H. V. Hande (born 28 November 1927) is an Indian medical practitioner and a politician. He was elected to the

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from Park Town constituency as a

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candidate in the

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and

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

elections. He is known as 'ever genial Mangalorian' because of his ancestral roots in

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. In the 1980 elections, Hande stood from the

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constituency as a candidate of the

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and lost by a margin of 699 votes to M. Karunanidhi. He also contested in the 2006 elections from Anna Nagar as a candidate of the

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but could only garner 9000 votes. He was National Council member of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004. He is also a writer having written books on Ramayana, Dr. Ambedkar and other topics. He has opened Hande Hospitals in 1984 at Shenoy Nagar, Chennai.

Posts held

* Minister of Health (1980-86)

References

External links

Official website
Tamil Nadu MLAs 1967–1971 People from Coimbatore 1927 births Living people Swatantra Party politicians Tamil Nadu MLAs 1971–1976 {{TamilNadu-politician-stub