R. Gundu Rao

R. Gundu Rao
2nd Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office
12 January 1980 – 6 January 1983
Preceded byDevaraj Urs
Succeeded byRamakrishna Hegde
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989-1991
Preceded byV. S. Krishna Iyer
Succeeded byK. Venkatagiri Gowda
ConstituencyBangalore South Constituency
Minister of Transport, Government of Karnataka
In office
1975–1977
ConstituencySomvarpet
Minister of State for Information, Government of Karnataka[1]
In office
1973-1975
ConstituencySomvarpet
Assembly Member
for Somvarpet[2][3]
In office
1972–1983
Preceded byGundugutti Manjanathaya
Succeeded byB. A. Jivijaya
Personal details
Born(1937-04-08)8 April 1937
Fraserpet, Nanjarajapatna Taluk, Coorg Province, British India
(now Kushalnagara, Kodagu District, Karnataka, India)
Died22 August 1993(1993-08-22) (aged 56)
London, England, United Kingdom
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseVaralakshmi
Children3; including Dinesh
Source: [1]

Rama Gundu Rao (27 September 1937 – 22 August 1993) was the Chief Minister of Karnataka state from 1980 to 1983.

  1. ^ "I am here because of my party: R. Gundu Rao".
  2. ^ "Previous Year's Election Results in Somwarpet, Karnataka". www.traceall.in.
  3. ^ "Somwarpet Assembly Constituency Election Result". www.resultuniversity.in.