K. Venkatagiri Gowda
K. Venkatagiri Gowda is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the member of 10th Lok Sabha from Bangalore South.He was a noted economist. Gowda defeated the incumbent MP and former Chief Minister of Karnataka R. Gundu Rao and thus BJP won the elections for the 1st time in Bangalore South.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
K. Venkatagiri Gowda | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | R. Gundu Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ananth Kumar |
| Constituency | Bangalore South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1923 Byrapatna, Karnataka |
| Died | 5 July 2004 (aged 81) Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Savithramma |
| Alma mater | M.A. Mysore University, Ph.D. London University |
References
- "106th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Bangalore South Parliamentary Constituencies". Elections.in. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "RAJYA SABHA STATISTICAL INFORMATION (1952-2013)" (PDF). Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Former Karnataka MP Gowda passes away". Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Former BJP MP's books charge PM Deve Gowda with graft, threaten to sully his reputation". India Today. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- "Auditorium to remember". New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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