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{{short description|9th Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Indian name|Shivakumar|Doddalahalli Kempegowda}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = D. K. Shivakumar
| image = DK Shivkumar.png
| caption = Shivakumar in 2023
| office = [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]]
| governor = [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Siddaramaiah]]
| 4blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 4namedata = * Water Resources Department (Major and medium irrigation)
* Bengaluru City Development ([[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|BBMP]], [[Bangalore Development Authority|BDA]], [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board|BWSSB]], [[Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority|BMRDA]], [[Namma Metro|BMRCL]], [[Greater Bengaluru Authority|GBA]]) including Urban Local Bodies in the Bengaluru Urban district.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/deputy-cms-portfolios-modified/article70097642.ece</ref>
| term_start = 20 May 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = {{ubl|[[Laxman Savadi]]|[[C. N. Ashwath Narayan]]|[[Govind Karjol]]}}
| successor =
| office1 = 28th [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| 1blankname1 = [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]] President
| 1namedata1 = * [[Sonia Gandhi]] (until 2022)
* [[Mallikarjun Kharge]] (from 2022)
| term_start1 = 2 July 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Dinesh Gundu Rao]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[First Siddaramaiah ministry|Cabinet Minister]] in [[Government of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
| governor2 = {{ubl|[[H. R. Bhardwaj]]|[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]|[[Vajubhai Vala]]}}
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] Siddaramaiah
| 2blankname2 = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata2 = * Water Resources
* Medical Education
* Energy
| term_start2 = 11 July 2014
| term_end2 = 23 July 2019
| predecessor2 = {{ubl|[[M. B. Patil]] ({{small|Water Resources}})|[[Sharan Prakash Patil]] ({{small|Medical Education}})|[[K. S. Eshwarappa]] ({{small|Energy}})}}
| successor2 = {{ubl|[[Ramesh Jarkiholi]]|[[E. Tukaram]]}}
| office3 = [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|Working President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]]
| term_start3 = 2008
| term_end3 = 2010
| predecessor3 = ''Office established''
| successor3 = [[Eshwara Khandre]] (2018)
| office4 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency4 = [[Kanakapura (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]]
| term_start4 = 15 May 2008
| term_end4 =
| predecessor4 = P. G. R. Sindhia
| successor4 =
| constituency5 = [[Sathanur Assembly constituency|Sathanur]]
| term_start5 = 30 November 1989
| term_end5 = 10 May 2008
| predecessor5 = [[K. L. Shivalinge Gowda]]
| successor5 = ''Constituency abolished''
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|05|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kanakapura]], [[Mysore State]], India
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Usha Shivakumar
| children = 3
| relatives = [[D. K. Suresh]] (brother)
| occupation = Politician
| residence = {{ubl|Sadashivanagar, [[Bengaluru]]}}
| nationality = Indian
}}

'''Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar''' (born 15 May 1962) is an Indian politician and businessman who has served as the [[List of deputy chief ministers of Karnataka| Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]] since 2023. He has also held the portfolios of the [[Minister (government)|ministry]] of [[Water resources]], Bengaluru Development and Town Planning, and [[Bengaluru Urban]] District In-charge since 20 May 2023. He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He is also the President of the [[Karnataka PCC]] since 2020 and was the Working President from 2008 to 2010. He was the cabinet minister in the [[Government of Karnataka]] from 2014 to 2019. He represented the [[Kanakapura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] constituency in the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] since 2008 and from [[Sathanur Assembly constituency]] from 1989 to 2008.

==Personal life==
Shivakumar was born to Kempegowda and Gouramma<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/shivakumars-father-passes-away/article5523618.ece|title=Shivakumar's father passes away|date=2014-01-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-07|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=3 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103215825/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/shivakumars-father-passes-away/article5523618.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Kanakapura]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dk-shivakumar-sathanur-1027920-2017-08-04|title=DK Shivakumar: The man called tiger of Sathanur|date=August 4, 2017|first=Rohini|last=Swamy|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920042716/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dk-shivakumar-sathanur-1027920-2017-08-04|url-status=live}}</ref> near [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]. He belongs to the [[Vokkaliga]] community.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-02 |title=D K Shivakumar: Congress's trusted Vokkaliga strategist-strongman |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/d-k-shivakumar-congress-s-trusted-vokkaliga-strategist-strongman/story-ULEFOaMOQQdtT7b8YdcIaP.html |access-date=2019-09-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901213855/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/d-k-shivakumar-congress-s-trusted-vokkaliga-strategist-strongman/story-ULEFOaMOQQdtT7b8YdcIaP.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He has a younger brother [[D. K. Suresh]] who's also a politician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shivakumar-likely-to-be-k-taka-cong-chief/story-U73ycWE4Se33w5wTFUrYJI.html|title=DK Shivakumar likely to be Karnataka Congress chief|date=2020-02-16|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-07|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220195701/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/shivakumar-likely-to-be-k-taka-cong-chief/story-U73ycWE4Se33w5wTFUrYJI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shivakumar married Usha in 1993 and has two daughters, Aishwarya and Aabharana, and a son Aakash with her. His elder daughter is married to Amartya, son of [[Café Coffee Day]] founder [[V. G. Siddhartha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/feb/08/vvips-from-delhi-to-land-in-bengaluru-for-wedding-of-dk-shivakumars-daughter-2261012.html |title=VVIPs from Delhi to land in Bengaluru for wedding of DK Shivakumar's daughter- the New Indian Express |access-date=22 March 2021 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302040420/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/feb/08/vvips-from-delhi-to-land-in-bengaluru-for-wedding-of-dk-shivakumars-daughter-2261012.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

