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Father's Name
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Late Shri Dodde Gowda
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Devamma
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Date of Birth
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18 May 1933
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Place of Birth
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Holenarsipura, Distt. Hassan (Karnataka)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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25 May 1954
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Chennamma
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No. of Sons
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4
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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Diploma in Civil Engineering
Educated at Smt.L.V. Polytechnic, Hassan, Karnataka
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Engineer, Farmer, Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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743, "Amogh", 2nd Main Road, 9th Cross, Padmanabha Nagar,
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Bangalore-560 070, Karnataka
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Telefax : (080) 26891444
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Present Address
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5, Safdarjung Lane,
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New Delhi - 110 011
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Tels. (011) 23794499, 23794431
Fax. (011) 23010288
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Positions Held
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1962-89
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Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (seven terms)
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1972-76
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Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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1983-89
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Minister, Public Works and Irrigation, Government of Karnataka
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1985-1989
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Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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1991
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Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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1991-94
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Member, Standing Committee on Commerce
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Fertilizers
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
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1993-94
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President, Janata Dal, Karnataka
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Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
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1994-96
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Chief Minister, Government of Karnataka
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Jun. 1996 - Apr. 1997
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Prime Minister of India and also incharge of Ministries/Departments of Petroleum and Chemicals, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy, Home Affairs, Agriculture, Food Processing Industries, Urban Affairs and Employment and Non-Conventional Energy Sources
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1996-98
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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Nov. 1996-Apr. 1997
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Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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National President, Janata Dal (S)
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2002
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha in bye-election (3rd term)
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
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5 Aug. 2006-2008
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Member, Standing Committee on Railways
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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Leader, Janata Dal (Secular) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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May, 2014
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Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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1 Sep. 2014 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Defence
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
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Special Interests
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Agriculture and Horticulture
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled; as Minister, Chief Minister, Prime Minister and as a Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegations, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London
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Other Information
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Participated in the freedom struggle as a student leader; Member, Indian National
Congress, 1952-62; imprisoned under Maintenance of Internal Security Act
(MISA) during Emergency 1976; Member, (i) Taluk Development Board;
and (ii) Co-operative Societies
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