D V Sadananda Gowda

Gowda shot to fame after assuming post of Karnataka CM

Railways Minister

 

Date & year of birth: March 18, 1953

Consituency: Bangalore North
Whether represented the constituency before: No

Whether held ministerial charge earlier: No 

Sadananda Gowda, shot into fame after assuming the post of chief minister of Karnataka in August 2011, following the resignation of mentor B S Yeddyurappa. He is considered to be an upright and clean politician.

As chief minister, he strived hard to improve the image of the party’s government that had been tarnished due to allegations of corruption, mainly on the issue illegal mining in Karnataka. He introduced various schemes such as Sakaala, aimed at providing time-bound services at government offices. However, due to factional feud, the party was voted out of power during the Karnataka Assembly elections during May 2013, and D V Sadananda Gowda was elected as the opposition leader of legislative council.

After becoming the CM, his equations with his Yeddyurappa soured. Gowda has never held any positions in the Centre. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Gowda won from Bangalore North by a margin of 229,764 votes against Congress' C Narayan Swamy. This will be his third term in the Lok Sabha after being elected in 2004 and 2009 polls.