Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda is an Indian politician who was the Minister of
Higher Education
Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...
of Karnataka in the
JDS and
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
Coalition government in the
Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019. He started his political career with Congress in the 1970s, and later joined
Janata Dal (Secular)
The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former prime minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was formed in July 1999 by the ...
.
[ In the ]2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held on 12 May 2018 in 222 constituencies to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The election was postponed in Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, following the death of the MLA B. N. Vijaya ...
, he won by a large margin against the incumbent chief minister Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah (born 3 August 1947), also referred to by his nickname Siddu, Siddaramaiah served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 13 May 2013 to 17 May 2018 and currently serving as the leader of the opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembl ...
, from Chamundeshwari
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Assembly segment.
References
External links
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www.gtdevegowda.in
G.T Devegowda at Myneta
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Living people
Politicians from Mysore
Janata Dal (Secular) politicians
Janata Party politicians
Janata Dal politicians
Karnataka MLAs 2004–2007
Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018
Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023
1949 births