| Balasaheb Vikhe Patil | |
| Birth Date: | 1932 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ahmednagar, Maharashtra |
| Residence: | Ahmednagar |
| Office: | Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Government of India |
| Primeminister: | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Term Start: | 1 July 2002 |
| Term End: | 24 May 2003 |
| Predecessor: | Suresh Prabhu |
| Successor: | Subodh Mohite |
| Office1: | Minister of State in Ministry of Finance Government of India |
| Primeminister1: | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Term Start1: | 13 October 1999 |
| Term End1: | 1 July 2002 |
| Predecessor1: | V. Dhananjay Kumar |
| Successor1: | Anant Geete |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament Lok Sabha |
| Term Start2: | 1999 |
| Term End2: | 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Prasad Tanpure |
| Successor2: | Constituency Abolished |
| Constituency2: | Kopargaon |
| Term Start3: | 1998 |
| Term End3: | 1999 |
| Predecessor3: | Maruti Devaram Shelke |
| Successor3: | Dilip Kumar Gandhi |
| Constituency3: | Ahmednagar |
| Term Start4: | 1971 |
| Term End4: | 1991 |
| Predecessor4: | Annasaheb Shinde |
| Successor4: | Shankarrao Kale |
| Constituency4: | Kopargaon |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Otherparty: | Shivsena |
| Father: | Vithalrao Vikhe Patil |
| Spouse: | Sindhutai |
| Children: | 5 including Ashok Vikhe Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil & Rajendra Vikhe Patil, |
| Death Place: | Loni, Pravaranagar (District Ahmednagar), Maharashtra |
Eknathrao alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil (10 April 1932 – 30 December 2016) was an Indian politician and former Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises & Minister of state of Finance in Government of India. He served as a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha variously representing Kopargaon & Ahmednagar.[1] He was a member of the Indian National Congress but later joined Shivsena. He was appointed Pro-tem Speaker of 14th Lok Sabha.
He was a prominent political leader in Maharashtra. He was a Minister in the Third Vajpayee Ministry.He served seven terms as a Lok Sabha MP representing Kopargaon and Ahmednagar.He was firstly appointed as Minister of State in Ministry of Finance (India) and later on appointed Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in the Government of India.
He was the eldest son of Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, who started Asia's first Co-operative sugar factory at Loni in Maharashtra.