H. D. Deve Gowda

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H. D. Deve Gowda
Holenarasipur
Personal details
Born (1933-05-18) 18 May 1933 (age 90)
Haradanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
(present-day Karnataka, India)
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
(1999–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Chennamma
​
(m. 1954)​
Children6 children; including H. D. Revanna,
H. D. Kumaraswamy
EducationDiploma in Civil Engineering
Alma materL. V. Polytechnic, Hassan
ProfessionPolitician, Farmer, Civil engineer
Signature
Websitehddevegowda.in
Nickname(s)Mannina Maga
Dodda Gowdaru
In this
Hassan Lok Sabha constituency. He lost Lok Sabha elections in 2019 from Tumkuru but has been elected to Rajya Sabha since.[7]

Early life

H. D. Deve Gowda was born on 18 May 1933 in

paddy farmer and mother, Devamma was a home maker.[8][9]

Gowda earned a diploma in civil engineering from L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan, in the early 1950s.[10]

Deve Gowda and Manmohan Singh
Deve Gowda and Narendra Modi

Politics

Gowda joined the Indian National Congress party in 1953 and remained a member until 1962. During that period, he was President of Anjaneya Cooperative Society of Holenarasipura and later became a member of the Taluk Development Board of Holenarasipura.

In 1962, Gowda was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Holenarasipura constituency as an independent candidate. Later, he was elected from the same constituency to the Assembly for six consecutive terms from 1962 to 1989. He joined the Congress (O) during the Congress split and served as the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly from March 1972 to March 1976 and again from November 1976 to December 1977.[11] During the Emergency (1975–77), he was imprisoned in the Bangalore Central Jail.

Gowda was the two time President of state unit of the

Chief Minister of Karnataka
in December.

In January 1995, Gowda toured Switzerland and attended the Forum of International Economists. His tour to Singapore brought in foreign investment to the State.[3]

Prime Minister

See also: Deve Gowda ministry

In the 1996 general elections, the Congress party headed by P. V. Narasimha Rao lost decisively but no other party won enough seats to form a government.

When the

11th Prime Minister of India.[6] He took over as Prime Minister of India on 1 June 1996 and continued until 21 April 1997. Also, he was the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the United Front, the policy making apex body of all the constituents of the ruling front.[6] He is credited for providing financial closure and kickstarting development of the Delhi Metro Project.[13]

Post-premiership

The Janata Dal (Secular) traces its roots back to the Janata Dal founded by V. P. Singh.

The

National Front government in 1989. Later Deve Gowda and Inder Kumar Gujral too became prime ministers heading the United Front (UF) coalition governments in 1996 and 1997 respectively.[citation needed
]

In 1999, when some senior leaders of the party decided to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA, the party split into factions. Many leaders, including Madhu Dandawate and Siddaramaiah, joined the Janata Dal (Secular) faction headed by Deve Gowda, who became the National president of this faction.[citation needed]

He was defeated in the 1999 general elections.

The 2004 elections in Karnataka witnessed the revival of his party's fortunes under the leadership of Siddaramaiah with the Janata Dal (Secular) winning 58 seats and becoming a part of the ruling coalition in the state. Later, the party joined with the BJP and formed an alternate government in 2006. His son H. D. Kumaraswamy headed the BJP-JD(S) coalition government in the state for 20 months.[14][15] In the 2008 state elections, the party performed poorly and won just 28 seats, but it has remained a significant force in South Karnataka.[citation needed]

Deve Gowda expelled

CM Ibrahim joined the Indian National Congress,[20] which won the 2013 Vidhana Sabha election. Siddaramaiah was elected as the Chief Minister of Karnataka state in 2013.[21]

In 2008, JDS did not transfer the power to BJP with

chief minister of Karnataka.[29][30] This event was termed as "new low in Indian politics".[31] Gowda later apologised for hurling abuse at the chief minister of Karnataka.[32]

Deve Gowda contested the

Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency of Karnataka. G. S. Basavaraj, BJP candidate of Tumkur Constituency won against Deve Gowda by a margin of 13,339 votes. G. S. Basavaraj polled 5,96,127 votes while Deve Gowda got 5,82,788 votes.[33]

Personal life

He married

Chief Minister of Karnataka, and two daughters.[34]

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly Elections
Year Constituency Party Result Votes Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition votes Ref
1962
Holenarasipur
 IND Won 12,622 H. D. Doddegowda INC 7,338 [35]
1967
Holenarasipur
 IND Won 20,594 H. D. Doddegowda INC 12,191 [35]
1972
Holenarasipur
 INC(O) Won 26,639 K. Kumaraswamy INC 20,475 [35]
1978
Holenarasipur
 JNP Won 33,992 K. Kumaraswamy INC 28,472 [35]
1983
Holenarasipur
 JNP Won 37,239 K. Kumaraswamy INC 28,158 [35]
1985
Holenarasipur
 JNP Won 41,230 G. Puttaswamy Gowda IND 38,063 [35]
1985 Sathanur JNP Won 45,612 D. K. Shivakumar INC 29,809 [36]
1989
Holenarasipur
 JNP Lost 45,461 G. Puttaswamy Gowda INC 53,297 [35]
1994
Ramanagara
 JD Won 47,986 C. M. Lingappa INC 38,392 [37]
Parliament Elections
Year Constituency Party Result Votes Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition votes Ref
1991
Hassan
 JNP Won 2,60,761 H. C. Srikantaiah INC 2,57,570 [38]
1998
Hassan
 JD Won 3,36,407 H. C. Srikantaiah INC 3,04,753 [38]
1999
Hassan
 JD(S) Lost 2,56,587 G. Putta Swamy Gowda INC 3,98,344 [38]
2002
(bypoll)
Kanakapura
 JD(S) Won 5,81,709 D. K. Shivakumar INC 5,29,133 [39]
2004
Hassan
 JD(S) Won 4,62,625 H. C. Srikantaiah INC 2,72,320 [38]
2004 Kanakapura JD(S) Lost 4,62,320
Tejashwini Sreeramesh
 INC 2,72,320 [40]
2009
Hassan
 JD(S) Won 4,96,429 K. H. Hanume Gowda BJP 2,05,316 [38]
2014
Hassan
 JD(S) Won 5,09,841 A. Manju INC 4,09,379 [38]
2019
Tumkur
 JD(S) Lost 5,82,788 G. S. Basavaraj BJP 5,96,127 [41]

Positions held

Deve Gowda giving a speech

See also

References

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Preceded by Prime Minister of India
1996–1997 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
 Leader of the Janata Dal (Secular) Party in the 16th Lok Sabha
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