K. Venkatagiri Gowda
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K. Venkatagiri Gowda | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | R. Gundu Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ananth Kumar |
| Constituency | Bangalore South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1923 |
| Died | 5 July 2004 (aged 81) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Savithramma |
| Alma mater | M.A. Mysore University, Ph.D. London University |
K. Venkatagiri Gowda (1923-2004) was an Indian economist and politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the member of 10th Lok Sabha from Bangalore South. Gowda defeated the incumbent MP and former Chief Minister of Karnataka R. Gundu Rao and thus BJP won the elections for the 1st time in Bangalore South.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Gowda was born on 26 June 1923 at Byrapatna in Bangalore district of Karnataka.[7] He obtained his doctorate in monetary economics from the London School of Economics in 1956.
- Father's Name: Shri Krishnadase Gowda
- Marital Status: Married on 11 June 1951
- Spouse's Name: Smt. Savithramma
- Educational Qualifications: M.A. from Mysore University, PhD from London School of Economics.[8]
Political career
In 1991, Gowda was elected to the Lok Sabha as the BJP candidate defeating the former Chief Minister R. Gundu Rao of the Congress. Thus BJP won the elections for the 1st time in Bangalore South. He was the member of 10th Lok Sabha from Bangalore South. But he fell out with the BJP leadership and openly admired the prime ministership of P.V. Narasimha Rao and the economic policies of the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Soon after being elected as the MP from BJP, he left the party.
He was an anti-corruption activist.
