Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. He presently is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka. He is the national president of the Janata Dal (Secular) party. Born in a farming family,he joined the Indian National Congress party in 1953,and remained a member until 1962. He was imprisoned during the Emergency. He became President of the state unit of Janata Dal in 1994,and was considered to be a driving force in the party's victory in Karnataka. He served as the 8th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. In the 1996 general elections,no party won enough seats to form a government. When the United Front,a coalition of regional parties,formed the central government with the support of the Congress,Deve Gowda was unexpectedly chosen to head the government and was elected Prime Minister. During his tenure as prime minister,he also served as Home Minister for some time. His prime ministerial tenure lasted for less than a year. After his prime ministerial tenure,he was elected to the 12th (1998),14th (2004),15th,and 16th Lok Sabha,as Member of Parliament for the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency. He lost Lok Sabha elections in 2019 from Tumkuru but has been elected to Rajya Sabha since.
Dharwad (pronunciation ),also known as Dharwar,is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged with Hubballi in 1962 to form the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad. It covers an area of 213 km2 (82 sq mi) and is located 430 km (270 mi) northwest of Bangalore,on NH-48,between Bangalore and Pune.
Azeez Sait was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of State for Transport,Tourism,Labour Wakf Department and Industries and Commerce of Karnataka from 1972 to 1984. A prominent minority leader of the Congress Party,he represented the Narasimharaja constituency in the legislative assembly a record six times between 1967 and his death in 2001.
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from 14 November 2018 to 7 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from 5 July 2016 to 24 May 2019 in the First Modi ministry. He is representing the Bangalore North constituency. He also held Ministry of Railways and other cabinet positions in the First Modi ministry. He also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Manjunath Kunnur was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Dharwad South constituency of Karnataka and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He joined Indian National Congress and unsuccessfully contested 2009 Indian general election from Dharwad against Pralhad Joshi.
Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi is an Indian politician who is the current union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs,Coal and Mines of India,since 30 May 2019 and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha,since 2004,representing the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency. He was also the State President of Bharatiya Janata Party,Karnataka (BJP) from 2014 to 2016. He served in the panel of chairpersons of Lok Sabha (2014-2018).
Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the South Indian state of Karnataka. This constituency has been known by different names in its history. For the 1951 and every election since 1977 it has been known as Bengaluru North. For the 1957 and 1962 elections it was known as Bengaluru City. For the 1967 and 1971 elections it formed a constituency jointly with Bengaluru South and was known as Bengaluru. From 1951–73,this constituency resided in Mysuru State. On 1 November 1973,Mysuru State was renamed as Karnataka.
Haveri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka,a state in southern India. This constituency was created as part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament (MP) was Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As of the latest elections in 2019,Udasi represents this constituency.
Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka,a state in southern India. This constituency was created as a part of the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008,based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. It first held elections in 2009 and its first member of parliament was Pralhad Joshi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). After winning 2019 general elections Pralhad Joshi was appointed as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs,Minister of Coal,Minister of Mining on 30 May 2019 in cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008,it ceased to exist.
Dharwad South Lok Sabha constituency was a former Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008,it ceased to exist.
Sarojini Bindurao Mahishi was an Indian teacher,lawyer,activist and politician. She was the first woman Member of Parliament from the State of Karnataka,who represented the constituency Dharwad North for four terms between 1962 and 1980. In 1983 she was elected to the Rajya Sabha as member of the Janata Party.
Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda,is a former Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly,three-term MLA,one-term MLC,and Member of Parliament—three-term from Lok Sabha and one-term from Rajya sabha.
Palikoppa is a village in Dharwad district of Karnataka,India.
B. V. Nayak is an Indian politician and member of Indian Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha. He represented the Raichur in Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Indian Parliament. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata party political party.
Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Shiggaon Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka state in India.
Chandrakant Bellad is the former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and an Indian Politician. He first contested 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections as a Janata Party candidate from Dharwad Assembly constituency and lost by a wafer thin margin of 132 votes against S. R. Morey of Indian National Congress. Later he defeated the same candidate and emerged victorious in 1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. He unsuccessfully contested against then 3-time Indian National Congress MP D. K. Naikar from Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency during 1991 Indian general elections. Despite not having any BJP MLA from then Dharwad district,Chandrakant Bellad gave a close fight by getting 29% votes which was just 22,209 less than D. K. Naikar. He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1994 and 1999. He also represented Hubli-Dharwad West from 2008 to 2013. He was the President of Border Area Development Authority from 2008 to 2013. He announced retirement from active politics before 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections.
J.P. Javali was an Indian politician and Member of Rajya Sabha from 1988 to 1994.
