H. D. Kumaraswamy Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Wife, Affairs, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy Gowda
NICK NAMES
C D Kumara Kumaranna
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Wednesday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Haradanahalli
AGE
65 Years 1 Months 5 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SAGITTARIUS
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'7''(feet & inches)
1.7018 meters
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
85 kg
187 lbs
H. D. Kumaraswamy Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Chennamma Deve Gowda
BROTHER(S) NAME
H. D. Revanna
SISTER(S) NAME
H. D. Kumaraswamy Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Smt Anitha Kumaraswamy (1986-)
Child(ren) of H. D. Kumaraswamy and Smt Anitha Kumaraswamy
Nikhil (22 January, 1990) (Son)
SPOUSE
Radhika Kumaraswamy (2006-)
Child(ren) of H. D. Kumaraswamy and Radhika Kumaraswamy
Shamika (Daughter)
Fame & Address
DEBUT
Janata Dal (Secular)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
18th Chief Minister of Karnataka (2006-2007)
Education, Net Worth & More
More Information
Career of H. D. Kumaraswamy
He won Kanakapura seat in the 1996 general elections but in 1998 he faced a horrible defeat from M. V. Chandrashekara Murthy. In 2004, he was elected for the Ramanagara assembly segment. At the time Dharam Singh was made CM with a coalition with his party Janata Dal (Secular). But Forty-two MLAs of his party left the coalition and the govt collapsed. Kumaraswamy was invited to form a government and he served as Chief Minister of Karnataka from 4 February 2006 to 9 October 2007. In the 2018 elections his party came out as the third largest party and he became the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Some Lesser Known Facts About H. D. Kumaraswamy
- Does H. D. Kumaraswamy takes alcohol? NA.
- Is H. D. Kumaraswamy in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- H. D. Kumaraswamy is non vegetarian.
- He is a son of former Prime Minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda and is known with the name "Kumaranna".
- When he was Chief Minister of Karnataka for the period of 4 February 2006 to 9 October 2007, the GDP of the state peaked at the highest point. He was also called people's CM.
- He hails from a Vokkaliaga family which falls under Other Backward Classes in India.
- The election of 1998 was worst in his political career even his deposit was forfeited.
- Though he is an established politician his first love was filmmaking. He had produced many successful Kannada film which includes "Chandra Chakori" which run for a whole year in theaters.
- Kumaraswamy also owns a Kannada television channel Kasturi, which is now run by his wife Anitha.
- Double Marriage Controversy
Kumaraswamy married to Kannada cinema actress Radhika Kumaraswamy in spite of the fact he was already married to Anitha. The second marriage while still legally married is illegal according to Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. However, Karnataka High Court dismissed the case as there were not proper evidence.
- Vishwabharti case
Kumaraswamy and his wife were allegedly involved in the allotment of 80 acres of land to Vishwabharati House Building Cooperative Society Ltd, which is later on transfer to his wife Anitha when Kumaraswamy was Chief Minister in 2006.
- Janthakal mining scam
Kumaraswamy misused his position to renew Janthakal Enterprise's lease of iron ore having forged documents and violating several rules. Vinod Goel, the owner of Janthakal Enterprises was arrested on charges of forgery in 2015. Supreme Court of India directed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate about the scam.
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