H. V. Hande
| H V Hande | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 28, 1927 Coimbatore, Tamilnadu |
| Occupation | medical practitioner, politician |
H. V. Hande (born November 28, 1927 in Coimbatore, India) is an Indian medical practitioner and a politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Park Town constituency as a Swatantra Party candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections.[1][2] He is known as 'ever genial Mangalorian' because of his ancestral roots in Mangalore.[3]
In the 1977 elections, Hande stood from the Anna Nagar constituency as a candidate of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and lost by a margin of 699 votes to M. Karunanidhi. He also contested in the 2006 elections from Anna Nagar as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party[4] but could only garner 9000 votes. He was National Council member of Bharathiya Janatha Party in 2004.[5]
He is also a writer having written books on Ramayana, Dr. Ambedkar and other topics.[6][7] He has opened Hande Hospitals in 1984 at Shenoy Nagar, Chennai.[8]
Posts held
- Minister of Health (1977–87)[9]
References
- ↑ 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ↑ "Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai". Deccan Herald. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "T.P. Chatram in a bad state: Hande". The Hindu. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "MK stir not sincere, says Hande". The Hindu. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Books by H. V. Hande". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Authored by Dr HV Hande, book in 3 languages on Dr Ambedkar released in Bangalore". Samvada.org. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Hande Hospital". Medicards.in. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ V, Narayana Murthy (6 March 2012). "MGR was instrumental in eradicating polio: Hande". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 July 2013.