Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda (born 1949) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He was the Minister of
Higher Education
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of Karnataka in the
JDS and
Indian National Congress
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Coalition government in the
Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry from 23 May 2018 to 23 July 2019.
Career
Devegowda started his political career with Congress in the 1970s, and later joined
Janata Dal (Secular)
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, abbreviation = JD(S)
, president = H. D. Deve Gowda
, founder ...
.
In the
2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
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, he won by a large margin against the incumbent chief minister
Siddaramaiah
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, from
Chamundeshwari Assembly segment.
References
External links
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
Karnataka MLAs 2023–2028
1949 births