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'''H. V. Hande''' (born 28 November 1927 in [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]) is an [[India]]n medical practitioner and a politician. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Park Town (State Assembly Constituency)|Park Town constituency]] as a [[Swatantra Party]] candidate in the [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]] and [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971]] elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He is known as 'ever genial Mangalorian' because of his ancestral roots in [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/291538/off-record.html|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=11 November 2012}}</ref>
'''H. V. Hande''' (born 28 November 1927 in [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]) is an Indian medical practitioner and a politician. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Park Town (State Assembly Constituency)|Park Town constituency]] as a [[Swatantra Party]] candidate in the [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]] and [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971]] elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He is known as 'ever genial Mangalorian' because of his ancestral roots in [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/291538/off-record.html|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=11 November 2012}}</ref>


In the 1980 elections, Hande stood from the [[Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Anna Nagar]] constituency as a candidate of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] and lost by a margin of 699 votes to [[M. Karunanidhi]]. He also contested in the 2006 elections from Anna Nagar as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref name=chatram>{{cite news|title=T.P. Chatram in a bad state: Hande|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042623200500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107071802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042623200500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2007|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 April 2006}}</ref>  but could only garner 9000 votes. He was National Council member of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=MK stir not sincere, says Hande|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/09/stories/2004110914490400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113235211/http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/09/stories/2004110914490400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2005|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 November 2004}}</ref>
In the 1980 elections, Hande stood from the [[Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Anna Nagar]] constituency as a candidate of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] and lost by a margin of 699 votes to [[M. Karunanidhi]]. He also contested in the 2006 elections from Anna Nagar as a candidate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<ref name=chatram>{{cite news|title=T.P. Chatram in a bad state: Hande|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042623200500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107071802/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/26/stories/2006042623200500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 November 2007|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 April 2006}}</ref>  but could only garner 9000 votes. He was National Council member of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=MK stir not sincere, says Hande|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/09/stories/2004110914490400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113235211/http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/09/stories/2004110914490400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2005|accessdate=4 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 November 2004}}</ref>

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H V Hande
Born (1927-11-28) 28 November 1927 (age 98)
Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
Occupationmedical practitioner, politician

H. V. Hande (born 28 November 1927 in Coimbatore, India) is an Indian medical practitioner and a politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Park Town constituency as a Swatantra Party candidate in the 1967 and 1971 elections.[1][2] He is known as 'ever genial Mangalorian' because of his ancestral roots in Mangalore.[3]

In the 1980 elections, Hande stood from the Anna Nagar constituency as a candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and lost by a margin of 699 votes to M. Karunanidhi. He also contested in the 2006 elections from Anna Nagar as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party[4] but could only garner 9000 votes. He was National Council member of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004.[5]

He is also a writer having written books on Ramayana, Dr. Ambedkar and other topics.[6][7] He has opened Hande Hospitals in 1984 at Shenoy Nagar, Chennai.[8]

Posts held

  • Minister of Health (1977–87)[9]

References

  1. 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. "Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai". Deccan Herald. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. "T.P. Chatram in a bad state: Hande". The Hindu. 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. "MK stir not sincere, says Hande". The Hindu. 9 November 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. "Books by H. V. Hande". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. "Authored by Dr HV Hande, book in 3 languages on Dr Ambedkar released in Bangalore". Samvada.org. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  8. "Hande Hospital". Medicards.in. Retrieved 4 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. V, Narayana Murthy (6 March 2012). "MGR was instrumental in eradicating polio: Hande". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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