He is one of the richest politicians in India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/apr/19/d-k-shivakumar-declares-total-assets-of-rs-840-crore-a-staggering-jump-from-rs-251-crore-in-2013-1803791.html |title= D.K.Shivakumar Assets |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>

==Political career==

Shivakumar started his political career in the early 1980s as a student leader and gradually rose through the ranks of the Congress party. He won his first election in 1989 when he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Sathanur constituency in the Mysuru district. He was just 27 years old at the time and contested the election on a Congress ticket.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prabhu |first=Nagesh |date=2023-04-22 |title=D.K. Shivakumar {{!}} Congress's man for all seasons |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/dk-shivakumar-congresss-man-for-all-seasons/article66766314.ece |access-date=2023-05-04 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504183100/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/dk-shivakumar-congresss-man-for-all-seasons/article66766314.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Shivakumar went on to win re-election from the same constituency in the subsequent assembly elections in 1994, 1999 and 2004. He won from [[Kanakapura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] constituency in 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="resultuniversity.com" /><ref name="elections.in" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]], during his tenure as [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], worked closely with Shivakumar when he faced the [[motion of no confidence]] in 2002. Shivakumar hosted the Maharastra legislators in his resort located on the outskirts of Bangalore for a week until the date of the vote. This saved Deshmukh's government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swamy |first=Rohini |date=2020-03-11 |title=Why DK Shivakumar is the Congress' choice to lead the party out of a hole in Karnataka |url=https://theprint.in/politics/why-dk-shivakumar-is-the-congress-choice-to-lead-the-party-out-of-a-hole-in-karnataka/352360/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=4 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504183059/https://theprint.in/politics/why-dk-shivakumar-is-the-congress-choice-to-lead-the-party-out-of-a-hole-in-karnataka/352360/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Just before his election to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 2017 from [[2017 Indian Rajya Sabha elections#Gujarat|Gujarat]], he assisted his party leadership to move 42 Gujarat Congress MLAs into his resort in Bengaluru to avoid them moving to another political party. Subsequently, this helped [[Ahmed Patel]] to win the election.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/karnataka-assembly-election/dk-shivakumar-the-man-who-saved-congress/articleshow/64240047.cms|title=DK Shivakumar: The man who saved Congress|work=Bangalore Mirror|access-date=2018-07-16|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716194915/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/karnataka-assembly-election/dk-shivakumar-the-man-who-saved-congress/articleshow/64240047.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dk-shivakumar-man-who-checkmated-amit-shah-karnataka-81608|title=DK Shivakumar: The man who checkmated Amit Shah in Karnataka|date=2018-05-20|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-07-16|archive-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903091401/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dk-shivakumar-man-who-checkmated-amit-shah-karnataka-81608|url-status=live}}</ref>

He is credited with playing a critical role in the formation of the [[coalition government]] of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] in Karnataka following the [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018 election]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cong's D K Shivakumar man of the match |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congs-d-k-shivakumar-man-of-the-match/articleshow/64240718.cms |access-date=2018-07-16 |archive-date=25 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225213724/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/congs-d-k-shivakumar-man-of-the-match/articleshow/64240718.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

He is also a close confidante of party leaders [[Rahul Gandhi]] and [[Sonia Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/who-is-karnataka-minister-dk-shivakumar-i-t-dept-has-raided-one-of-the-wealthiest-ministers-in-country-3884235.html|title=Who is DK Shivakumar? Karnataka power broker is also one of India's richest ministers|website=Firstpost|access-date=2018-07-17|archive-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214190957/https://www.firstpost.com/india/who-is-karnataka-minister-dk-shivakumar-i-t-dept-has-raided-one-of-the-wealthiest-ministers-in-country-3884235.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Shivakumar is among the richest politicians in India. While filing his nomination for election in 2018, he declared total assets of {{INR}}840 crore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/apr/19/d-k-shivakumar-declares-total-assets-of-rs-840-crore-a-staggering-jump-from-rs-251-crore-in-2013-1803791.html |title=D K Shivakumar declares total assets of Rs 840 crore, a staggering jump from Rs 251 crore in 2013 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=2018-04-19 |access-date=2018-07-30 |archive-date=20 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920122425/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/apr/19/d-k-shivakumar-declares-total-assets-of-rs-840-crore-a-staggering-jump-from-rs-251-crore-in-2013-1803791.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 2 July 2020, Shivakumar officially took charge as Karnataka PCC president succeeding [[Dinesh Gundu Rao]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=D K Shivakumar takes charge as KPCC president|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/d-k-shivakumar-takes-charge-as-kpcc-president/article31969273.ece|date=2020-07-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-07-02|archive-date=2 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802095042/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/d-k-shivakumar-takes-charge-as-kpcc-president/article31969273.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 20 May 2023, Shivakumar became the [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]] following the victory of the Congress party in the [[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023 election]].

