Shri Puttaswamy Gowda political profile

Gowda, Shri Puttaswamy Constituency   : Hassan (Karnataka) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : pgowda[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Patel Gidde Gowda Mother’s Name Late Smt. Sannamma Date of Birth 20 Dec 1935 Place of Birth Keragodu, Distt. Hassan (Karnataka) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 03 May 1962 Spouse’s Name Late Smt. P. Shantamma No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications Matriculate, Rashtra Bhasha Visharad Educated at Bettadapura, Mysore Distt. and Holenarsipura, Hassan Distt. (Karnataka) Profession Agriculturist Horticulturist, Industrialist Permanent Address Door No. 444, 8th Cross, 5th Main RMV, 2nd State (Doller Colony), Bangalore-94 3416803 Present Address No. 107, South Avenuve, New Delhi – 110011 (011) 23792859 Positions Held

1978-84 Member, Karnataka Legislative Council

1978-80 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

1980 Chairman, Estimates Committee

1980-82 Member, House Committee

1982-84 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances

1989-94 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly

1989-93 Cabinet Minister in the State Government (P.W.D., Irrigation, Agriculture, Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Horticulture)

1989-93 Cabinet Minister, Karnataka

1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit

Member, Joint Committee on the Protection of the Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Bill, 1999

2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Textiles

Social And Cultural Activities Actively involved in Co-operative movement, rural development programmes like lift irrigation and canal irrigation Special Interests Reading, social welfare activities especially ensuring social amity in the farming community, spreading usage of the national language Hindi Sports and Clubs Football and volleyball, Member, Golf Club, Bangalore Countries Visited Sri Lanka Other Information Chairman, Panchayat Samiti, Holenarsipura Taluk, 1969-1972; President, (i) Harijan Girijan Housing Co-operative Societies, Holenarsipura; (ii) President and Member, Taluk Board, Holenarsipura for 3 years; Holenarsipura Taluk Poultry Farmers Co-operative Society, Hassan District; Director, (i) Hassan DCC Bank, (ii) K.S.M.C.F., Bangalore, (iii) Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd., Mangalore

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