Ashok Pattan

Ashok Pattan
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Preceded byMahadevappa Yadawad
ConstituencyRamdurg
In office
2008–2018
Preceded byMahadevappa Yadawad
Succeeded byMahadevappa Yadawad
ConstituencyRamdurg
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress

Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan (born 1951) is an Indian politician from Karnataka.[1] He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently serving as member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Ramdurg Assembly constituency in Belgaum district.[2][3]

Early life and education

Pattan is from Ramdurg, Belgaum district. He is born to Sharadamma and Mahadevappa C. Pattan, who was a former MLA from Ramdurg. His father, a freedom fighter, lived for 107 years.[4] He has a sister, Mrunalini Siddaramappa. He completed his graduation in 1982 from APS College in Basavanagudi, Bangalore.[1]

Career

Pattan won from Ramdurga Assembly constituency representing Indian National Congress in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election.[5][6] He polled 80,294 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Chikka Revanna of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 11,730 votes. He won as an MLA for the first time in the 2008 Karntaka Legislative Assembly election from Ramdurg seat on Congress ticket polling 49,246 votes to defeat Mahadevappa Yadawad of Bharatiya Janata Party by a narrow margin of 384 votes.[7] He retained it in the next election winning the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election. In 2013, he polled 42,310 votes and defeated his nearest rival Mahadevappa Shivalingappa Yadawad, of BJP, by a margin of 4,984 votes.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- RAMDURG(BELGAUM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Ashok Pattan in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Karnataka: Pattan, Saleem Ahmed are chief whips". Deccan Herald. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Mahadevappa Pattan passes away at 107". The Hindu. 23 March 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ The Hindu (13 May 2023). "Karnataka elections: Congress wins majority of seats in Belagavi district". Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Ramdurg Results 2023 Live Updates | Congress' Ashok Mahadevappa Pattan wins with 52% share - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Ashok Pattan in Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023". News18. Retrieved 3 August 2024.