H. D. Kumaraswamy
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Hardanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy (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 "Manninamaga" among his friends and followers, he was a noted film producer, distributor and exhibitor in the Kannada film industry.He owns a cinema theater at his home town Holenarasipura. 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.He took oath of office at the Vidhana Soudha
, the Karnataka
Government headquarters.
(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.
He was never considered to be the political heir to his father. He started overshadowing his elder brother H. D. Revanna
when he clinched the post of Working President of Janata Dal (Secular)
party. He rose to prominence in the national media when he, along with the help of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP), engineered a defection in his own party, the Janata Dal (Secular). 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 Dharam Singh
resigned earlier in the day.
Kumaraswamy inaugurated the Suvarna Karnataka year-long celebrations marking the Rajyotsava after 50 years of Karnataka unification on November 1, 2006. The Hampi Utsav marks the celebration of culture of Karnataka was inaugurated by Kumaraswamy and Governor T. N. Chaturvedi.
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. Finally on October 8, 2007, he tendered his resignation to Governor
Rameshwar Thakur
and the state was put under President's rule. 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. Initially as Chief Minister, he had won great moral support of the people with his Grama Vasthavya (i.e., rural stay), Janata Darshan. However later he was criticised for back stabing breaking his promise to transfer power to the BJP.
Later, on 19 December 2007, he underwent a heart operation to replace a damaged heart valve. He eventually recovered and was the JD(S) chief minister candidate for the 2008 elections.
He has once again won from Ramanagaram comprehensively in the 2008 assembly election
, defeating the nearest rival candidate by more than 40,000 votes. However he could not refurbish his party's dented image as it went on to win only 28 seats. This was because, of Untrustworthy moves done by Jds party after they ruled for 20 months. they would have given power.It is now rumoured that he may return to national politics in the next Lok Sabha election.
In the General Elections 2009 H.D. Kumaraswamy was the Candidate of JD(S) from the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha Constituency.
Apart from being Working President of the JD(S), he secured the additional post of President of the Karnataka State Unit of the JD(S) in 2009 when outgoing President Merajuddin Patel died.
Second Marriage
Radhika hasn't been on the big screen for about four years, but Radhika hasn't exactly been out of the news.
The actress has, in the past, dodged questions about her marriage to former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, but has now confirmed the open secret.
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.
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Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
from February 4, 2006 to October 9, 2007. He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
H. D. Deve Gowda
H. D. Deve Gowda
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda was the 11th Prime Minister of India and the 14th chief minister of the state of Karnataka ....
. Popularly known as "Manninamaga" among his friends and followers, he was a noted film producer, distributor and exhibitor in the Kannada film industry.He owns a cinema theater at his home town Holenarasipura. He finished his high school studies in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
'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.He took oath of office at the Vidhana Soudha
Vidhana Soudha
The Vidhana Soudha, located in Bengaluru , is the seat of the state legislature of Karnataka. It is an imposing building, constructed in a style sometimes described as Neo-Dravidian, and incorporates elements of Indo-Saracenic and Dravidian styles...
, the Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
Government headquarters.
Political career
He won the KanakapuraKanakapura
Kanakapura is a town and the headquarters of Kanakapura Taluk in the Ramanagara district in the state of Karnataka, India. Situated near the city of Bengaluru, this town is famous for the production of silk and granite.- Etymology :...
(Bangalore Rural District) Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
seat in 1996. He sought re-election from Kanakapura in 1998 and lost. He again contested unsuccessfully for Sathanur
Sathanur
Sathanur is a village located near Magadi in Bangalore district of Karnataka, India. It has recently acquired some fame because it was the birth place of musician/composer Pandareeka Vittala....
assembly seat in 1999. In 2004, he was elected to represent the Ramanagara assembly segment.
