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H. D. Deve Gowda

एच॰ डी॰ देवेगौड़ा

Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the Prime minister of India for nearly 11 months, from 1996 to 1997, and previously as the Chief minister of Karnataka and a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha. A member of the Janata Dal (Secular), he has been serving as the party's president since 1999 and has been an MP in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka since 2020.

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18 May 1933

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Key facts

Born
18 May 1933, Haradanahalli
State of birth
Haradanahalli, Karnataka
Sector
Politics & governance
Profession
Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997
Gender
Male

Biography

Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the Prime minister of India for nearly 11 months, from 1996 to 1997, and previously as the Chief minister of Karnataka and a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha. A member of the Janata Dal (Secular), he has been serving as the party's president since 1999 and has been an MP in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka since 2020.

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Timeline

  1. 1933Born in Haradanahalli
  2. 1991Becomes Member of the Lok Sabha
  3. 1994Becomes Chief Minister of Karnataka
  4. 1996Becomes Prime Minister of India
  5. 1996Becomes Minister of Home Affairs
  6. 1998Becomes Member of the Lok Sabha
  7. 2002Becomes Member of the Lok Sabha
  8. 2004Becomes Member of the Lok Sabha
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