Belagavi: Former Belgavi South MLA Sambhaji Patil (68) passed away at a Private Hospital in Belagavi last night following brief illness.

Sambhaji Patil, a former MES (Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti) MLA, had also served as Mayor of Belagavi City Corporation for four terms in 1990, 1992, 1999 and 2003, thus creating a record of sorts.

His 38-year-old son had died after accidentally falling off from a train near Bengaluru a few months ago, it is learnt.