Rudresh Gowda (16 October 1955[1] – 24 March 2018) was an Indian politician.

Rudresh Gowda
Member of Lok Sabha
In office
15 May 1996 – 4 December 1997
Succeeded byH. D. Deve Gowda
ConstituencyHassan
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
22 May 2008 – 23 March 2018
Succeeded byK. S. Lingesha
ConstituencyBelur
Personal details
Born
Rudresh Gowda

(1955-10-17)17 October 1955
Belur, Karnataka, India
Died24 March 2018(2018-03-24) (aged 62)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political party
Children2
EducationLLB

Gowda trained to be a lawyer.[2] He joined the Janata Party in 1985 and was elected to the Hassan District Council until 1996.[3] Gowda sat in the 11th Lok Sabha, representing Janata Dal and the Janata Party in between 1996 and 1997.[3][4] He left Janata Dal (Secular) in 2004 for the Indian National Congress.[4] Gowda won election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly as a representative of Belur in 2008 and 2013.[4] He suffered a heart attack on 23 March 2018 and died of multiple organ failure the next day at a hospital in Bangalore, aged 62.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "ಬೇಲೂರು ಶಾಸಕ ವೈ.ಎನ್ . ರುದ್ರೇಶ್ ಗೌಡ ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲ – ವಿಜಯವಾಣಿ". Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Belur MLA Rudresh Gowda dies of multiple organs failure". Deccan Herald. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Belur Cong. MLA Rudresh Gowda dies in Bengaluru hospital". The Hindu. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Rudresh Gowda, Congress MLA, dead". The Hindu. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Congress MLA Rudresh Gowda passes away after prolonged illness". United News of India. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Congress MLA Rudresh Gowda Dies of Multiple Organ Failure". Penske Media Corporation. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.