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H. D. Revanna

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H. D. Revanna
Minister of Public Works department, Government of Karnataka
In office
6 June 2018[1] – 23 July 2019
Preceded byDr. H. C. Mahadevappa, INC
Succeeded byGovind M. Karjol
ConstituencyHolenarasipur
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 December 1994 – 12 June 1999
14 June 2004 - present
Preceded byG. Puttaswamy Gowda
ConstituencyHolenarasipur
Personal details
Born (1957-12-17) 17 December 1957 (age 66)
Haradanahalli, Mysore State, India
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
Children2, including Prajwal Revanna
Parents
RelativesH. D. Kumaraswamy (brother)
Nikhil Gowda (nephew)
EducationSSLC

Hardanahalli Devegowda Revanna (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur constituency in Hassan district.[2] His political party is Janata Dal (Secular).[3] H. D. Revanna was booked in a kidnapping case in April 2024 after a 20-year-old man filed a police complaint alleging that Revanna’s associate abducted his mother, who was among the many women featured in the alleged sexual abuse tapes of Revanna’s son Prajwal Revanna.

Personal life and family

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He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda and Chanamma, and is the elder brother of H. D. Kumaraswamy. He is married to Bhavani Revanna and he has two sons Suraj and Prajwal.[3] His son, Prajwal Revanna, was elected to Lok Sabha from Hassan constituency in 2019. He was absconding after his alleged sex tapes were leaked, having fled to Germany. He arrived in Bangalore back on May 31. Currently he is in the custody of Special Investigation Team (India). Revanna has stated that his son should be hanged if he is guilty of committing crimes.[4]

His son, Suraj was also arrested by Police in alleged sexual harassment case on 23 June 2024.

Political career

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He won the Holenarasipur Karnataka Legislative Assembly seat in 1994. He again contested unsuccessfully in 1999, he was elected again in the 2004 General Elections for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the same constituency. This time he became Minister for PWD (Public Works Department) and Energy Department in Dharam Singh and H. D. Kumaraswamy Government.[3] H. D. Revanna was also the president of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) for 9 years.[3] In 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, H. D. Revanna took 92,713 votes from Holenarasipur.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Karnataka: CM Kumaraswamy's brother HD Revanna, Congress's DK Shivakumar take oath as ministers". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Holenarasipur Election Result 2018 Live: Holenarasipur Assembly Elections Results (Vidhan Sabha Polls Result)".
  3. ^ a b c d "H.D. Revanna". Janata Dal (Secular) Official Website. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Hang my son if he has committed any crime: Prajwal Revanna's father".
  5. ^ "HD Revanna, Holenarasipur constituency Karnataka election result 2018 LIVE updates: Deve Gowda's son wins". 14 May 2018.