Sadananda Gowda
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Born | Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda 18 March 1953 Mandekolu, Madras State, (present-day Karnataka) India[2] |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Datty (m. 1981) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | St. Philomena's College, Puttur Vaikunta Baliga College of Law |
Website | sadanandagowda |
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda (born 18 March 1953) is an Indian politician who served as the Union
He previously served as the
Early life
Sadananda Gowda was born in a
In 1976, he started practising law at both
- Vice-president of SCDCC Bank, Mangalore
- Director, SKACM Society, Mangalore
- Director, CAMPCO, Mangalore (1991–94)
- President, Mandekolu S.C.Society, Mandekolu, Sullia
- Member, State PLD Bank staff Selection Committee (1989–90)
Sadananda Gowda has worked for the labour movement being the General Secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Puttur Division and President of Sullia Taluk Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Owners Union.[citation needed]
Political career
He began his political career as a member of the
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Sadananda Gowda was elected to the Karnataka 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 Karnataka 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.[8]
Lok Sabha
He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from the
In 2006, Sadananda Gowda was appointed President of Karnataka State BJP. He earned national prominence being the President when BJP won an assembly election for the first time in South India in May 2008.[11]
He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from
Chief Minister of Karnataka
Sadananda Gowda was chosen as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in August 2011 following the resignation of his mentor
After suffering a big loss in the May 2013 elections, BJP elected DV Sadananda Gowda as the opposition leader of legislative council in Karnataka.[14]
On 26 May 2014, Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's newly elected government. He was put in charge of the Ministry of Railways.[15] He presented his maiden budget on 8 July 2014.
Cabinet minister in Modi's second term government
On 30 May 2019, Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term government. He was put in charge of the
Accusations
As part of the
Cybersex
A video clip purportedly showing Gowda in a sexually compromising position with an unidentified woman over a video call went viral on social media in September 2021. Gowda said that he has lodged a police complaint and alleged that the “fake, fabricated, concocted” video was “politically motivated” and said that it was created to tarnish his image.[20][21]
Retirement
In November 2023, Gowda announced retirement from electoral politics, and stated that he wont be contesting in the
Positions held
- 1983–1988 State Secretary, BJP Yuva Morcha Karnataka
- 1994–2004 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (two terms)
- 1995–1996 Member, Cell for preparing Draft Bill on Prohibiting atrocities on Women, Government of Karnataka
- 1999–2004 Deputy Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- 1999–2001 Member, Committee on Commerce
- 2001–2002 Member, Committee for Energy, Fuel & Power, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- 2002–2003 Member, Public Undertaking Committee, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- 2003–2004 President, Public Accounts Committee, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
- 2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
- 2006–2010 State President, BJP, Karnataka
- 2006–2009 Member, Committee on Commerce
- 2006–onwards Member, Sub-committee of the Department Related Parliamentary standing Committee on Commerce for Special Economic Zones
- 2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
- 2011–2012 Elected as 20th Chief Minister of Karnataka
- 2013 Elected as the leader of opposition of Karnataka Legislative Council
- 2014 Elected to Bangalore North and took oath as Minister of Railways in Narendra Modicabinet
- 2015–2016 Cabinet Minister - Law & Justice
- 2016– Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- 2019–2021 Elected to Bangalore North and took oath as Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers[23]
Family
Sadananda Gowda married Datty Sadananda in 1981, with whom he had two sons.[5] In 2003, their elder son Kaushik, a medical student, died in a road accident near Puttur.[24][5] Their younger son, Karthik Gowda, is a businessman.[5]
References
- ^ PTI (14 November 2018). "Sadananda Gowda takes charge of chemicals and fertilisers ministry". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda | Department of Fertilizers". Archived from the original on 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Manohar Parrikar gets Defence, Suresh Prabhu Railways, Sadananda Gowda shifted to Law and Justice". News 18. Press Trust of India. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ Gowda, Aravind (15 September 2011). "Caste war heats up as Sadananda isn't Gowda enough". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d Gowda, Aravind (4 August 2011). "Who is Sadananda Gowda?". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Mangalore : D V Sadananda Gowda – Destiny's Child". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "About DVS | D V Sadananda Gowda :: Former Chief Minister of Karnataka". Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Website Detailed Profile: Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011.
- ^ "Moily loses to Sadananda Gowda". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 27 June 2004.
- ^ Raghuram, M. (29 July 2011). "DV Sadananda: The dark horse from the coast". DNA India. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "DV Sadananda Gowda | Karnataka | BJP | Sworn-In". oneindia.com. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ PTI (30 May 2019). "Sadanand Gowda: From student leader to Union minister | What you need to know". India Today. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "BJP latest: Gowda out, Shettar in". 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Jagadish Shettar, DV Sadananda Gowda elected opposition leaders". DNA India. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Narendra Modi government: Full list of portfolios and ministers". The Indian Express. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Modi 2.0 Cabinet: Here's complete list of ministers with portfolios". DNA. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- Live Mint. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Woman alleges DVS of sexually harassing her; Deletes post later". News Karnataka. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "On viral video, Sadananda Gowda says it's deep fake; complaint filed". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Former Union minister Sadananda Gowda files police complaint against 'lewd, fake' video of him". Scroll. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Sadananda Gowda files police complaint over 'fake, lewd video' of him; says it is 'morphed'". The Week. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Know your minister | DV Sadananda Gowda – Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers". Moneycontrol. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Sadananda Gowda to head State BJP". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 7 December 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2019.