| Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda | |
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| 26th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 03 August 2011 |
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| Preceded by | B.S. Yeddyurappa |
| Constituency | Udupi Chikmagalur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1953 [1] Sulya, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Datty Sadananda |
| Children | 1 son |
| Residence | Puttur |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | http://sadanandagowda.com |
| As of September 23, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda ( Tulu: ದೇವರಗುಂಡ ವೆಂಕಪ್ಪ ಸದಾನಂದ ಗೌಡ ) is the Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka, India. He was representing the Udupi Chikmagalur constituency in Karnataka in the 15th Lok Sabha. He was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 4 August 2011 after being selected as legislative party leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka. This followed the resignation of the previous Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa after being indicted on corruption charges by the Lok Ayukta of Karnataka, Justice Santhosh Hegde.[2] He is the second ethnic Tuluva Chief Minister of Karnataka after Veerappa Moily. He first came into national prominence in June 2007 when he was one of the key players in the BJP forming their first government South of the Vindyas.
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Sadananda Gowda was born in 1953 to Venkappa Gowda and Kamala of Mandekolu Village in Sulya taluk. The family belongs to the[3] Tulu Gowda ethnic group.[4]
Gowda graduated in Science from the St. Philomena College, Puttur and then went on to obtain his degree in law at Udupi Vaikunta Baliga College of Law. He became active in student politics during this period and was elected as the General Secretary of the Students Union of the Law College. Subsequently, he became the District General Secretary of the ABVP, the student's wing of the BJP.
In 1976, he started practicing law at both Sulya and Puttur. He was a public prosecutor for a brief period in Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district but resigned his job to concentrate on his political career.[5]
He began his political career as a member of the erstwhile Jan Sangh, was President of the party's Sulya Assembly segment, Dakshina Kannada BJP Yuva Morcha President, Dakshina Kannada BJP Vice-President, State BJP Yuva Morcha Secretary (1983–88), State BJP Secretary (2003–04) and National Secretary of the party (2004).
Gowda was elected to the state Legislative Assembly in 1994 and 1999 from the Puttur Assembly seat in Dakshina Kannada. He became Deputy Leader of the Opposition in his second term as MLA. He has served in various committees of the State legislature including the Cell for preparing Draft Bill on prohibiting Atrocities on Women, Karnataka, the Committee of Energy, Fuel and Power, and the Committee for Public Undertaking. He was nominated as the President of the Public Accounts Committee in 2003.[6]
He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from the Mangalore Lok Sabha seat,defeating Veerappa Moily of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 32,314 votes.[7] In 2009, the party shifted him to the Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency.[8] In parliament, he is on the Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests. In the 14th Lok Sabha, he was a member of the Committee on Commerce.
He is married to Datty Sadananda and has a son, Karthik Gowda( An engineering graduate from Nitte Engineering College). His elder son, Kaushik Gowda, who was a medical student, died in a road accident near Puttur in 2003.[9]
D.V. has distinguished himself in various capacities in the Co-operative movement. He was the Vice President of SCDCC Bank, Mangalore. Director, SKACM Society, Mangalore, President Sullia PLD Bank, Sullia and also he has served as the Director, CAMPCO, Mangalore from 1991 to 94. President, Mandekolu S.C.Society, Mandekolu, Sullia and as the Member, State PLD Bank Staff Selection Committee in the year 1989-90.
It is the field of politics that D.V. was able to catch the imagination of the whole State. He started his political career as an ordinary member of erstwhile Janasangha. He worked as the President of BJP, Sullia Constituency. President of BJP Yuva Morcha, D. K Dist. Vice President of BJP, D.K Dist. State Secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha from 1983 to 1988. State Secretary, BJP, Karnataka in the Year 2003-2004.
D.V. has endeavoured himself among the working class by actually taking up their just causes. He was the General Secretary of Bharathiya Majdur Sangha of Puttur Division. President, Sullia Taluk, Auto Ricksha Drivers and Owners Union.
D. V. having contested as a candidate in the year 1989, got elected as MLA in the year 1994. Again he retained his seat in 1999. During his second stint he became the Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. During his tenure as MLA fie held different positions such as, Member of the Cell for preparing Draft Bill on prohibiting Atrocities on Women, Karnataka. Member of the Committee of Energy, Fuel and Power formed by the speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the year 2001-02. Member of the Committee for Public Undertaking in the year 2002-03 and in the year 2003-04. He was nominated as the President of the Public Accounts Committee. He had distributed more than 3,500 Ashraya Houses in his tenure as the Chairman of Ashraya Samithi. And also he had sanctioned more than 17,000 files to the applicants in his position as the Chairman of Akrama-Sakrama Samithi. Puttur Taluk, Panchayath had ‘won the first place in development ‘works in the state revel during B.J.P Administration under his guidance. A new feather was added to his cap when he led an agitation for support price of Areca.
D.V.’s perseverance finally paid rich dividends. When he got elected as Member of Parliament and also, he is identified as the national leader when he was presented with the responsibility of National Secretary of Bharathiya Janata Party, after he was elected as Member of Parliament. He was given the responsibility to manage the Party Matters relating to Goa State. Govt of India had appointed him as Director of Coffee Board during January 2005. And the BJP made him the State President for Karnataka State during March 2006. His work in bringing unity in the party made him re-elected and took over the charge of State President of BJP during March 2007. He is interested in Yakshagana, Folk Arts of Dakshina Kannada and also in Shuttle Badminton and Tennis.
| Preceded by B. S. Yeddyurappa |
Chief Minister of Karnataka 3rd August 2011–till date |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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