B. D. Jatti

Indian politician (1912-2002)

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Lived 1912–2002, aged 90India

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1912–2002
Aged 90

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Updated 2026-08-15

He held India's second-highest office and stood in as president for five months in 1977, the peak of a political career that began at the municipal level and spanned fifty years.

Biography

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Basappa Danappa Jatti was born on 10 September 1912. He started in local government as a municipality member and worked his way through the ranks over decades. He served as chief minister of Karnataka before ascending to the vice presidency of India in 1974. When the presidency fell vacant in early 1977, Jatti stepped in as acting president from 11 February to 25 July that year. He remained vice president until 1979. He died on 7 June 2002.

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B. D. Jatti

said31 Oct 1972

He was elected Vice-President of India on October 31, 1972. During the interregnum of the death of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and the election of N.

B. D. Jatti

said1971

The external emergency proclaimed in 1971 has been revoked by me.

— Presidential Addresses to Parliament

B. D. Jatti

said1958

He was an astute politician who made it to the chief ministership of Mysore in 1958 and to the offices of Vice-President and President.

B. D. Jatti

saidundated

My government pledges itself to fulfill in every way the mandate given to it by the people.

— Presidential Addresses to Parliament

B. D. Jatti

saidundated

High priority will be given to the provisions of minimum needs on rural areas and to integrated rural development... the planning process will be revitalized.

— Presidential Addresses to Parliament

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