C. C. Patil

Chandrakanthgowda Channappagowda Patil is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Public Works Department of Karnataka from 4 August 2021 to 13 May 2023. He is a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Nargund, Karnataka. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who had served as Minister for Women and Child Welfare department, Government of Karnataka in the Sadananda Gowda Ministry. He was a member of the legislative assembly from Nargund from 2004 to 2013 and again was re-elected during 2018 assembly elections. He is currently serving as Minister for Mines and Geology from Commerce & Industries department and Ecology & Environment department in the B. S. Yediyurappa cabinet.^[1][2]

Chandrakanthagouda Channappagouda Patil
Minister of Public Works Department Government of Karnataka
In office 4 August 2021 – 13 May 2023
Chief Minister	Basavaraj Bommai
Preceded by	Govind Karjol
Minister of Small Scale Industries Government of Karnataka
In office 21 January 2021 – 28 July 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	H. Nagesh
Succeeded by	M. T. B. Nagaraj
Minister of Information & Public Relations Government of Karnataka
In office 21 January 2021 – 28 July 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	D. K. Shivakumar
Minister of Environment & Forest Government of Karnataka
In office 27 September 2019 – 10 February 2020
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	Satish Jarkiholi
Succeeded by	Anand Singh
Minister of Mines & Geology Government of Karnataka
In office 20 August 2019 – 21 January 2021
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa
Preceded by	Rajashekar Patil
Succeeded by	Murugesh Nirani
Minister of Women & Child Development Government of Karnataka
In office 22 September 2010 – 9 February 2012
Chief Minister	B. S. Yediyurappa Sadananda Gowda
Preceded by	P. M. Narendra Swamy
Succeeded by	Kalakappa G Bandi
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	B. R. Yavagal
Constituency	Nargund
In office 2004–2013
Preceded by	B. R. Yavagal
Succeeded by	B. R. Yavagal
Constituency	Nargund
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-22) 22 October 1952 (age 72) Gadag district
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)	Bengaluru, Nargund

He resigned as a Minister on 8 February 2012 during the Karnataka video clip controversy.^[3][4]