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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[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, Former 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). Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  4. Acid Attack : A Nightmare{{#if:Trivedi|, Trivedi}. Ashok Yakkaldevi(2023-01-21). ISBN 978-1-387-11038-4
  5. The Americana Annual: An Encyclopedia of Current Events{{#if:McDannald|, McDannald}. Americana corporation(1997). 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(15 May 2018). Retrieved 2022-10-02.