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 two sisters, Mrunalini Siddaramappa, Madhumati Basavaraj. He completed his graduation in 1982 from APS College in Basavanagudi, Bangalore.[1]