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.
Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chamundeshwari | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | M. Sathyanarayana |
| Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka[1] | |
| In office 23 May 2018 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Preceded by | Basavaraj Rayareddy |
| Succeeded by | C. N. Ashwath Narayan |
| Constituency | Chamundeshwari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gungaralu Tammegowda Devegowda 25 November 1949 Gungralchatra[2] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Spouse | K. Lalitha |
| Relations | Tammegowda[3] (father) |
| Profession | Politician |
Career
editDevegowda 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.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b KLA, Members. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly".
- ^ Birth Place, GTD's. "Karnataka cabinet: GT Devegowda's profile – Oneindia News". Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Father, GT Devegowda's. "G T DEVEGOWDA" (PDF). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "G.T. Devegowda - The Giant Killer - Star of Mysore". Star of Mysore. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.