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Basappa Danappa Jatti |
Birth Date:
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10 September 1912
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| Death Date: |
07 June 2002 |
| Birthplace: |
Savalgi, Bijapur district |
| Occupation: |
President |
| Born In: |
Karnataka |
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Biography
Basappa Danappa Jatti (September 10, 1912, died June 7, 2002). He was born at Savalgi, Bijapur district of Karnataka. Jatti graduated as a lawyer from Sykes Law College, Kolhapur and became a pleader in Jamakhandi.
Career
His foray into politics was at the municipal level for Jamakhandi in 1940 and later elected in Jamakhandi State Legislature. He became the Chief Minister of Karnataka and Governor of Orissa. He was Vice-President from 1974 to 1980 and also acting President of India between February to July 1977.
He was a key figure in Bombay state politics, elected in the Bombay State Legislative Assembly in 1940s and involved in various portfolios, including Parliamentary Secretary to the then Bombay Chief Minister B G Kher, Minister of Food and Civil Supplies and later as Chief Minister.
Religion
Outside of politics, Jatti was ounder president of the Basava Samithi, a religious movement propagated the preachings of 12th century saint philosopher Basaveshwara.
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