H. D. Revanna
H. D. Revanna | |
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| Minister of Public Works department, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 6 June 2018[1] – 23 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. H. C. Mahadevappa, INC |
| Succeeded by | Govind M. Karjol |
| Constituency | Holenarasipur |
| Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 December 1994 – 12 June 1999 14 June 2004 - present | |
| Preceded by | G. Puttaswamy Gowda |
| Constituency | Holenarasipur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1957 Haradanahalli, Mysore State, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Children | 2, including Prajwal Revanna |
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| Relatives | H. D. Kumaraswamy (brother) Nikhil Gowda (nephew) |
| Education | SSLC |
Hardanahalli Devegowda Revanna (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur constituency in Hassan district.[2] His political party is Janata Dal (Secular).[3] H D Revanna was booked in a kidnapping case in April 2024 after a 20-year-old man filed a police complaint alleging that Revanna’s associate abducted his mother, who was among the many women featured in the alleged sexual abuse tapes of Revanna’s son Prajwal Revanna.
Personal life and family[edit]
He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda and Chanamma, and is the elder brother of H. D. Kumaraswamy. He is married to Bhavani Revanna and he has two sons Suraj and Prajwal.[3] His son, Prajwal Revanna, was elected to Lok Sabha from Hassan constituency in 2019.He raped over 5000 women and is currently absconding, having fled to Germany.
Political career[edit]
He won the Holenarasipur Karnataka Legislative Assembly seat in 1994. He again contested unsuccessfully in 1999, he was elected again in the 2004 General Elections for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the same Constituency. This time he became Minister for PWD (Public Works Department) and Energy Department in Dharam Singh and H. D. Kumaraswamy Government.[3] H. D. Revanna was also the president of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) for 9 years.[3] In 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, HD Revanna took 92,713 votes from Holenarasipur.[4]
Gallery[edit]
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Revanna attending a private function
References[edit]
- ^ "Karnataka: CM Kumaraswamy's brother HD Revanna, Congress's DK Shivakumar take oath as ministers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Holenarasipur Election Result 2018 Live: Holenarasipur Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result)".
- ^ a b c d "H.D. Revanna". Janata Dal (Secular) Official Website. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "HD Revanna, Holenarasipur constituency Karnataka election result 2018 LIVE updates: Deve Gowda's son wins". 14 May 2018.