D. V. Sadananda Gowda
He represents the Udupi Chikmagalur constituency in Karnataka. He was voted in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 3 August 2011 by a secret ballot of legislators of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 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. 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.
Deveragunda Venkatappa Sadananda Gowda was born in 1953 to Venkappa Gowda and Kamala of Mandekolu Village in Sullia Taluk. The family belongs to the Kodagu Gowda (Tulu Gowda) ethnic group.
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 Sullia 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.
Born-18 March 1953
Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Political party-BJP
Spouse(s)-Datty Sadananda
Children-1 son
Residence-Puttur
Religion-Hinduism
He began his political career as a member of the erstwhile Jan Sangh, was President of the party's Sullia 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.
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| Gowda with wife Datty |
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.
List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka
1.Kysamballi Chengalraya Reddy (25 October 1947-30 March 1952) Indian National Congress
2.Kengal Hanumanthaiah (30 March 1952-19 August 1956) Indian National Congress
3.Kadidal Manjappa (19 August 1956-31 October 1956)Indian National Congress
4.S. Nijalingappa (1 November 1956-16 May 1958) Indian National Congress
5.B.D. Jatti (16 May 1958-9 March 1962) Indian National Congress
6.S.R. Kanthi(14 March 1962-20 June 1962) Indian National Congress
S. Nijalingappa(21 June 1962 -29 May 1968) Indian National Congress
7.Veerendra Patil (29 May 1968-18 March 1971) Indian National Congress
President's rule(19 March 1971-20 March 1972)
8.D. Devaraj Urs (20 March 1972-31 December 1977) Indian National Congress
President's rule(31 December 1977-28 February 1978)
D. Devaraj Urs(28 February 1978-7 January 1980) Indian National Congress
9.R. Gundu Rao (12 January 1980-6 January 1983) Indian National Congress
10.Ramakrishna Hegde (10 January 1983 -29 December 1984) Janata Party
Ramakrishna Hegde(8 March 1985 -13 February 1986) Janata Party
Ramakrishna Hegde(16 February 1986-10 August 1988) Janata Party
11.S. R. Bommai (13 August 1988-21 April 1989) Janata Party
President's rule(21 April 1989-30 November 1989)
Veerendra Patil(30 November 1989 -10 October 1990) Indian National Congress
12.S.Bangarappa (17 October 1990-19 November 1992) Indian National Congress
13.M. Veerappa Moily (19 November 1992-11 December 1994) Indian National Congress
14.H.D. Deve Gowda (11 December 1994-31 May 1996) Janata Dal
15.J. H. Patel(31 May 1996-7 October 1999) Janata Dal
16.S. M. Krishna (11 October 1999 -28 May 2004) Indian National Congress
17.Dharam Singh (28 May 2004-28 January 2006) Indian National Congress
18.H. D. Kumaraswamy(3 February 2006-8 October 2007) Janata Dal (Secular)
President's rule(9 October 2007-11 November 2007)
19.B. S. Yeddyurappa(12 November 2007-19 November 2007)Bharatiya Janata Party
President's rule(20 November 2007 -27 May 2008)
B. S. Yeddyurappa(28 May 2008-31 July 2011) Bharatiya Janata Party
20.D. V. Sadananda Gowda(03 August 2011-Till date)Bharatiya Janata Party