Shivanand Siddaramgouda Patil ( born in 23 April 1964) is an Indian politician from the state of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in
Government of Karnataka
The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...
& as a member of
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses ar ...
representing
Basavana Bagevadi
Basavana Bagewadi is a Municipality and Taluka in Vijayapura district in the state of Karnataka, India.
Demographics
India census, the town of Basavana Bagevadi had a population of 28,582. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49% ...
.
He was also a minister in
Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry.
Controversy
In 2023, he sparked a controversy by commenting that the state government's compensation package of ₹5 lakh has been a contributing factor to the increasing number of farmer suicides. As per 2019 data, Karnataka recorded second highest number of farmers' suicide.
See also
Farmers' suicides in India
Farmer suicides in India refers to the national catastrophe of farmers committing suicide since the 1970s, due to their inability to repay loans mostly taken from private landlords and banks.
NCRB data shows that the incidence of farmer suicide ...
References
External links
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Living people
Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023
Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028
1964 births
Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
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