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'''Chennamma Deve Gowda''' is an Indian political figure. She is the spouse of [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], former [[Prime Minister of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri H. D. Deve Gowda |url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-h-d-deve-gowda/ |website=Office of Prime Minister of India}}</ref> thus holding the title of [[Spouse of the Head of Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri H.D. Devegowda{{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-hd-devegowda |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=National Portal of India}}</ref>

In February 2001, Chennamma was the victim of an [[acid attack]], which allegedly stemmed from a family feud.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-02-23 |title=Family feud suspected behind acid attack |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/family-feud-suspected-behind-acid-attack/articleshow/22360002.cms |access-date=2025-07-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Trivedi |first=Amrendra Nath Tripathi & Dr Piyush Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cZ6oEAAAQBAJ&dq=Chennamma+Deve+Gowda+acid&pg=PA12 |title=Acid Attack : A Nightmare |date=2023-01-21 |publisher=Ashok Yakkaldevi |isbn=978-1-387-11038-4 |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She has four sons and two daughters<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDannald |first=Alexander Hopkins |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=op8SAQAAMAAJ&q=chennamma+deve+gowda |title=The Americana Annual: An Encyclopedia of Current Events |date=1997 |publisher=Americana corporation |isbn=978-0-7172-0228-7 |language=en}}</ref> including [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], Former [[Chief Minister of Karnataka]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Profile |url=https://loksabhaph.nic.in/members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3711&lastls=15 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Lok Sabha}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-17 |title=Profile and Biography of Former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy |url=http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Karnataka Spider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217174325/http://www.karnatakaspider.com/resources/3994-Profile-Biography-Former-Karnataka-Chief.aspx |archive-date=17 December 2014 }}</ref> and [[H. D. Revanna]], [[Members of Karnataka Legislative Council elected by members of the Legislative Assembly|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=HD Revanna, Holenarasipur constituency Karnataka election result 2018 LIVE updates: Deve Gowda's son wins |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-2018/h-d-revanna-holenarasipur-constituency-karnataka-election-result-updates/1166482/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=Financial Express |date=15 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Spouses of prime ministers of India]]
[[Category:Acid attack victims]]
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