
- Born 16 December 1959
- Age 65
- Birth Place Haradanahalli, Mysore State India
- Profession Politician, Film Producer
- Political Party Janata Dal (Secular)
- In Office 18th Chief Minister Of Karnataka 23 May 2018 - 23 July 2019, Leader Of The Opposition In Karnataka Legislative Assembly 31 May 2013 - 22 January 2014, Member Of Karnataka Legislative Assembly 16 May 2018 - 4 June 2024
- Residence Bengaluru
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HD Kumaraswamy BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 09 Jan 2025HD Kumaraswamy PERSONAL LIFE
Father | H. D. Deve Gowda |
Mother | Chennamma Deve Gowda |
Spouse | Anitha Kumaraswamy (1985), Radhika Kumaraswamy (2007-2015), |
Children | 2, including Nikhil Kumar |
Education | B.Sc., National College Basavanagudi, Bangalore |
POSITIONS HELD BY HD Kumaraswamy
Position | Tenure |
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Chief Minister of Karnataka | 3 February 2006 - 9 October 2007 |
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | N/A |
Chief Minister of Karnataka | 23 May 2018 - 26 July 2019 |
Member of the 11th Lok Sabha | N/A |
Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | N/A |
HD KUMARASWAMY NEWS
Kethaganahalli land grab case: Karnataka HC refuses to stay proceedings against Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy
April 11, 2025 12:17 pm
H D Kumaraswamy, former Karnataka chief minister, had challenged the jurisdiction of the Ramanagara tahsildar in issuing a notice to him regarding 14 acres of alleged encroachment in 2014.
Supreme Court dismisses Kumaraswamy plea seeking quashing of proceedings in graft case
February 26, 2025 3:43 am
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Rajesh Bindal refused to entertain the plea of Kumaraswamy, now the Union minister, against an October 9, 2020 order of the Karnataka High Court.
Karnataka sets up SIT to probe landgrab allegations against Union minister Kumaraswamy and others
February 01, 2025 7:23 pm
The SIT was set up following a contempt petition over the government’s failure to comply with an undertaking it gave the Karnataka HC five years ago to clear encroachments allegedly made by JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy and others.
Channapatna may go to the wire as Deve Gowda family, Shivakumar brothers put prestige at stake
November 10, 2024 10:41 pm
Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil is taking on Cong candidate Yogeshwara, with NDA focusing on Vokkaliga belt and the latter banking on Muslim, Dalit voters
Karnataka not to take coercive action against Kumaraswamy, others in alleged case of threatening IPS officer: HC
November 08, 2024 9:28 am
The Karnataka High Court said if the state government takes action contrary to the undertaking, Kumaraswamy would be at liberty to move the court.
Karnataka bypolls: BJP-JD(S) coalition fields Union minister HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil from Channapatna seat
October 24, 2024 7:24 pm
Nikhil, who is also the grandson of JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, is one of the three candidates announced by the coalition for the November 13 bypolls.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, former JD(S) MLC Ramesh Gowda booked in Bengaluru for ‘extorting, threatening’ builder
October 04, 2024 4:05 am
JD(S) leader Vijay Tata has alleged that H D Kumaraswamy sought Rs 50 crore from him for the upcoming Channapatna by-polls, while Gowda demanded Rs 5 crore for the construction of a school and a temple.
Mining case: Will arrest Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy if required, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
August 21, 2024 8:01 pm
Kumaraswamy, according to the CM, was afraid that the Governor would grant sanction for prosecution in connection with a mining case.
As Congress rakes up prosecution sanction delay in mining case, Kumaraswamy alleges bid to silence him
August 18, 2024 7:35 pm
The sanction to prosecute Kumaraswamy, now Union minister for heavy industries and steel, was sought last year in connection with an illegal mining case.
After Kumaraswamy relents in Delhi, BJP-JD(S) protest march to Mysore is back on track tomorrow
August 02, 2024 3:42 pm
The BJP and JD(S) are holding a protest march from Bengaluru to Mysuru to seek CM Siddaramaiah’s resignation in the alleged MUDA housing allotment scam.