Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil

Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil (born 1958) is an Indian politician, educator, author and industrialist. Born in Solapur, he is the son of V.L. Patil, a politician and freedom fighter. Vivekrao is the Indian politician. He completed his MBA from Chatrapati Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

Vivekrao Vasanthrao Patil
Member of Legislative Council, Karnataka
Incumbent
Assumed office 2016
Preceded by	Veerkumar Appaso Patil (INC)
Chairman, Karnataka Milk Federation, Belgaum
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Chairman, Mahakali educational charitable society
Incumbent
Assumed office 1978
Chairman, Phoenix Public School
Incumbent
Assumed office 1988
Personal details
Born	(1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 (age 67) Solapur, India
Political party	Independent
Relations	Pranay Vivek Patil (son) Amarsinh Vasantrao Patil (Brother)
Parent	V.L. Patil (father)
Residence(s)	Belgaum, India
Alma mater	St. Peters school, Panchgani

He 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 is a Political Strongman in the state.

He runs a chain of over 50 educational institutions in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa.

He is 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.