Name : H. D. Deve Gowda
Full Name : Haradanahalli Dodde Gowda Deve Gowda
12th Prime Minister of India
1 June 1996 – 21 April 1997
Date of birth : 18 May 1933
Place of birth : Haradanahalli Village, Hassan District, Karnataka
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Religion Hindu
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda born on 18 May 1933 in Haradanahalli, Karnataka. He was the twelfth Prime Minister of the Republic of India (1996–1997) and the 14th chief minister of the state of Karnataka (1994–1996).
After completing his education, he joined the Congress Party in 1953 and remained a member till 1962. Gowda, contested as an Independent candidate and was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1962. The Holenarasipur constituency sent him to the Assembly for three more consecutive terms: the Fourth (1967-71), the Fifth (1972-77), and the Sixth (1978-83) Assemblies. In 1975 he was jailed for 18 months when he opposed Gandhi's state of emergency.
He also became the President of Janta party twice at State level and President of State Janata Dal in 1994. He was elected as the leader of the Janata Dal Legislative Party and on December 11, 1994 he assumed office as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka. He then contested as a candidate from Ramanagar Assembly constituency and won by a thumping majority His leadership of the Third Front (a group of regional parties and Non-Congress and Non-BJP combine) led to his Prime Minister's job. Deve Gowda resigned as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 30 May 1996 to be sworn in as the 11th Prime Minister of India.
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