32 Facts About Sadananda Gowda

Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda was born on 18 March 1953 and is an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from 14 November 2018 to 7 July 2021.

Sadananda Gowda served as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from 5 July 2016 to 24 May 2019 in the First Modi ministry.

Sadananda Gowda is represented the Bangalore North constituency in the parliament from 2014 to 2024.

Sadananda Gowda held Ministry of Railways and other cabinet positions in the First Modi ministry.

Sadananda Gowda served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Sadananda Gowda previously served as the Minister of Law and Justice, having been shifted from the Ministry of Railways in the cabinet reshuffle of 5 July 2016.

Sadananda Gowda then stepped down from his post of Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.

Sadananda Gowda was born in a Tulu Gowda family of Venkappa Gowda and Kamala in Mandekolu village of Sulya taluk in Karnataka.

Sadananda Gowda became active in student politics during this period and was elected General Secretary of the Students Union of the Law College.

Sadananda Gowda was a public prosecutor for a brief period at Sirsi in the District of Uttara Kannada but resigned from his position to concentrate on his political career.

Sadananda Gowda has served in the Co-operative Movement in Karnataka in various capacities:.

Sadananda Gowda has worked for the labour movement being the General Secretary of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Puttur Division and President of Sullia Taluk Auto Rickshaw Drivers and Owners Union.

Sadananda Gowda was President of the party's Sulya Assembly segment.

Sadananda Gowda was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1994 and 1999 from the Puttur Assembly seat in Dakshina Kannada.

Sadananda Gowda became Deputy Leader of the Opposition in his second term as MLA.

Sadananda Gowda has served in various committees of the Karnataka State legislature including the Cell for preparing Draft Bill on prohibiting Atrocities on Women, Karnataka, the Committee of Energy, Fuel, and Power, and the Committee for Public Undertaking.

Sadananda Gowda was nominated as the President of the Public Accounts Committee in 2003.

Sadananda Gowda was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from the Mangalore Lok Sabha seat, defeating Veerappa Moily of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 32,314 votes.

In 2006, Sadananda Gowda was appointed President of Karnataka State BJP.

Sadananda Gowda earned national prominence being the President when BJP won an assembly election for the first time in South India in May 2008.

Sadananda Gowda was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Udupi Chikmagalur Constituency before he became the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

Sadananda Gowda introduced various schemes such as Sakaala, aimed at providing time-bound services at government offices.

On 26 May 2014, Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's newly elected government.

Sadananda Gowda was put in charge of the Ministry of Railways.

Sadananda Gowda presented his maiden budget on 8 July 2014.

On 30 May 2019, Sadananda Gowda was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term government.

Sadananda Gowda was put in charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Sadananda Gowda then stepped down from his post of Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers as directed by the prime minister ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.

Sadananda Gowda claimed that Gowda would constantly call her and invite her to meet him at his office and have lunch with him.

Sadananda Gowda claimed that Gowda touched her body parts and attempted to make physical contact with her in a variety of ways.

In November 2023, Sadananda Gowda announced retirement from electoral politics, and stated that he would not be contesting in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Sadananda Gowda married Datty Sadananda in 1981, with whom he had two sons.