D V Sadananda Gowda

Bhartiya Janata Party

DOB 18 Mar 1953

Age 72 years

birth palce Mandekolu, Madras State

profession Politician

D V Sadananda Gowda biography

Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda, fondly known as D. V. Sadananda Gowda, is a stalwart in the Indian politics. Born on March 18, 1953, in Mandekolu, Madras State (present-day Karnataka), to Venkappa Gowda and Kamala, he completed his B.Sc., L.L. B. Educated at St. Philomena College, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka and Vaikunta Baliga Law Collge, Udupi, Karnataka.

His political journey began as a member of the Jan Sangh. After the split of the Janata Party in 1996, he joined BJP. He was elected as a Member of Parliament to the Lok Sabha from Bangalore North in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In 2023, he announced his retirement from electoral politics.

He has served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from November 14, 2018, to July 7, 2021, as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from July 5, 2016, to May 24, 2019, and the Ministry of Railways in the First Narendra Modi ministry.

He served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka, and has also been to Lok Sabha from Manglore seat in 2004 and Udipi Chikmagalurseat in 2009.

D V Sadananda Gowda personal life

Father

Venkappa Gowda

Mother

Kamala

Spouse

Datty Sadananda

Education

BSc and LLB

News

D V SADANANDA GOWDA NEWS

Karnataka BJP still without a leader, the man who stepped in for Yediyurappa bows out

November 09, 2023 1:53 pm

Also a former Union Minister, Sadananda Gowda was summoned to Delhi last month after he said state leaders were not consulted about the party’s alliance with the JD(S).

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Karnataka bypolls: Campaigning begins, highlights of Nov 22

November 22, 2019 8:32 pm

From Independent candidate Sharath Bache Gowda making the most of his election symbol 'cooker' to the war of words between two former Karnataka Chief Ministers D V Sadananda Gowda and Siddaramaiah, here are the highlights of Day-1 of full-fledge campaigning in Karnataka ahead of bypolls to 15 constituencies

Karnataka elections: Decision to deny ticket to BS Yeddyurappa son was needed to send message to society, says Sadananda Gowda

May 07, 2018 7:08 am

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Union Minister Gowda, who is on the campaign trail in south Karnataka, also told The Indian Express that no party leader would “share the dais” with mining baron G Janardhana Reddy till he was cleared of all charges.