M. J. Appaji Gowda (20 June 1951 - 2 September 2020) was a

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 ...

political activist and member of the

Karnataka Legislative Council The Karnataka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in South Western India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Leg ...

. He died on 2 September 2020, after testing positive for

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

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N. Appaji Gowda affidavit
1951 births 2020 deaths Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council Janata Dal (Secular) politicians People from Shimoga district Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India {{Karnataka-JDS-politician-stub