===Positions held===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Position
! Ref

|-
| 1989–1994
| Member, [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
* Minister of Prisons and Homeguards ({{small|17 October 1990 – 19 November 1992}})
|<ref name="news18">{{cite web |title=Meet DK Shivakumar, Congress' Last 'Resort' for Tricky Trust Votes |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/dk-shivakumar-a-man-hated-and-loved-in-equal-measure-is-congress-man-for-all-seasons-1753439.html |website=News18 |accessdate=6 August 2018 |archive-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806145637/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/dk-shivakumar-a-man-hated-and-loved-in-equal-measure-is-congress-man-for-all-seasons-1753439.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1994–1999
| Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
|<ref name="news18"/>
|-
| 1999–2004
| Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
* Minister of Urban Development ({{small|11 October 1999 – 20 May 2004}})
|<ref name="resultuniversity.com">{{cite web |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/sathanur-karnataka-assembly-constituency |title=Sathanur Assembly Constituency Election Result |publisher=resultuniversity.com |accessdate=25 Oct 2021 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804172801/https://resultuniversity.com/election/sathanur-karnataka-assembly-constituency |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2004–2008
| Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
|<ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
| 2008–2013
| Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
* [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|KPCC]] Working President ({{small| 2008 – 2010}})
|<ref name="elections.in">{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/kanakapura.html |title=Kanakapura (Karnataka) Assembly Constituency Elections |publisher=elections.in |accessdate=25 Oct 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028172739/https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/kanakapura.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2013–2018
| Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
* Minister of Energy ({{small|11 July 2014 – 19 May 2018}})
|<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Shiva Kumar and Roshan Baig sworn-in as ministers in Karnataka Cabinet|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shiva-kumar-and-roshan-baig-sworn-in-as-ministers-in-karnataka-cabinet/articleshow/28244074.cms|work=The Times of India|date=1 Jan 2014|accessdate=25 Oct 2021|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415115401/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/shiva-kumar-and-roshan-baig-sworn-in-as-ministers-in-karnataka-cabinet/articleshow/28244074.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2018–2023
| Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
* Minister of Major Irrigation and Medical Education ({{small|23 May 2018 – 23 July 2019}})
* [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee]] President ({{small|2 July 2020 – present}})
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=D K Shivakumar takes charge as KPCC president|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dk-shivakumar-is-new-kpcc-president/article31040005.ece|work=The Hindu|date=11 Mar 2020|accessdate=25 Oct 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160451/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dk-shivakumar-is-new-kpcc-president/article31040005.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2023–
| Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly
* [[Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka]] ({{small|20 May 2023 – present}})
|}

==Electoral statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Election
!Constituency Name
!Party
!Result
!Votes gained
!Vote share%
!Margin
!Ref
|-
|[[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Sathanur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sathanur]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Lost}}|| 29,809 || 38.78% || 15,803 ||<ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|[[1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1989]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Sathanur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sathanur]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Won}}|| 44,595 || 49.77% || 13,650 ||<ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|[[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Sathanur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sathanur]] || [[Independent politician|IND]] ||{{Won}}|| 48,270 || 46.08% || 568 ||<ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|[[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Sathanur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sathanur]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Won}}|| 56,050 || 54.64% || 14,387 ||<ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|2002 (bypoll)|| [[Lok Sabha]] || [[Kanakapura (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{lost}}|| 529,133 || 37.61% || 52,576 |||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/byeDetail/170 |title=PC Bye Election: Kanakapura 2002|publisher= indiavotes.com |accessdate= 11 Sep 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Sathanur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sathanur]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Won}}|| 51,603|| 47.91% || 13,928 ||<ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Kanakapura (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Won}}|| 68,096 || 48.34% || 7,179 ||<ref name="elections.in"/>
|-
|[[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Kanakapura (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Won}}|| 100,007 || 56.77% || 31,424 ||<ref name="elections.in"/>
|-
|[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2018]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Kanakapura (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] ||[[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Won}}|| 127,552 || 68.52% || 79,909 ||<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://www.oneindia.com/kanakapura-assembly-elections-ka-184/ |title=KANAKAPURA ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS (2018) |publisher=oneindia.com |accessdate=25 Oct 2021 |archive-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815210340/https://www.oneindia.com/kanakapura-assembly-elections-ka-184/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2023]] || [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] || [[Kanakapura (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Kanakapura]] || [[Indian National Congress| INC]] ||{{Won}}|| 143,023 || 75.00% || 122,392 ||<ref name=" elections.in"/>
|-
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.myneta.info/Karnataka2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=7433 D.K Shivakumar My neta]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190926014924/https://www.dkshivakumar.com/ Official website]
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