R. Gundu Rao | |
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| 2nd Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 12 January 1980 – 6 January 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Devaraj Urs |
| Succeeded by | Ramakrishna Hegde |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989-1991 | |
| Preceded by | V. S. Krishna Iyer |
| Succeeded by | K. Venkatagiri Gowda |
| Constituency | Bangalore South Constituency |
| Minister of Transport, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Constituency | Somvarpet |
| Minister of State for Information, Government of Karnataka[1] | |
| In office 1973-1975 | |
| Constituency | Somvarpet |
| Assembly Member for Somvarpet[2][3] | |
| In office 1972–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Gundugutti Manjanathaya |
| Succeeded by | B. A. Jivijaya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1937 Fraserpet, Nanjarajapatna Taluk, Coorg Province, British India (now Kushalnagara, Kodagu District, Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 22 August 1993 (aged 56) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Varalakshmi |
| Children | 3; including Dinesh |
| Source: [1] | |
Rama Gundu Rao (27 September 1937 – 22 August 1993) was the Chief Minister of Karnataka state from 1980 to 1983.
- ^ "I am here because of my party: R. Gundu Rao".
- ^ "Previous Year's Election Results in Somwarpet, Karnataka". www.traceall.in.
- ^ "Somwarpet Assembly Constituency Election Result". www.resultuniversity.in.