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Basappa Danappa Jatti

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Basappa Danappa Jatti

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Indian politician (1912-2002)

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Basappa Danappa Jatti was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the President of India and Vice President of India. Born on September 10, 1912, in Savalagi, he was a member of the Indian National Congress. His citizenship included the British Raj, India, and the Dominion of India. He practiced Hinduism.

Jatti authored the work *Bhāgyodaya kā mārga*. He died of kidney cancer from natural causes on June 7, 2002, in Bengaluru.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1912
Works
1

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  • Bhāgyodaya kā mārga

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Type
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Key facts

Prime minister
Indira Gandhi , Morarji Desai
Vice president
Himself
Preceded by
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Succeeded by
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
President
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Himself (acting), Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Chief minister
Nandini Satpathy
Governor
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Constituency
Jamkhandi
Born
Basappa Danappa Jatti , ( 1912-09-10 ) 10 September 1912, Savalagi , Jamakhandi , Bombay Presidency , British India , (present-day Karnataka , India )
Died
7 June 2002 (2002-06-07) (aged 89), Bangalore , Karnataka , India (present-day Bengaluru)
Party
Indian National Congress
Alma mater
Rajaram College
Occupation
Politician

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Encyclopedic overview

Basappa Danappa Jatti (pronunciation, 10 September 1912 – 7 June 2002) was the vice president of India, serving from 1974 to 1979. He was the acting president of India from 11 February to 25 July 1977. He also served as the chief minister of Karnataka. Jatti rose from a being a Municipality member to India's second-highest office during a five-decade-long chequered political career.

Early life

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