G. Puttaswamy Gowda
# G. Puttaswamy Gowda

G. Puttaswamy Gowda (20 December 1935 - 18 August 2006) was an Indian politician and He represented Hassan in Lok Sabha the lower house of the Parliament of India. He defeated H.D. Deve Gowda, former prime minister of India in 13th Lok Sabha elections. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.

## Early life and background

Puttaswamy was born to Shri Patel Gidde Gowda and Smt. Sannamma on 20 December 1935, in Keragodu Hassan District of Karnataka. He completed his education Matriculate, Rashtra Bhasha Visharad from Bettadapura, Mysore District and Holenarsipura, Hassan District (Karnataka).

He served as a Member and President of the Taluk Development Board. He was also Director of H.D.C.C.Bank Limited in 1975 and Director of Karnataka State Co-Operative Marketing Federation.

## Personal life

G. Puttaswamy Gowda married Smt. P. Shantamma on 3 May 1962. The couple has 1 son and 1daughter.

## Position held

| # | From | To | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 1975 | | Director, H.D.C.C.Bank Limited |
| 2. | 1972 | 1978 | Member, Hemavathy Project Rehabilitation Committee, Hassan |
| 3. | 1978 | 1984 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Council |
| 4. | 1978 | 1980 | Member of Committee on Public Undertakings |
| 5. | 1980 | | Chairman of Estimates Committee |
| 6. | 1980 | 1982 | Member of House Committee |
| 7. | 1982 | 1984 | Chairman of Committee on Government Assurances |
| 8. | 1989 | 1994 | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
| 9. | 1989 | 1993 | Cabinet Minister, Karnataka Cabinet Minister in the State Government P.W.D., Irrigation, Agriculture Health and Medical Education Social Welfare and Horticulture |
| 10 | 1999 | 2004 | MP in 13th Lok Sabha from Hassan |
| 11. | 1999 | 2000 | Member of the Committee on Agriculture Member of Joint Committee on Offices of Profit Member of Joint Committee on the Protection of the Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Bill, 1999 |
| 12. | 2000 | 2004 | Member of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles |
