H. D. Revanna

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. His political party is Janata Dal (Secular).[1]

H. D. Revanna
Minister of Public Works department, Government of Karnataka
In office
6 June 2018 – 23 July 2019
Preceded byDr. H. C. Mahadevappa, INC
Succeeded byGovind M. Karjol
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
for Holenarsipur
Assumed office
11 December 1994 - 12 June 1999

14 June 2004- 26 August 2008 17 April 2013 - 18 April 2018

18 April 2018-
Succeeded byG. Puttaswamy Gowda
Personal details
Born (1957-12-17) 17 December 1957
Haradanahalli, Mysore State, India
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
Spouse(s)Bhavani Revanna
ChildrenSuraj
Prajwal
ParentsH. D. Deve Gowda
Chennamma
RelativesH. D. Kumaraswamy (brother)

Nikhil Gowda (nephew)

Prajwal Revanna(son)

Personal life and family

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. Education : 7th Std Pass. He is married to Bhavani Revanna and he has two sons Suraj and Prajwal.[1] His son, Prajwal Revanna, was elected to Lok Sabha from Hassan constituency in 2019.

Political career

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.[1]

H. D. Revanna was also the president of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) for 9 years.[1]

In 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, HD Revanna took 92,713 votes from Holenarasipur. [2]

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References
  1. "H.D. Revanna". Janata Dal (Secular) Official Website. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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