| H.D. Kumaraswamy | |
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| 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 03 Feb 2006 - 09 October 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dharam Singh |
| Succeeded by | B.S. Yeddyurappa |
| Constituency | Ramanagara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1959 Haradanahalli, Holenarsipura Taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka |
| Political party | JD(S) |
| Spouse(s) | Anitha Kumaraswamy |
| Children | 1 son |
| Residence | Bangalore |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | www.hdkumaraswamy.co.in |
| As of Dec, 2011 Source: [1] |
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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 "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.
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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.
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
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.
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. [[File:Family Photo.jpg]] [4]
| Preceded by Dharam Singh |
Chief Minister of Karnataka 03-Feb-2006–09-Oct-2007 |
Succeeded by B. S. Yeddyurappa |
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