D. V. Sadananda Gowda
President of BJP Karnataka, MP
Constituency	Udupi Chikmagalur
Born	18 March 1953 (1953-03-18) (age 56) Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka
Political party	BJP
Spouse(s)	Datty Sadananda
Children	1 son
Residence	Padil Puttur
Religion	Hinduism
Website	http://sadanandagowda.com
As of September 23, 2006 Source: [1]

D. V. Sadananda Gowda (Kannada: ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಸದಾನಂದ ಗೌಡ) (born 18 March 1953) is the President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Karnataka, India. He is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Udupi Chikmagalur (Constituency) of Karnataka. In June 2007 he was one of key players in BJP forming their first government South of Vindyas.

Sadananda Gowda is from the Devaragunda family of Mandekolu Village of Sullia Taruk. Venkappa Gowda and Kamala were his Parents.

D. V. had his earlier education at Keyyur of Puttur Taluk and also in Sullia. He graduated in Science from St. Philomena College, Puttur and then went on to attain his degree in law at Udupi Vaikunta Baliga College of law. (During this period he was elected as the General Secretary of the Students Union of the Law College. More over he was very active as the District General Secretary of ABVP.

In 1976, he started practicing law at both Sullia and Puttur. All through these years he involved himself in public as well as social activities, To pursue the same, He resigned from the government Post.

In the year 1981, he married Datty and the couple had a son Karthik.

[edit] Position held

1994-2004 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly (two terms)
1995-1996 Member, Cell for preparing Draft Bill on Prohibiting atrocities on Women, Government of Karnataka
2001-2002 Member, Committee for Engery, Fuel & Power, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
2002-2003 Member, Public Undertaking Committee, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
2003-2004 President, Public Accounts Committee, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
1999-2004 Deputy Leader of Opposition, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Member, Committee on Commerce
National Secretary, BJP
1983-1988 State Secretary, BJP Yuva Morcha, Karnataka
2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
2006 to Till Date State President, BJP, Karnataka
5 August 2006-onwards Member, Committee on Commerece
18 January 2006-onwards Member, Sub-committee of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce for Special Economic Zones
5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Commerce
2009 Elected to 15th Lok Sabha

[edit] Other information

President, Karnataka Industries Staff Union, 1977-82; Assistant Public Prosecutor, 1979-82; Member, State L.D. Bank, Staff Selection Committee, 1989-90; Director, CAMPCO, Manglore, Karnataka, 1991-94

[edit] External links

• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
• BJP Karnataka
• DV Sadananda Gowda