He was never considered to be the political heir to his father. He started overshadowing his elder brother H. D. Revanna
H. D. Revanna
H.D. Revanna is an Indian politician and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the Indian state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur Hassan district constituency. His political party is Janata Dal .He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda...
when he clinched the post of Working President of Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (Secular)
The Janata Dal is a Centre-left ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜನತಾ ದಳIndian political party led by former Prime Minister of India H.D. Deve Gowda.The party recognized as state party in the states of Karnataka and Kerala . It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has political presence mainly in...
party. He rose to prominence in the national media when he, along with the help of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP), engineered a defection in his own party, the Janata Dal (Secular). Forty-two MLAs
Member of Legislative Assembly
A Member of Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature of a State in the Indian system of government...
of Janata Dal (Secular) under his leadership left to form the government.
On January 28, 2006, Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
Governor T. N. Chaturvedi
T. N. Chaturvedi
Triloki Nath Chaturvedi was the governor of Karnataka, a state in India, from 2002 to 2007.Chaturvedi is a retired IAS officer and held the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India from 1984 to 1990. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1990. He became Governor of Kerala on 21 August...
invited him to form the government in the state after Dharam Singh
Dharam Singh
Narayan Dharam Singh , , was the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka state in India and a former Lok Sabha member. He was sworn into office on May 28, 2004, and left office on February 3, 2006. He represents Congress in the state. The coalition government formed by the Congress with the help of...
resigned earlier in the day.
Kumaraswamy inaugurated the Suvarna Karnataka year-long celebrations marking the Rajyotsava after 50 years of Karnataka unification on November 1, 2006. The Hampi Utsav marks the celebration of culture of Karnataka was inaugurated by Kumaraswamy and Governor T. N. Chaturvedi.
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)
Janata Dal (Secular)
The Janata Dal is a Centre-left ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜನತಾ ದಳIndian political party led by former Prime Minister of India H.D. Deve Gowda.The party recognized as state party in the states of Karnataka and Kerala . It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has political presence mainly in...
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. Finally on October 8, 2007, he tendered his resignation to Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
Rameshwar Thakur
Rameshwar Thakur
Shri Rameshwar Thakur , a senior Indian National Congress politician and former union minister of India, is the former Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 2009 to 2011 and a former Governor of Orissa from 2004 to 2006, Andhra Pradesh from 2006 to 2007 and Karnataka from 2007 to 2009. He is a chartered...
and the state was put under President's rule. 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. Initially as Chief Minister, he had won great moral support of the people with his Grama Vasthavya (i.e., rural stay), Janata Darshan. However later he was criticised for back stabing breaking his promise to transfer power to the BJP.
Later, on 19 December 2007, he underwent a heart operation to replace a damaged heart valve. He eventually recovered and was the JD(S) chief minister candidate for the 2008 elections.
He has once again won from Ramanagaram comprehensively in the 2008 assembly election
Karnataka state assembly elections, 2008
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election of 2008 took place in 3 phases on May 10, May 16 and May 22, 2008 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years. The votes were counted on May 25, 2008 and...
, defeating the nearest rival candidate by more than 40,000 votes. However he could not refurbish his party's dented image as it went on to win only 28 seats. This was because, of Untrustworthy moves done by Jds party after they ruled for 20 months. they would have given power.It is now rumoured that he may return to national politics in the next Lok Sabha election.
In the General Elections 2009 H.D. Kumaraswamy was the Candidate of JD(S) from the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha Constituency.
Apart from being Working President of the JD(S), he secured the additional post of President of the Karnataka State Unit of the JD(S) in 2009 when outgoing President Merajuddin Patel died.
Film Career
Though H D Kumaraswamy was the son of H D Devegowda, a versatile politician in Karnataka and the former Prime Minister, 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
Radhika hasn't been on the big screen for about four years, but Radhika hasn't exactly been out of the news.
The actress has, in the past, dodged questions about her marriage to former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, but has now confirmed the open secret.
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.
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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.comRediff.comRediff.com India is a news, information, entertainment, and shopping portal. It was founded in 1996 as "Rediff On The NeT" and is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York City, USA....
article dated January 19, 2006 - HDK Watch
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