Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda (26 August 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Indian politician who was Speaker of

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, three-term MLA, one-term MLC, and Member of Parliament—three-terms from

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and one-term from

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. Chandregowda worked as

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and Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs in

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representing several political parties in his long political career –

Praja Socialist Party The Praja Socialist Party, abbreviated as PSP, was an Indian political party. It was founded in 1952 when the Socialist Party, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, Rambriksh Benipuri, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh (Sinha), merged with the ...

Janata Dal Janata Dal () was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Na ...

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, and

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Biography

Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda was born at Daradahalli of Mudigere taluk,

Chikkamagaluru district Chikmagalur, officially Chikkamagaluru () is an administrative district in the Malnad subregion of Karnataka, India. It was called Kadur (''Cuddoor'') district till 1947. Coffee was first cultivated in India in Chikmagalur. The hills of Chikmaga ...

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on 26 August 1936 to D. A. Byre Gowda and Puttamma. He did his BSc education from Renukacharya College,

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and

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from R. L. Law College,

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. He married Purna Chandre Gowda on 22 May 1966 and had four daughters. Chandregowda learnt his leadership skills paving the way for a long political career during his college days; he was elected vice-president of the Renukacharya college students association. While at R. L. Law College, he became the

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of the R.L. Law College. He was in the

till 1967. In 1971, he got elected to

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from

Chikmagalur Chikmagalur (officially Chikkamagaluru, ), previously known as ''Kiriya-Muguli'' is a city and the headquarters of Chikmagalur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the foothills of the Mullayanagiri, Mullayanagiri peak of the We ...

constituency representing INC – Congress party. He was re-elected to

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from Chikmagalur, but vacated his seat later to allow

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to contest and win the election from there. Between 1978 and 1983, he became a member of

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and worked as Cabinet minister in

from 1979 to 1980. In 1980, he resigned from Congress and joined

Karnataka Kranti Ranga Karnataka Kranti Ranga (Karnataka Revolutionary Front), also known as the Kannada Kranti Ranga was a regional political party in Karnataka, India. KKR was formed by Devaraj Urs in 1979, as a split from the Indian National Congress. It subsequent ...

, became President of Karnataka State Congress (U), and served as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Council from 1980 to 1981. Chandregowda entered into Karnataka Legislative Assembly as M.L.A. in 1983 representing

Thirthahalli Thirthahalli is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga River, Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district. Geography Thirt ...

constituency and served as Speaker in Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1985. In 1986, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha representing

political party. In 1989, he was re-elected as M.L.A. from

constituency and became the Leader of opposition. In 1999, he was elected for a third term as M.L.A. representing

Shringeri Sringeri (IAST: Śṛṅgerī; ) also called Shringeri is a hill town and Taluk headquarters located in Chikkamagaluru district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Sringeri is the site of Sri Sharadamba temple, a part of the Sringeri Sharada Pe ...

constituency and became Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs until 2004. In 2008, he resigned from Congress and joined

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; subsequently, he became a Member of Parliament in

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representing

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from BJP in 2009. In 2011, he also entered ''Silver screen'' by acting in

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film ''Nanna Gopala'', produced and directed by writer "Lakshman". He was a member of the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice; Committee on

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; and Committee on members of parliament Local Area Development Scheme from 2009. D.B. Chandregowda died at his residence at Daradahalli in Mudigere taluk on 7 November 2023, at the age of 87.

Elections contested

*1971: Lok Sabha member from

(Congress) *1977: Lok Sabha member from Chikmagalur (Congress) ** Resigned in 1978 to allow Indira Gandhi to contest and enter Lok Sabha *1978–1983: MLC in Karnataka Legislative Council (Congress) ** Left Congress to join

of Devaraj Urs *1983–1985: M.L.A in 1983 representing

constituency (Janata Party) *1986: Rajya Sabha MP (Janata Party, later renamed

) *1989: Karnataka Assembly member representing Thirthahalli constituency (Janata Dal) *1999: M.L.A representing Shringeri (Congress) *2009: Lok Sabha member from Bangalore (North) for BJP

Autobiography

An autobiography of D.B. Chandre Gowda with the name ''Poornachandra'' was released on the occasion of his 75th birthday by D. V. Sadananda Gowda, former

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of Karnataka, and B. S. Yeddyurappa, former Chief Minister of Karnataka. Speaking on occasion B. S. Yeddyurappa said:D. V. Sadananda Gowda calling him his friend, philosopher, and the guide said:

References

External links

Shri D. B. Chandre Gowda

D B Chandre Gowda

CM Released Autobiography of D B Chandre Gowda

Shri Chandre D.B. Gowda
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Elections contested

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