Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the 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 after V. P. Singh and Jyoti Basu declined the post and he 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.
Adaguru Huchegowda Vishwanath is an Indian politician from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Indian National Congress. He is a Nominated Member of Karnataka Legislative Council. He was the former president of Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular).
Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy is an Indian politician and film producer who is serving as the Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel of India since 10 June 2024. He also served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 2018 to 2019 and previously from 2006 to 2007. He was also the leader of the opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2014. He is currently the president of the Karnataka State Janata Dal (Secular). He is a member of Lok Sabha,having been elected from Mandya and the former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Channapatna from 2018 to 2024,Ramanagara from 2004 to 2009 and from 2013 to 2018. He is the son of former prime minister of India &former Chief Minister of Karnataka H. D. Deve Gowda.
The 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 5 May 2013 to elect members from 223 constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. The election for the Piriyapatna constituency was postponed to 28 May 2013 due to the death of the BJP candidate for the seat. The voter turnout in the state was 70.23%.
Eregar Tukaram is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is an MP of Bellary Lok Sabha constituency and a four time MLA from Sandur Assembly constituency in Ballari District. He was the Minister of Medical Education and Bellary District in-charge minister in the second H D Kumaraswamy ministry.
Basavaraj Rayareddy is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka.
The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar,following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya Kumar and a voter fraud scandal respectively till 28 May. The election saw a voter turnout of 72.13 per cent,the highest in Karnataka since several decades. The counting of votes took place on 15 May 2018.
Dr. Umesh Gopaldev Jadhav is an Indian politician served as Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Kalaburagi Lok Sabha constituency from 23 May 2019 to 4 June 2024. He was an Indian National Congress party's MLA from Chincholi Assembly Constituency. Later,he resigned from the Congress party in March 2019 and then he joined (BJP) Bharatiya Janata Party and contested Lok Sabha elections from Gulbarga and was elected as a Member of Parliament.
Keshavareddy Sudhakar is an Indian politician and also he was Ex-Minister of Medical Education and Health of Karnataka from 6 February 2020 to 13 May 2023. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkaballapur in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress and later was re-elected to the house in 2019 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He also contested in 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election in Chikballapur from BJP but lost to INC Candidate Pradeep Eshwar. In March 2024,he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Chikballapur Constituency for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chikkaballapur in the 18th Lok Sabha as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Byrathi Suresh is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is currently serving as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka &as a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Hebbal constituency. He belongs to Indian National Congress.
H M Revanna is a politician from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Indian National Congress. He was an MLC in Karnataka legislative council from 2014 to 2020.
Yathindra Siddaramaiah is a politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a member of the Indian National Congress,and served as a MLA from Varuna. He is the younger son of current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
S. Ramappa is a politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a leader of Indian National Congress Party. He is current MLA of Harihar assembly constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Rajashekhar Basavaraj Patil is an Indian politician served as the Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for Humnabad Assembly constituency from 2008 to 13 May 2023.
Balappa Bhimappa Chimmanakatti is a politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a leader of Indian National Congress. He won as MLA in 2013 from Badami assembly constituency. In 2018 assembly elections,then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contested elections from Badami and hence Chimmanakatti did not contest.
Kannavara Mallappa,popularly known as K. Mallappa was an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka.
M. K. Somashekar is a politician from Karnataka state. He is a leader of Indian National Congress. He was elected twice as MLA from Krishnaraja Constituency.
B. G. Govindappa is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He is a leader of the Indian National Congress. He is currently serving as member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Hosadurga.
Basavaraj Patil Anwari is an Indian politician. He served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel and Mines in Chandra Shekhar government from 21 November 1990 to 20 February 1991. He was Member of Parliament in 9th Lok Sabha and 10th Lok Sabha from Koppal.
Siddu Savadi is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He has served three terms in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Terdal Assembly constituency which is in Bagalkot district. He most recently won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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