Amarsinh Vasanthrao Patil (born 1960) is an Indian politician, and member of

13th Lok Sabha The 13th Lok Sabha (10 October 1999 – 6 February 2004) is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha (House of the People, or lower house in the Parliament of India). It was convened after 1999 Indian general election held during September–Oc ...

. He was runner up for

election and

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...

elections from

Belgaum Belgaum (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous ...

. Before being elected to Lok Sabha, he was the President Belgaum district Zila Parishad. He is the son of V.L. Patil, a politician and freedom fighter. His brother Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil 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 runs a chain of over 50 educational institutions in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. He is also 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. He was first affiliated with Indian National Congress and later joined Bharatiya Janata Party at Chinchali in Raibag Taluk of Belgaum district in presence of Pralhad Joshi, was President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka

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1960 births Living people People from Belagavi district Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Karnataka India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Karnataka {{Karnataka-INC-politician-stub