G. T. Devegowda

Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chamundeshwari
Incumbent
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byM. Sathyanarayana
Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka[1]
In office
23 May 2018 – 23 July 2019
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded byBasavaraj Rayareddy
Succeeded byC. N. Ashwath Narayan
ConstituencyChamundeshwari
Personal details
Born
Gungaralu Tammegowda Devegowda

(1949-11-25) 25 November 1949 (age 75)
Gungralchatra[2]
NationalityIndian
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
SpouseK. Lalitha
RelationsTammegowda[3]
(father)
Children3 including GD Harish Gowda[4]
ProfessionPolitician

Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda (born 1949) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He was the Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka in the JDS and Indian National Congress Coalition government in the Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019.

Career

Devegowda started his political career with Congress in the 1970s, and later joined Janata Dal (Secular).[1] In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, he won by a large margin against the incumbent chief minister Siddaramaiah, from Chamundeshwari Assembly segment.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b KLA, Members. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly".
  2. ^ Birth Place, GTD's. "Karnataka cabinet: GT Devegowda's profile – Oneindia News". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Father, GT Devegowda's. "G T DEVEGOWDA" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ The Times of India (15 May 2023). "Fathers, sons make history, to enter Karnataka assembly". Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "G.T. Devegowda - The Giant Killer - Star of Mysore". Star of Mysore. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.