H. D. Kumaraswamy

This article is about former Chief Minister of Indian state of Karnataka. For other uses, see Kumaraswamy (disambiguation).

H.D. Kumaraswamy
23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka
In office 03 Feb 2006 - 09 October 2007
Preceded by	Dharam Singh
Succeeded by	B.S. Yeddyurappa
Constituency	Ramanagara
Personal details
Born	16 December 1959 (1959-12-16) Haradanahalli, Holenarsipura Taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Janata Dal (Secular)
Spouse(s)	Anitha Kumaraswamy Radhika Kumaraswamy
Children	1 son(Nikhil Gowda) 1 daughter(Shamika)
Residence	Bangalore
Profession	Agriculturist, Businessman, Political and Social Worker
Religion	Hindu
Website	www.hdkumaraswamy.co.in
As of Dec, 2011 Source: [1]

Hardanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy (Kannada: ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ. ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ) (born December 16, 1959) was Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka, India from February 4, 2006 to October 9, 2007.He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda. Popularly known as "KumarAnna" (Kumar, the name and anna in Kannada means elder brother) among his friends and followers, was a noted film producer, distributor and exhibitor in the Kannada film industry .He is currently Karnataka state JD(S) President.

Early life and education

H. D. Kumaraswamy was born on 16 December 1959 in Haradanahalli, Holenarsipura Taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka to H. D. Deve Gowda and Chennamma.He finished his high school studies in Bangalore's MES Educational Institution in Jayanagar. He completed his PUC from Vijaya College and earned his B.Sc. from Basavanagudi National College.He married Anita on March 13, 1986 at Palace Grounds, Bangalore. He has a son, Nikhil Gowda.

Political career

He won the Kanakapura (Bangalore Rural District) Lok Sabha seat in 1996. He sought re-election from Kanakapura in 1998 and lost. He again contested unsuccessfully for Sathanur assembly seat in 1999. In 2004, he was elected to represent the Ramanagara assembly segment. Forty-two MLAs of Janata Dal (Secular) under his leadership left to form the government.On January 28, 2006, Karnataka Governor T. N. Chaturvedi invited him to form the government in the state after the resignation of the Congress Government led by Dharam Singh.

On September 27, 2007, Kumaraswamy said that he would leave office on October 3 as part of a power-sharing agreement between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP, despite the calls of some legislators in the JD(S) for him to remain in office for the time being due to complications in arranging the transfer of power. However, on October 4, 2007, he refused to transfer power to BJP saying he will go to peoples court.^{[citation needed]} Finally on October 8, 2007, he tendered his resignation to Governor Rameshwar Thakur and the state was put under President's rule.^{[citation needed]} However, he reconciled later and decided to offer support to the BJP. BJP's B. S. Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on November 12, 2007. However the JD(S) withdrew support after 1 week as the BJP refused to accept the conditions imposed on the latter by the former.

As Chief Minister, he won the support of the people with his Grama Vasthavya (i.e., rural stay), his Janata Darshan (wherein he personally met the people to solve their problems) and his proactiveness.

Kumaraswamy’s popularity was reflected when he won from Ramanagara comprehensively in the 2008 assembly election, defeating the nearest rival candidate by more than 40,000 votes.

After the untimely demise of Karnataka state JD(S) President Merajuddin Patel, he was elected unopposed as President of the state unit.

Positions held

• 1996 : Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
• 2004-08 :Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• Feb. 2006-Oct.2007 : Chief Minister, Karnataka
• 2009 : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
• 31 Aug. 2009 : Member, Commitee on Rural Development
• 15 Oct. 2009 : Member, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex.

Film career

Though H D Kumaraswamy was the son of H. D. Deve Gowda, a versatile politician in Karnataka and the former Prime Minister of India, was not interested in politics initially. He was very much into film making and film distribution. He has produced several successful Kannada films. Among which "Chandra Chakori" film was a huge hit credited with 365 days run in theaters. He is a great fan of Kannada actor thespian Dr Rajkumar and that attracted him into film industry. In an interview he has admitted that in his college days used to wear clothes what Dr Rajkumar wore in the movies.

Second Marriage

In an exclusive interview to Kannada daily, Radhika has admitted that She has married to HD kumaraswamy 4 years back and had a daughter named Shamika K Swamy. [[File:Family Photo.jpg]]

See also

• Chief Ministers of Karnataka

External links

• Second Marriage scandalAccessed Nov 2011
• Official website
• I have not betrayed my father: H.D. KumaraswamyAccessed: Jan 29, 2006
• Son of soil: IndiaInfo.comAccessed: Jan 29, 2006
• Kumaraswamy to form the Government in KaranatakaAccessed: Jan 29, 2006
• Man who could become Karnataka's CM Accessed: Jan 29, 2006
• "Man who could become Karnataka's CM" - rediff.com article dated January 19, 2006
• HDK Watch
• http://votejds.org/

Preceded by Dharam Singh

Chief Minister of Karnataka 03-Feb-2006–09-Oct-2007

Succeeded by B. S. Yeddyurappa