Deve Gowda
| H. D. Deve Gowda | |
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H. D. Deve Gowda
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| 11th Prime Minister of India | |
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In office 1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997 |
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| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 1 June 1996 – 29 June 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Indrajit Gupta |
| Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
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In office 11 December 1994 – 31 May 1996 |
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| Governor | Khurshed Alam Khan |
| Preceded by | Veerappa Moily |
| Succeeded by | Jayadevappa Halappa Patel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 May 1933 Haradanahalli, Mysore State, British India (now in Karnataka, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) 1999-present |
| Other political affiliations |
Indian National Congress (Before 1962) Independent (1962–1977) Janata Party (1977-1988) Janata Dal (1988-1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Chennamma Deve Gowda |
| Children | 4 sons, including H.D. Revanna and H.D.Kumaraswamy and 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | L V Polytechnic College |
| Profession | Agriculturist, Farmer, social worker, Politician |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Signature |  |
| Website | hddevegowda |
| As of oct, 2014 Source: [] |
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Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (born 18 May 1933) is an Indian politician who was the Prime Minister of India from June 1996 to April 1997. Previously he was the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.
He is a member of the 16th Lok Sabha representing the Hassan constituency of Karnataka, is the National President of the Janata Dal (Secular) party, and enjoys strong support in the Vokkaliga community which is at the forefront of the state politics.
Deve Gowda was born on 18 May 1933 in Haradanahalli village of Holenarasipura taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka in a Vokkaliga caste family. He earned his Diploma in Civil Engineering from Smt. L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan, Karnataka. He married Chennamma and the couple have four sons and two daughters.
His parents, Dodde Gowda and Devamma, were from a middle-class agricultural background. Hence, he was exposed to the hardships of farmers early in his life and later became a champion of the farmers' cause.
Gowda joined the Indian National Congress party in 1953 and remained a member until 1962. During that period, he was the President of Anjaneya Cooperative Society of Holenarasipura and later became a member of the Taluk Development Board, Holenarasipura taluk, Hassan.
In 1962, Deve 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 Karnataka Legislative 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. During the Emergency (1975–77), he was imprisoned in the Bangalore Central Jail.
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