G. T. Devegowda
Indian politician
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Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda (born 1949) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He was the Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka in the JDS and Indian National Congress Coalition government in the Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019.
Preceded byM. Sathyanarayana
ConstituencyChamundeshwari
Chief MinisterH. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded byBasavaraj Rayareddy
Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | M. Sathyanarayana |
| Constituency | Chamundeshwari |
| Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka[1] | |
| In office 23 May 2018 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Preceded by | Basavaraj Rayareddy |
| Succeeded by | C. N. Ashwath Narayan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gungaralu Tammegowda Devegowda 25 November 1949 Gungralchatra[2] |
| Party | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Spouse | K. Lalitha |
| Relations | Tammegowda[3] (father) |
| Children | 3 including GD Harish Gowda[4] |
| Profession | Politician |
Career
Devegowda started his political career with Congress in the 1970s, and later joined Janata Dal (Secular).[1] In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, he won by a large margin against the incumbent chief minister Siddaramaiah, from Chamundeshwari Assembly segment.[5]