J. H. Patel
| J. H. Patel | |
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| 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
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In office 31 May 1996 – 7 October 1999 |
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| Preceded by | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Succeeded by | S. M. Krishna |
| Constituency | Channagiri |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
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In office 11 December 1994 - 31 May 1996 |
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| Preceded by | S. M. Krishna |
| Succeeded by | Siddaramaiah |
| Constituency | Channagiri |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1900 Kariganur, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Died | 12 December 2000 (aged 70) Bangalore, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Sarvamangala Patel |
Jayadevappa Halappa Patel (Kannada:ಜಯದೇವಪ್ಪ ಹಾಲಪ್ಪ ಪಟೇಲ್) (1 October 1930 – 12 December 2000) was the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 31 May 1996 to 7 October 1999.
J.H. Patel was born in a Lingayat family on 1 October 1930 in Kariganur, now in Davanagere district, Karnataka. A Graduate in Law, he married Sarvamangala and had three sons Trishul, Satish and Mahima.
J.H. Patel participated in the freedom struggle in 1942 and was imprisoned. A staunch socialist and an ardent follower of Ram Manohar Lohia, as a youth, he was inspired by Shantaveri Gopala Gowda. Patel's oratory skills left his mark on many. He remained a non-Congress leader throughout his life and was the one of the pillars of Janata Dal in Karnataka.
He was elected to Lok Sabha from Shimoga constituency in 1967, and was the first Kannadiga to table his debates in Kannada. Patel created history in Lok Sabha in 1967 when he spoke in his mother tongue Kannada in the house. The then Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy allowed and encouraged Patel to go ahead with his speech. The house heard him with rapt attention. The Indian parliament had been active for 17 years and Patel became the first member to speak in a regional Indian language. He did so in vindication of the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution in which all the great languages of India have been given a pride of Place. This prompted the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Sanjiva Reddy to decree in his famous ruling that henceforth any member of the Lok Sabha who is inclined to exercise his/her inherent right to speak in his/her mother tongue would do so without any hindrance.
Patel was imprisoned during the Emergency from 1975 to 1977. Later, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Channagiri constituency in 1978. He was elected for the second term in 1983, and served as a cabinet minister in the Janata Party government headed by Ramakrishna Hegde. Patel also served as a minister in S R Bommai's government, and became the Deputy Chief Minister in 1994 when the Janata Dal returned to power under the leadership of H. D. Deve Gowda. He succeeded Gowda in 1996 following the latter's elevation to the post of Prime minister. He was the first Chief minister of Karnataka who was never a member of the Indian National Congress.
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