D. B. Chandregowda

D. B. Chandregowda
Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Karnataka
In office
21 January 1996 – 27 May 2004
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byH. K. Patil
11th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
24 January 1983 – 17 March 1985
Preceded byK. H. Ranganath, INC
Succeeded byB. G. Banakar, JP
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byH. T. Sangliana
Succeeded byD. V. Sadananda Gowda
ConstituencyBangalore North
Personal details
Born
Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda

(1936-08-26)26 August 1936
Daradahalli, Mudigere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Mysore, India
Died7 November 2023(2023-11-07) (aged 87)
Daradahalli, Mudigere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, India
SpousePoornachandre Gowda

Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda (26 August 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Indian politician who was Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly,[1] three-term MLA, one-term MLC, and Member of Parliament—three-terms from Lok Sabha and one-term from Rajya Sabha.[2][3][4]

Chandregowda worked as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs in Government of Karnataka[5] representing several political parties in his long political career – Praja Socialist Party, Janata Dal, Congress, and Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Veteran leader Chandre Gowda celebrates 86th birthday". The Hindu. 26 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Fifteenth Lok Sabha – Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012. Gowda, Shri Chandre D.B.
  3. ^ a b "Detailed Profile: Shri Chandre D.B. Gowda". india.gov.in. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. ^ Balasubramanyam, K. R. (9 March 2014). "BJP ousts three MPs in Karnataka". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ "CM greets DB Chandre Gowda on his 87th birthday". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.