D. K. Shivakumar
D. K. Shivakumar | |
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| Minister for Water Resources, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 6 June 2018 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Preceded by | M.B.Patil |
| Minister for Medical Education, Government of Karnataka | |
| In office 6 June 2018 – 22 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sharan Prakash Patil |
| Succeeded by | E. Tukaram |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | P. G. R. Sindhia |
| Constituency | Kanakapura |
| In office November 1989 – May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | K. L. Shivalingegowda |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Sathanur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar 15 May 1962 Kanakapura, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Usha |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | D. K. Suresh (brother) |
Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962) is a Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he was the minister of irrigation in the cabinet of H. D. Kumaraswamy.[1] Previously he served as the Minister of Energy in the Government of Karnataka under the Siddaramaiah Governement.[2] He is an MLA from Kanakapura constituency.
Political career
His career kickstarted when he defeated H.D. Deve Gowda in 1989 from Sathanur and came to be known as a giant killer and soon became a minister in the government and continued the rivalry in Bengaluru rural region with H. D. Devegowda getting better of him only once during Kanakapura by election in 2002. In 1999 he defeated H.D. Kumaraswamy from Sathanur. Shivakumar also has defeated JDS heavyweight PGR Sindhia in the latter's bastion of kanakapura when he won the Kanakapura constituency during the elections in 2013 by pulling 1,00,007 votes against PGR Sindhia of JDS who received 68,583 votes.During the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, he won by a margin of 80,000 votes.
Shivakumar is also considered as a master strategist credited to having defeated 3 members of H. D. Devegowda family including defeating the former prime minister twice and also defeating H. D. Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy in Sathanur and Kanakapura region. He also ensured his brother's victory in 2019 lok sabha elections despite Congress being wiped out in the entire state.
Shivakumar is among the richest politicians in Karnataka. While filing his nomination for election in 2018, he declared total assets of ₹840 crore, an increase of more than ₹600 crore from the 2013 election.[3]
Shivakumar is credited to playing critical role in the formation of the coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka following the 2018 election.[4] Earlier he had hosted Maharashtra Congress MLAs during 2001 Congress crisis. Just before election to the Rajya Sabha in 2017 from Gujarat, he assisted his party leadership to move 42 Gujarat Congress MLAs into his resort in Bengaluru in order to avoid them moving to another political party. Subsequently this helped Ahmed Patel to win election.[5][6] He is also a close confidante of party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.[7]
Portfolios held
| No. | Head of the Ministry | Period | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Bangarappa | 17 October 1990 – 19 November 1992 | Prisons and Homeguards[8] |
| 2 | S. M. Krishna | 11 October 1999 – 20 May 2004 | Urban Development[8] |
| 3 | Siddaramaiah | 1 January 2014 – 19 May 2018 | Energy |
| 4 | H. D. Kumaraswamy | 6 June 2018 – 23 July 2019 | Major Irrigation and Medical Education |
Personal life
Shivakumar married Usha in 1993 and has two daughters, Aishwarya and Aabharana, and a son Aakash with her. He is a member of the Vokkaliga caste,[9] and his family tradition is to worship ancestors on Ganesh Chaturthi.[10]
Controversy
D.K Shivakumar father Kempe Gowda passed away on 31 dec 2013, he sworn in as minister on 1st Jan 2014, suddenly in Sept 2019 he wants to perform Kriya for his father to escape ED questions.
Corruption charges
Income tax raid
On 2 August 2017, Shivakumar's residence and office in Bengaluru were raided by the Income Tax Department in connection with alleged tax irregularities. Eagleton Golf Resort in Bidadi, a town in the outskirts of Bengaluru, frequented by Shivakumar and owned by his brother D. K. Suresh, was also raided.[11] Searches were carried out by 300 officials for a span of 80 hours in 67 locations[12] across New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Chennai and Shivakumar’s hometown Kanakapura. It was revealed that ₹8 crore was seized from Shivakumar's Delhi residence and ₹2 crore from other locations. Central Reserve Police Force personnel were summoned to provide security during the raids.[13] The raid followed after 44 Members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress were hosted in the resort after a number of legislators from the party quit to join the Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the Rajya Sabha elections.[14] The raids ended on 5 August and reportedly an undisclosed income of nearly ₹300 crore was recovered.[15] He and his associates were given anticipatory bail.[16]
Illegal mining case
In 2015, the High Court of Karnataka issued a notice to Shivakumar, some of his family members, and a few granite mining companies on a PIL alleging their role in illegal mining activities in Kanakapura and Ramanagaram sub-districts.[17]
Alleged involvement in shanthinagar housing society scam
In 2015, land activists accused Shivakumar and his brother D. K. Suresh of grabbing 66 acres of land, meant for the housing of the poor and underprivileged, in Shanthinagar, Bengaluru. However then cooperation minister HS Mahadev Prasad later gave Shivakumar a clean chit, since he found no proof to establish the Sivakumar's involvement in the scam.[18]
Alleged Tax Evasion and Money Laundering
On 3 September 2019, he got arrested on charges of Money Laundering and Income Tax evasion. He has called the charges "baseless" and "politically motivated" done by the BJP Government of Karnataka.[19][20]
References
- ^ "D K Shivakumar stepping on many toes upsets Congress brass in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "D K Shivakumar gets energy power minister portfolio in Karnataka cabinet". The Hindu. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "D K Shivakumar declares total assets of Rs 840 crore, a staggering jump from Rs 251 crore in 2013". The New Indian Express. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "Cong's D K Shivakumar man of the match". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "DK Shivakumar: The man who saved Congress". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "DK Shivakumar: The man who checkmated Amit Shah in Karnataka". The News Minute. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ "Who is DK Shivakumar? Karnataka power broker is also one of India's richest ministers". Firstpost. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- ^ a b "Meet DK Shivakumar, Congress' Last 'Resort' for Tricky Trust Votes". News18. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "D K Shivakumar: Congress's trusted Vokkaliga strategist-strongman". Hindustan Times. 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ Sep 1, PTI | Updated:; 2019; Ist, 20:44. "HD Kumaraswamy slams ED for summoning Shivakumar on Ganesh Chaturthi festival day | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "I-T department raids Karnataka energy minister's residence & resort where 44 Gujarat Cong MLAs staying". The Times of India. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "80 hrs, 67 locations & 300 officials: I-T raids on DK Shivakumar concluded". Business Standard. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "₹10 crore seized from Karnataka Energy Minister Shivakumar". The Hindu. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Gujarat: Congress loses 7 MLAs as four more resign ahead of Rajya Sabha election". Daily News and Analysis. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Karnataka Minister Shivakumar questioned at Bengaluru I-T office for 3 hours". The Hindu. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ https://scroll.in/latest/888991/karnataka-minister-dk-shivakumar-and-associates-receive-anticipatory-bail-in-money-laundering-case
- ^ Krishnaprasad (2015-06-23). "Notice to D.K. Shivakumar in illegal mining case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Who is DK Shivakumar? Karnataka power broker is also one of India's richest ministers - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
- ^ "Congress's DK Shivakumar Appears Before Probe Agency, Faces Arrest". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ Shivakumar, D. K. (2019-09-03). "I congratulate my BJP friends for finally being successful in their mission of arresting me. The IT and ED cases against me are politically motivated and I am a victim of BJP's politics of vengeance and vendetta". Twitter@DKShivakumar. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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