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	'''Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=H. D. Deve Gowda name pronounciation.ogg}}; born 18 May 1933)<ref name="pmindia1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-h-d-deve-gowda/\|title=Shri H. D. Deve Gowda\|publisher=pmindia.gov.in\|access-date=4 August 2012}}</ref> is an Indian politician who served as the [[List of Prime Ministers of India\|11th]] [[Prime Minister of India\|prime minister of India]] from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Press Trust of India \|title=I will not contest any more elections: Deve Gowda \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i-will-not-contest-any-more-elections-deve-gowda/article6933522.ece \|access-date=13 December 2021 \|work=The Hindu \|date=25 February 2015 \|language=en-IN \|quote=Gowda became the 12th Prime Minister in June 1996.}}</ref><ref name="www.britannica.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/938170/HD-Deve-Gowda \|title=Britannica article\|access-date=2014-10-16}}</ref> He was previously the [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka\|14th]] [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 1994 to 1996. He presently is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] representing [[Karnataka]]. He is the national president of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] party.<ref name="janata.in">{{cite web\|title=JDS Leader: H. D. Deve Gowda Profile\|url=http://www.janata.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=62\|publisher=janata.in\|access-date=11 June 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925020517/http://www.janata.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=62\|archive-date=25 September 2010}}</ref>Born in a farming family, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party in 1953, and remained a member until 1962. He was imprisoned during [[The Emergency (India)\|the Emergency]]. He became President of the state unit of [[Janata Dal]] in 1994, and was considered to be a driving force in the party's victory in [[Karnataka]]. He served as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka\|8th]] [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 1994 to 1996. In the [[1996 Indian general election\|1996 general elections]], no party won enough seats to form a government. When the [[Third Front (India)\|United Front]], a coalition of regional parties, formed the central government with the support of the Congress, Deve Gowda was unexpectedly chosen to head the government and was elected Prime Minister. During his tenure as prime minister, he also served as Home Minister for some time. His prime ministerial tenure lasted for less than a year. After his prime ministerial tenure, he was elected to the 12th (1998), 14th (2004), [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th]], and [[16th Lok Sabha]], as Member of Parliament for the [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Hassan]] Lok Sabha constituency. He lost [[2019 Indian general election\|Lok Sabha elections in 2019]] from [[Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency\|Tumkuru]] but has been elected to Rajya Sabha since.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/hassan-karnataka-election-2019-hassan-election-results-political-parties-jd-s-bjp-prajwal-revanna-manju-a/414691\| title=Hassan Election Result 2019\| publisher=Times Now \| date=23 May 2019\|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>		'''Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda''' ({{IPAc-en\|audio=H. D. Deve Gowda name pronounciation.ogg}}; born 18 May 1933)<ref name="pmindia1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-h-d-deve-gowda/\|title=Shri H. D. Deve Gowda\|publisher=pmindia.gov.in\|access-date=4 August 2012}}</ref> is an Indian politician who served as the [[List of Prime Ministers of India\|11th]] [[Prime Minister of India\|prime minister of India]] from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Press Trust of India \|title=I will not contest any more elections: Deve Gowda \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/i-will-not-contest-any-more-elections-deve-gowda/article6933522.ece \|access-date=13 December 2021 \|work=The Hindu \|date=25 February 2015 \|language=en-IN \|quote=Gowda became the 12th Prime Minister in June 1996.}}</ref><ref name="www.britannica.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/938170/HD-Deve-Gowda \|title=Britannica article\|access-date=2014-10-16}}</ref> He was previously the [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka\|14th]] [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 1994 to 1996. He presently is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] representing [[Karnataka]]. He is the national president of the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] party.<ref name="janata.in">{{cite web\|title=JDS Leader: H. D. Deve Gowda Profile\|url=http://www.janata.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=62\|publisher=janata.in\|access-date=11 June 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925020517/http://www.janata.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=62\|archive-date=25 September 2010}}</ref> Born in a farming family, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party in 1953, and remained a member until 1962. He was imprisoned during [[The Emergency (India)\|the Emergency]]. He became President of the state unit of [[Janata Dal]] in 1994, and was considered to be a driving force in the party's victory in [[Karnataka]]. He served as the [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka\|8th]] [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]] from 1994 to 1996. In the [[1996 Indian general election\|1996 general elections]], no party won enough seats to form a government. When the [[Third Front (India)\|United Front]], a coalition of regional parties, formed the central government with the support of the Congress, Deve Gowda was unexpectedly chosen to head the government and was elected Prime Minister. During his tenure as prime minister, he also served as Home Minister for some time. His prime ministerial tenure lasted for less than a year. After his prime ministerial tenure, he was elected to the 12th (1998), 14th (2004), [[15th Lok Sabha\|15th]], and [[16th Lok Sabha]], as Member of Parliament for the [[Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Hassan]] Lok Sabha constituency. He lost [[2019 Indian general election\|Lok Sabha elections in 2019]] from [[Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency\|Tumkuru]] but has been elected to Rajya Sabha since.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/hassan-karnataka-election-2019-hassan-election-results-political-parties-jd-s-bjp-prajwal-revanna-manju-a/414691\| title=Hassan Election Result 2019\| publisher=Times Now \| date=23 May 2019\|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	In the [[1996 Indian general election\|1996 general elections]], the Congress party headed by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] lost decisively but no other party won enough seats to form a government.		In the [[1996 Indian general election\|1996 general elections]], the Congress party headed by [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] lost decisively but no other party won enough seats to form a government.

