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H. D. Deve Gowda
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| Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997 |
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| President | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Vice President | Kocheril Raman Narayanan |
| Preceded by | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Succeeded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Union Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 28 June 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Murli Manohar Joshi |
| Succeeded by | Indrajit Gupta |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2020 |
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| Preceded by | D. Kupendra Reddy |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| In office 23 September 1996 – 2 March 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Leeladevi Renuka Prasad |
| Succeeded by | A. Lakshmisagar |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 17 May 2004 – 23 May 2019 |
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| Preceded by | G. Puttaswamy Gowda |
| Succeeded by | Prajwal Revanna |
| Constituency | Hassan, Karnataka |
| In office 2 February 2002 – 16 May 2004 |
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| Preceded by | M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy |
| Succeeded by | Tejashwini Sreeramesh |
| Constituency | Kanakapura, Karnataka |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Rudresh Gowda |
| Succeeded by | G. Puttaswamy Gowda |
| Constituency | Hassan, Karnataka |
| In office 20 June 1991 – 11 December 1994 |
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| Preceded by | H. C. Srikantaiah |
| Succeeded by | Rudresh Gowda |
| Constituency | Hassan, Karnataka |
| Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| 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 |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1994–1996 |
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| Preceded by | CM Lingappa |
| Succeeded by | CM Lingappa |
| Constituency | Ramanagara |
| In office 1962–1989 |
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| Preceded by | Y. Veerappa |
| Succeeded by | G. Puttaswamy Gowda |
| Constituency | Holenarasipur |
| President of Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| Assumed office July 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1933 Haradanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (present-day Haradanahalli, Karnataka, India) |
| Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) (1999–present) |
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Chennamma
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| Children | 6 children; including H. D. Revanna and H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Education | Diploma in Civil Engineering |
| Alma mater | L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan |
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| Nicknames | Mannina Maga Dodda Gowdaru |
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (born 18 May 1933) is an important Indian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997. Before that, he was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996. He has also been a Member of Parliament in both the Lok Sabha (the lower house) and the Rajya Sabha (the upper house).
Deve Gowda belongs to the Janata Dal (Secular) political party and has been its president since 1999. He comes from a family of farmers. He first joined the Indian National Congress party in 1953. In 1994, he became the head of the Janata Dal party in Karnataka, which helped them win the state elections. He became the Chief Minister of Karnataka. In 1996, he was chosen to be the Prime Minister of India, leading a group of parties called the United Front. He was Prime Minister for less than a year. After his time as Prime Minister, he continued to be a Member of Parliament.
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Early Life and Education
H. D. Deve Gowda was born on 18 May 1933. His birthplace was Haradanahalli, a village in what was then the Kingdom of Mysore. This area is now part of Hassan in Karnataka, India. His father, Dodde Gowda, was a rice farmer, and his mother, Devamma, was a homemaker.
Deve Gowda studied civil engineering and earned a diploma from L. V. Polytechnic in Hassan in the early 1950s.
In 1953, Deve Gowda joined the Indian National Congress party and stayed with them until 1962. During this time, he was involved in local community groups, serving as president of the Anjaneya Cooperative Society of Holenarasipura. He also became a member of the Taluk Development Board of Holenarasipura.
Journey in State Politics (1962–1996)
Deve Gowda began his journey in state politics in 1962. He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Holenarasipura area. He won as an independent candidate, meaning he wasn't part of a major political party at that time. He continued to be elected from the same area for six terms in a row, from 1962 to 1989.
He later joined the Congress (O) party. From 1972 to 1976, and again from 1976 to 1977, he served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly. This means he was the main leader of the parties not in power. During a difficult period in India in the 1970s, known as "The Emergency," he was put in jail in Bangalore.
Later, Deve Gowda became the president of the state unit of the Janata Party twice. He also served as a minister in the Karnataka government led by Ramakrishna Hegde from 1983 to 1988. In 1994, he became the president of the state unit of the Janata Dal party. He led the party to a big win in the 1994 State Assembly elections. After this victory, he was elected from the Ramanagara area and became the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka in December.
As Chief Minister, Deve Gowda worked to bring more money and investment to Karnataka. He visited Switzerland and Singapore to meet with international economists and encourage foreign companies to invest in the state. He left this position in 1996 to become the Prime Minister of India.
Becoming Prime Minister (1996–1997)
After the 1996 national elections, no single political party won enough seats to form a government on its own. This meant different parties had to come together.
A group of parties, called the United Front, decided to form the government. They had support from the Congress and CPI(M) parties. Unexpectedly, Deve Gowda was chosen to lead this government. He became the 11th Prime Minister of India in June 1996. While he was Prime Minister, he was also elected to the Rajya Sabha in September 1996.
During his time as Prime Minister, he also handled other important roles, like being the Home Minister. He is remembered for helping to start the Delhi Metro Project, which is a big train system in Delhi. His time as Prime Minister lasted less than a year. He left office in April 1997 because the Congress party stopped supporting his government. A new government was then formed under I. K. Gujral.
Life After Being Prime Minister (1997–Present)
After his time as Prime Minister, Deve Gowda continued his political career. In 1999, he lost the national elections. That same year, he became the president of the Janata Dal (Secular) party.
In the 2004 Karnataka state elections, his party, the Janata Dal (Secular), did well. They won 58 seats and became part of the ruling group in the state. Later, his party even joined with the BJP to form another government in 2006. Deve Gowda's son, H. D. Kumaraswamy, led this government for 20 months.
In 2005, Deve Gowda made the decision to remove Siddaramaiah and CM Ibrahim from the JD(S) party. Both Siddaramaiah and CM Ibrahim later joined the Indian National Congress. This party won the 2013 Karnataka state elections, and Siddaramaiah became the Chief Minister.
In the 2019 national elections, Deve Gowda ran for a seat in the Lok Sabha from the Tumkur area. However, he lost to G. S. Basavaraj, the BJP candidate. Even though he lost that election, he was later elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2020, which is the upper house of India's Parliament.
Family Life
H. D. Deve Gowda married Chennamma in 1954. They have six children together. Four of their children are sons, and two are daughters. His sons, H. D. Revanna and H. D. Kumaraswamy, are also well-known politicians. H. D. Kumaraswamy has also served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Deve Gowda is also a grandfather to several politicians and an actor.
Key Political Roles
Deve Gowda has held many important positions throughout his long political career:
- Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly: He was a member of the state assembly for seven terms, from 1962 to 1989.
- Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly: He led the opposition parties in the state assembly from 1972 to 1976 and again from 1976 to 1977.
- Minister, Public Works and Irrigation, Government of Karnataka: He was a minister in the state government from 1983 to 1989.
- Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka: He served as the head of the state government from 1994 to 1996.
- Prime Minister of India: He was the Prime Minister from June 1996 to April 1997. During this time, he also managed several other important government departments.
- Member, Lok Sabha: He was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for six terms at different times, starting in 1991.
- Member, Rajya Sabha: He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1996 and again in 2020.
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