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ H K PATIL(Criminal & Asset Declaration)
  2. ↑ Profile
  3. ↑ Will ‘water effect’ boost Patil’s chances?
  4. ↑ Will it hold water?
  5. ↑ H.K. Patil pushes for cloud seeding
  6. ↑ Cloud Seeding
  7. ↑ Profile
  8. ↑ https://www.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/transparency-is-byword-in-karnatakas-rural-development-and-panchayat-raj-department/amp_articleshow/59185566.cms
  9. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/karnataka-rdpr-dept-bags-awards-on-ict-use/article18202687.ece
  10. ↑ https://www.deccanherald.com/content/607744/state-bags-national-e-governance.html
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