Daradahalli Byregowda Chandregowda (26 August 1936 – 7 November 2023) was an Indian politician who was Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly,[1] three-term MLA, one-term MLC, and Member of Parliament—three-terms from Lok Sabha and one-term from Rajya Sabha.
[2][3][4] Chandregowda worked as Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs in Government of Karnataka[5] representing several political parties in his long political career – Praja Socialist Party, Janata Dal, Congress, and Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 1971, he got elected to 5th Lok Sabha from Chikmagalur constituency representing INC – Congress party.
[6] He was re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha from Chikmagalur, but vacated his seat later to allow Indira Gandhi to contest and win the election from there.
In 1986, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha representing Janata Dal political party.
[8][9][10] In 2011, he also entered Silver screen by acting in Kannada film Nanna Gopala, produced and directed by writer "Lakshman".
Chandregowda died at his residence at Daradahalli in Mudigere taluk on 7 November 2023, at the age of 87.