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 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.
South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi. This constituency came into existence in 1966.
Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. It was one of the safe seat of Indian National Congress as Khagapati Pradhani represented this seat for a record 9 times from 1967 to 1998.
Berhampur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district.
Karanjia is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
Dharmasala is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.
Athmallik is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.
Paradeep is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.
Kandam Ramaiah Ramesh Kumar is an Indian politician who was the 16th speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 25 May 2018 to 29 July 2019, previously from 1994 to 1999 and member of the Indian National Congress from the state of Karnataka.
Hangal Assembly seat is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of Haveri Lok Sabha seat in Haveri district. It consists of Hangal taluk.
Kolar Assembly seat is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It is a segment of Kolar Lok Sabha constituency.
Holenarasipur Assembly seat is one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India.
Binnypet was one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It was a part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency.
Jayamahal was one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It was a part of Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency. It was replaced by the Hebbal Assembly constituency in a 2008 delimitation.
Varthur Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly in India. It was abolished in the 2008 delimitation exercise, which redrew boundaries of the constituencies.
Parasgad was a constituency of the Legislative Assembly in the Indian state of Karnataka. The constituency ceased to exist in 2008, following the redrawing of constituency boundaries. It was a part of larger Belagavi parliamentary constituency. It is succeeded by Saundatti Yellamma constituency.
Devanahalli Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It is also part of Chikballapur Lok Sabha constituency.
Magadi Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It is also part of Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency.
Bethamangala was one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It was also part of Kolar Lok Sabha constituency.
Vemagal was one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It was also part of Kolar Lok Sabha constituency.