	When the [[United Front (India)\|United Front]] (a conglomeration of non-Congress and non-BJP regional parties) decided to form the Government at the ~~Centre~~ with the support of the Congress, Deve Gowda was unexpectedly chosen to head the government and became the [[List of Prime Ministers of India\|11th]] [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name="janata.in"/> He took over as [[Prime Minister of India]] on 1 June 1996 and continued until 21 April 1997. Also, he was the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the United Front, the policy making apex body of all the constituents of the ruling front.<ref name="janata.in"/> He is credited for providing financial closure and kickstarting development of the [[Delhi Metro]] Project.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-derailment-of-e-sreedharan/articleshow/81295358.cms\|title=The derailment of E Sreedharan\|date=2 March 2021\|website=TOI\|language=en\|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>		When the [[United Front (India)\|United Front]] (a conglomeration of non-Congress and non-BJP regional parties) decided to form the Government at the centre with the support of the Congress, Deve Gowda was unexpectedly chosen to head the government and became the [[List of Prime Ministers of India\|11th]] [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name="janata.in"/> He took over as [[Prime Minister of India]] on 1 June 1996 and continued until 21 April 1997. Also, he was the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the United Front, the policy making apex body of all the constituents of the ruling front.<ref name="janata.in"/> He is credited for providing financial closure and kickstarting development of the [[Delhi Metro]] Project.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/the-derailment-of-e-sreedharan/articleshow/81295358.cms\|title=The derailment of E Sreedharan\|date=2 March 2021\|website=TOI\|language=en\|access-date=4 March 2021}}</ref>

	==Post-premiership==		==Post-premiership==
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	\|1962 \|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Independent politician\| IND]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 12,622 \|\| H. D. Doddegowda \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 7,338 \|\|<ref name="elections.in">{{cite web \|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/holenarasipur.html \|title= Holenarasipur (Karnataka) Assembly Constituency Elections \|publisher=elections.in \|accessdate= 28 Dec 2021}}</ref>		\|1962 \|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Independent politician\|IND]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 12,622 \|\| H. D. Doddegowda \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 7,338 \|\|<ref name="elections.in">{{cite web \|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/holenarasipur.html \|title= Holenarasipur (Karnataka) Assembly Constituency Elections \|publisher=elections.in \|accessdate= 28 Dec 2021}}</ref>
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	\|1967 \|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Independent politician\|IND]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 20,594 \|\| H. D. Doddegowda \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 12,191 \|\|<ref name="elections.in"/>		\|1967 \|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Independent politician\|IND]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 20,594 \|\| H. D. Doddegowda \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 12,191 \|\|<ref name="elections.in"/>
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	\|1972\|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)\| INC(O)]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 26,639 \|\| K. Kuharaswamy \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 20,475 \|\|<ref name="elections.in"/>		\|1972\|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)\|INC(O)]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 26,639 \|\| K. Kuharaswamy \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 20,475 \|\|<ref name="elections.in"/>
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	\|1978\|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Janata Party\|JNP]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 33,992 \|\| K. Kuharaswamy \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 28,472 \|\|<ref name="elections.in"/>		\|1978\|\| [[Holenarasipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Holenarasipur]] \|\| [[Janata Party\|JNP]] \|\|{{Won}}\|\| 33,992 \|\| K. Kuharaswamy \|\| [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] \|\| 28,472 \|\|<ref name="elections.in"/>

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	H. D. Deve Gowda was born on 18 May 1933 in [[Haradanahalli]], a village in [[Holenarasipura]] [[Taluk]], of the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (now in [[Hassan district\|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]]) ~~into the prominent Gowda family~~. His father Dodde Gowda was a [[Paddy (unmilled rice)\|paddy]] farmer and mother, Devamma was a home maker.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/96/0607/nat4.html\|title=Asiaweek article\|access-date=2007-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/At-81-Gowda-Lives-on-Ragi-Mudde-on-the-Campaign-Trail/2014/03/28/article2135490.ece#.UzU21qiSySo\|title=New Indian Express article\|access-date=2014-03-28}}</ref>		H. D. Deve Gowda was born on 18 May 1933 in [[Haradanahalli]], a village in [[Holenarasipura]] [[Taluk]], of the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (now in [[Hassan district\|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]]). His father Dodde Gowda was a [[Paddy (unmilled rice)\|paddy]] farmer and mother, Devamma was a home maker.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/96/0607/nat4.html\|title=Asiaweek article\|access-date=2007-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/At-81-Gowda-Lives-on-Ragi-Mudde-on-the-Campaign-Trail/2014/03/28/article2135490.ece#.UzU21qiSySo\|title=New Indian Express article\|access-date=2014-03-28}}</ref>

