Basangouda Patil Yatnal Age, Wiki and Bio

Basangouda Patil Yatnal

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth13/12/1963
Age60 years
BirthplaceBijapur, Karnataka

Bio/Wiki

Full nameBasangouda Ramangouda Patil Yatnal
Other nameBasanagouda Ramangouda Patil Yatnal

Physical Stats & More

Height6’ 1”
Weight85 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • PDJ High School, Bijapur, Karnataka
  • V. B. Darbar High School, Bijapur, Karnataka
College/UniversityBLDEA's A. S. Patil College of Commerce (Autonomous) Bijapur, Dharwad, Karnataka
Educational QualificationB.Com

Personal Life

Date of Birth13/12/1963
BirthplaceBijapur, Karnataka
Zodiac signSagittarius
NationalityIndian
HometownBijapur, Karnataka
Religion/Religious ViewsHinduism (Lingayatism)
CastePanchamasali
Food HabitVegetarian
AddressPulakeshi Nagar, Galagali Colony, Vijayapur PIN-587117

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Family
WifeShailaja Basangouda Patil
Children
Son
  • Ramanagouda Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
FatherRamanagouda B. Patil Yatnal
MotherKashibai R. Patil Yatnal

Career

ProfessionPolitician
Political PartyBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (Before 2010, 2013-2015; 2018-present)
Political Journey
  • 1990: Former BJP leader and Union Minister H N Ananth Kumar spotted Yatnal and started promoting him in the party.
  • 1994: Contested first legislative assembly election from the Bijapur constituency in Karnataka and defeated Habib Usman Patel of the Janata Dal.
  • 1999: Contested first Lok Sabha election from the Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka and defeated the INC candidate Gudadinni Laxmibai Basagondappa.
  • 2002-2003: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Textiles.
  • 2003-2004: Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways.
  • 2008: Emerged victorious in the legislative assembly election Devar Hippargi assembly constituency in Karnataka.
  • 2010: Joined the Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS).
  • 2013: Defeated in the legislative assembly election from the Bijapur City constituency in Karnataka.
  • 2013: Quit JDS and rejoined BJP.
  • 2016: Member of the Legislative Council (MLC).
  • 2018: Reinducted to BJP.
  • 2018: Emerged victorious in the legislative assembly election from the Bijapur City constituency in Karnataka.
  • 2023: Announced as the BJP candidate from the Bijapur City constituency in Karnataka.

Style Quotient

Car CollectionToyota Fortuner KA 03 MV 9399 (2015 model)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Basangouda Patil Yatnal is an Indian politician.
He held roles as the Minister of State for Textiles and the Minister of State for Railways from 2002 to 2004.
Yatnal won his first election with a 16128-vote margin.
In March 2009, he initiated the "BJP ulisi, karyakartharannu rakshisi" campaign in Karnataka.
Expelled from BJP in 2009, he was reinstated in 2018.
Yatnal stated he was involved in the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya in 1992.
He was appointed President of Sanganabasava Shishuniketan School in 2016.
In May 2022, he disclosed being offered 2,500 crores to become Karnataka's Chief Minister.
Yatnal made contentious remarks involving intellectuals, Muslims, and Sonia Gandhi.
He engaged in public disputes with B.S. Yediyurappa and other BJP leaders.