S. R. Bommai
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S.R. Bommai was an Indian Politician who has served as the Chief Minister
of Karnataka
and as the Human Resource Development Minister in the Cabinet of H.D. Deve Gowda. He was born on 6 June 1924 at Karadagi village of Shiggaon
taluk, Dharwad
District..He took part in Quit India movement of 1942.He played an active role in the unification (ekikarna in Kannada) of Karnataka which had been divided into Mysore kingdom, Bombay Presidency and Madras Presidency, during the British rule before independence of India on 15 August 1947.
He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative assembly
many times from the Hubballi rural constituency and also to Karnataka Legislative council from 1972 to 1978. He was president of the All India Progressive Janata Dal Party and was also a union minister in the Government of India.He was member of Rajya sabha for two terms. S.R.Bommai also served as Human resources development minister in the cabinet of then prime minister of India, Deve Gowda.
He died on October 10, 2007, aged 84. He is survived by two sons – Karnataka's Major & Medium Irrigation Minister Basavaraj Bommai and industrialist Mahesh Bommai, and two daughters – Girija and Uma.
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and as the Human Resource Development Minister in the Cabinet of H.D. Deve Gowda. He was born on 6 June 1924 at Karadagi village of Shiggaon
Shiggaon
Shiggaon is a panchayat town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka.-Geography:Shiggaon is 465 km from Pune and 365 km from Bangalore on NH 4 .Shiggaon taluk was earlier in Dharwad district...
taluk, Dharwad
Dharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
District..He took part in Quit India movement of 1942.He played an active role in the unification (ekikarna in Kannada) of Karnataka which had been divided into Mysore kingdom, Bombay Presidency and Madras Presidency, during the British rule before independence of India on 15 August 1947.
He was elected to the Karnataka Legislative assembly
Karnataka legislature
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in southern India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses...
many times from the Hubballi rural constituency and also to Karnataka Legislative council from 1972 to 1978. He was president of the All India Progressive Janata Dal Party and was also a union minister in the Government of India.He was member of Rajya sabha for two terms. S.R.Bommai also served as Human resources development minister in the cabinet of then prime minister of India, Deve Gowda.
He died on October 10, 2007, aged 84. He is survived by two sons – Karnataka's Major & Medium Irrigation Minister Basavaraj Bommai and industrialist Mahesh Bommai, and two daughters – Girija and Uma.