	Gowda earned a diploma in [[civil engineering]] from L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan, in the early 1950s.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Deve Gowda goes down memory lane\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Deve-Gowda-goes-down-memory-lane/article16652770.ece\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=11 June 2017\|date=2 February 2009}}</ref>		Gowda earned a diploma in [[civil engineering]] from L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan, in the early 1950s.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Deve Gowda goes down memory lane\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Deve-Gowda-goes-down-memory-lane/article16652770.ece\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=11 June 2017\|date=2 February 2009}}</ref>
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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	He married [[Chennamma Deve Gowda\|Chennamma]] in 1954. They have six children together: four sons, including politicians [[H. D. Revanna]] and [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], who is the former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], and two daughters.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/journey-from-being-humble-farmers-to-first-family-proves-uneasy-for-gowdas/1/276299.html\|title=The taste of power\|last1=Baweja\|first1=Harinder\|date=31 January 1997\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>		He married [[Chennamma Deve Gowda\|Chennamma]] in 1954. They have six children together: four sons, including politicians [[H. D. Revanna]] and [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], who is the former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], and two daughters.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/journey-from-being-humble-farmers-to-first-family-proves-uneasy-for-gowdas/1/276299.html\|title=The taste of power\|last1=Baweja\|first1=Harinder\|date=31 January 1997\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>

	~~In 1953, he married Kalpanamma, Chennamma’s sister. They had 2 daughters together, Haradanahalli Dewegowda Padmini and Haradanahalli Dewegowda Janaki. Kalpanamma passed away in 1954.~~

	== Electoral history ==		== Electoral history ==

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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	He married [[Chennamma Deve Gowda\|Chennamma]] in 1954. They have six children together: four sons, including politicians [[H. D. Revanna]] and [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], who is the former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], and two daughters.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/journey-from-being-humble-farmers-to-first-family-proves-uneasy-for-gowdas/1/276299.html\|title=The taste of power\|last1=Baweja\|first1=Harinder\|date=31 January 1997\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>		He married [[Chennamma Deve Gowda\|Chennamma]] in 1954. They have six children together: four sons, including politicians [[H. D. Revanna]] and [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], who is the former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]], and two daughters.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/journey-from-being-humble-farmers-to-first-family-proves-uneasy-for-gowdas/1/276299.html\|title=The taste of power\|last1=Baweja\|first1=Harinder\|date=31 January 1997\|publisher=[[India Today]]\|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>

			In 1953, he married Kalpanamma, Chennamma’s sister. They had 2 daughters together, Haradanahalli Dewegowda Padmini and Haradanahalli Dewegowda Janaki. Kalpanamma passed away in 1954.

	== Electoral history ==		== Electoral history ==

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	H. D. Deve Gowda was born on 18 May 1933 in [[Haradanahalli]], a village in [[Holenarasipura]] [[Taluk]], of the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (now in [[Hassan district\|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]]). His father Dodde Gowda was a [[Paddy (unmilled rice)\|paddy]] farmer and mother, Devamma was a home maker.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/96/0607/nat4.html\|title=Asiaweek article\|access-date=2007-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/At-81-Gowda-Lives-on-Ragi-Mudde-on-the-Campaign-Trail/2014/03/28/article2135490.ece#.UzU21qiSySo\|title=New Indian Express article\|access-date=2014-03-28}}</ref>		H. D. Deve Gowda was born on 18 May 1933 in [[Haradanahalli]], a village in [[Holenarasipura]] [[Taluk]], of the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (now in [[Hassan district\|Hassan]], [[Karnataka]]) into the prominent Gowda family. His father Dodde Gowda was a [[Paddy (unmilled rice)\|paddy]] farmer and mother, Devamma was a home maker.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/96/0607/nat4.html\|title=Asiaweek article\|access-date=2007-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/At-81-Gowda-Lives-on-Ragi-Mudde-on-the-Campaign-Trail/2014/03/28/article2135490.ece#.UzU21qiSySo\|title=New Indian Express article\|access-date=2014-03-28}}</ref>

	Gowda earned a diploma in [[civil engineering]] from L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan, in the early 1950s.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Deve Gowda goes down memory lane\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Deve-Gowda-goes-down-memory-lane/article16652770.ece\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=11 June 2017\|date=2 February 2009}}</ref>		Gowda earned a diploma in [[civil engineering]] from L. V. Polytechnic, Hassan, in the early 1950s.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Deve Gowda goes down memory lane\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Deve-Gowda-goes-down-memory-lane/article16652770.ece\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=11 June 2017\|date=2 February 2009}}</ref>

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