Chennamma Deve Gowda

Chennamma Deve Gowda is an Indian political figure. She is the spouse of H. D. Deve Gowda, former Prime Minister of India[1] thus holding the title of Spouse of the Head of Government of India.[2]

In February 2001, Chennamma was the victim of an acid attack, which allegedly stemmed from a family feud.[3][4]

Personal life

She has four sons and two daughters[5] including H. D. Kumaraswamy, Chief Minister of Karnataka[6][7] and H. D. Revanna, Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Shri H. D. Deve Gowda". Office of Prime Minister of India.
  2. ^ "Shri H.D. Devegowda| National Portal of India". National Portal of India. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ "Family feud suspected behind acid attack". The Times of India. 2001-02-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. ^ Trivedi, Amrendra Nath Tripathi & Dr Piyush Kumar (2023-01-21). Acid Attack : A Nightmare. Ashok Yakkaldevi. ISBN 978-1-387-11038-4.
  5. ^ McDannald, Alexander Hopkins (1997). The Americana Annual: An Encyclopedia of Current Events. Americana corporation. ISBN 978-0-7172-0228-7.
  6. ^ "Member Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  7. ^ "Profile and Biography of Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy". Karnataka Spider. 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  8. ^ "HD Revanna, Holenarasipur constituency Karnataka election result 2018 LIVE updates: Deve Gowda's son wins". Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-10-02.