H. V. Hande

H V Hande
Born (1927-11-28) 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

References

  1. 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. "Off the record - A Mangalorean in Chennai". Deccan Herald. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. "T.P. Chatram in a bad state: Hande". The Hindu. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. "MK stir not sincere, says Hande". The Hindu. 9 November 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. "Books by H. V. Hande". Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  7. "Authored by Dr HV Hande, book in 3 languages on Dr Ambedkar released in Bangalore". Samvada.org. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  8. "Hande Hospital". Medicards.in. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. V, Narayana Murthy (6 March 2012). "MGR was instrumental in eradicating polio: Hande". Indian Express. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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