Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (Secular) | |
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Green | |
ECI Status | State Party[1] |
Alliance |
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Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
Seats in State legislative assemblies of India | Karnataka Legislative Assembly 19 / 224 Kerala Legislative Assembly 2 / 140 |
Seats in Karnataka Legislative Council | 8 / 75 |
Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
Election symbol | |
Website | |
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The Janata Dal (Secular) (transl. People Party (Secular); abbr. JD(S)) is an
History
The Janata Dal (Secular), formed in 1999, had its origins in the Janata Party, founded in 1977 as a coalition of several smaller parties that combined forces to oppose the Indian National Congress.[6] In 1988 the Janata Party and other smaller parties merged to form the Janata Dal.[7][8][9] In 1996, Janata Dal reached its pinnacle when H. D. Deve Gowda became Prime Minister of India, heading the United Front (UF) coalition government.[10][11]
The Janata Dal split in 1999, when a faction led by Chief Minister
The 2004 Karnataka Assembly election witnessed the revival of the party's fortunes with JD(S) becoming part of the ruling coalition in the state.
On 14 April 2015, the JD(S), Janata Dal (United),
Prominent members
- H. D. Deve Gowda, president of Janata Dal (Secular), former prime minister of India and former chief minister of Karnataka
- H. D. Kumaraswamy, former chief minister of Karnataka, son of former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda, and Karnataka State president of Janata Dal (Secular)
- H. D. Revanna, former cabinet minister, present MLA, Karnataka (son of H. D. Deve Gowda).
- Nikhil Gowda, state president, Yuva Janata Dal (Secular)
- Prajwal Revanna, MP of Hassan; Lok Sabha leader of Janata Dal (Secular).
- B. M. Farooq, current MLC of Karnataka Legislative Council, current national general secretary of Janata Dal (Secular)
- C. S. Puttaraju, former minister for small irrigation resources, and former member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandya
- GT Devegowda, former minister for higher education, and member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chamundeshwari (Vidhana Sabha constituency
- Oommen Thalavady, former MLA Kuttanad, Kerala Legislative Assembly
- Sarekoppa Bangarappa, former chief minister of Karnataka[18]
- N. M. Joseph, vice president of Janata Dal (Secular)
- D. Kupendra Reddy, Former MP of Rajya Sabha[19][20]
- Mathew T. Thomas,Kerala State president of Janata Dal (Secular) and former Kerala State minister
- Jose Thettayil, vice president of Janata Dal (Secular), former minister Govt. of Kerala.
- Neelalohithadasan Nadar, former Kerala State president of Janata Dal (Secular) (former minister Govt. of Kerala; former member of Parliament, Govt. of India)
- K. Krishnankutty, current Kerala State minister for electricity department
List of chief ministers
Chief ministers of Karnataka
No | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Tenure length | Assembly | |
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1 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Ramanagara
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3 February 2006 | 8 October 2007 | 1 year, 247 days | 12th |
Channapatna
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23 May 2018 | 23 July 2019 | 1 year, 92 days | 15th |
Deputy chief ministers of Karnataka
No | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Tenure length | Assembly | |
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1 | Siddaramaiah | Chamundeshwari
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28 May 2004 | 5 Aug 2005 | 1 year, 69 days | 12th |
2 | M. P. Prakash | Hoovina Hadagali | 5 Aug 2005 | 28 January 2006 | 176 days | 12th |
Electoral performance
Assembly election history in Karnataka
Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (pp) | Outcome |
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1999 | 203 | 10 / 224
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10 | 10.42 | 10.42 | Opposition |
2004 | 220 | 58 / 224
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48 | 20.77 | 10.35 | Government |
2008 | 219 | 28 / 224
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30 | 18.96 | 1.81 | Opposition |
2013 | 222 | 40 / 224
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12 | 20.09 | 1.13 | |
2018 | 199 | 37 / 224
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3 | 18.3 | 1.79 | Government, later Opposition |
2023 | 209 | 19 / 224
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18 | 13.29 | 5.01 | Opposition |
Assembly election history in Kerala
Year | Assembly election | Seats contested | Seats won | Votes secured | Percentage of votes |
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2001 | 11th Assembly | 12 | 3 | 546,917 | 3.48% |
2006 | 12th Assembly | 7 | 5 | 353,111 | 2.27% |
2011 | 13th Assembly | 5 | 4 | 264,631 | 1.52% |
2016 | 14th Assembly | 5 | 3 | 293,274 | 1.5% |
2021 | 15th Assembly | 4 | 2 | 265,789 | 1.28% |
Lok Sabha election history
Year | Lok Sabha election | Seats contested | Seats won | Votes secured |
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1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 96 | 1 | 33,32,702 |
2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 43 | 3 | 57,32,296 [21] |
2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 21 | 3 | 33,35,530 |
2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 26 | 2 | 37,10,060 [22] |
2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 8 | 1 | 33,97,229 |
See also
References
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