Yallappagouda Shankargouda Patil (6 July 1927 – 25 November 2010) commonly known as Y. S. Patil was an Indian Politician and social activist.
| Term1: | 1 July 1966 – 30 June 1978 |
| Children: | 2 sons |
| Constituency: | Mysore Central Graduates constituency |
| Term: | 1 July 1978 – 30 June 1984 |
| Office: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |
| Constituency1: | Mysore Central Graduates constituency |
| Office1: | Member of Mysore Legislative Council |
| Spouse: | Ambika |
| Death Place: | Dharwad, Karnataka, India |
| Birth Date: | 1927 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Hombal, Gadag district, Karnataka |
| Residence: | Hubli |
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| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980–2010) |
| Education: | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law |
| Father: | Shankaragouda Patil |
Born in Hombal, Gadag district, Patil often participated in social, cultural activities. He presided Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sanskrit Pathashala and was also a member of Karnatak University Senate which shows that he often got involved in educational management and religious organizations. He was also the president and a life member of Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha. He was popular for flamboyance. Patil was also a popular writer who wrote many articles in newspapers.[1] [2]
He joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1942 and was also affiliated with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad since 1954. He was a member of Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1955 till its merger to Janata Party in 1977. He was elected to Mysore Legislative Council three times (twice as a Bharatiya Jana Sangh candidate and once from Janata Party representing Graduates' Constituency). He was detained under M.I.S.A. as a Political prisoner in Central Prisons, Karnataka for 13 months during Jaya Prakash movement during 1975–76.[1] [2]
He died on 25 November 2010 in a hospital in Dharwad after a brief illness.[1] [2]