constituency relations predecessor religion birth_place party profession office nationality term_start spouse image article_title name alma_mater
babaleshwar b. m. patil -lrb- father -rrb- basavaraj bommai hindu-lingayath bijapur , karnataka , india indian national congress politician minister for water resources , government of karnataka mla indian 17 may 2013 17 may 2013 asha patil thumb m. b. patil
 m. b. patil dr. p.g. halakatti college of engineering and technology
m. b. patil

mallanagouda basanagouda patil -lrb- kannada : ಮಲ ಲನಗ ಡ ಬಸವನಗ ಡ ಪ ಟ ಲ -rrb- , popularly known as m. b. patil -lrb- born 7 october 1964 -rrb- is an indian politician from bijapur who has been minister for water resources in the government of karnataka since 2013 .
he is former member of the lok sabha and is the fourth time being elected as a member of karnataka legislative assembly .
he is also currently the president of blde association which provides education to the rural masses .
he has led various water and development projects .
he is the elder son of b. m. patil , a politician and an educationist .
he is committed to irrigate over 6.5 lakh hectares in karnataka and make bijapur-bagalkot the agricultural hub .
his vision has also led to the beginning of water tourism and pragmatic development in the water resources department .
