D. K. Shivakumar

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D. K. Shivakumar
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Shivakumar in 2023

Office Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
Office 28th President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Office Cabinet Minister in Karnataka
Office Working President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
Office Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Term start 20 May 2023


Predecessor Template:Ubl


Predecessor Dinesh Gundu Rao




Born 1962-05-15 (age 64)
Born Kanakapura, Mysore State, India



Nationality Indian


Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse Usha Shivakumar
Children 3


Occupation Politician


Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962) is an Indian politician and businessman who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka since 2023. He has also held the portfolios of the 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 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[1] in Kanakapura[2] near Bangalore, Karnataka. He belongs to the Vokkaliga community.[3]

He has a younger brother D. K. Suresh who's also a politician.[4] 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.[5]

He is one of the richest politicians in India.[6]

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.[7] 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 constituency in 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023.[8][9][10][11][12]

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.[13]

Just before his election to the Rajya Sabha in 2017 from 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.[8][14]

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 election.[15]

He is also a close confidante of party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.[16] Shivakumar is among the richest politicians in India. While filing his nomination for election in 2018, he declared total assets of Template:INR840 crore.[17]

On 2 July 2020, Shivakumar officially took charge as Karnataka PCC president succeeding Dinesh Gundu Rao.[18]

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

Positions held

Year Position Ref
1989–1994 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [19]
1994–1999 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [19]
1999–2004 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [9]
2004–2008 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [9]
2008–2013 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [10]
2013–2018 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [12]
2018–2023 Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly [20]
2023– Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly

Electoral statistics

Year Election Constituency Name Party Result Votes gained Vote share% Margin Ref
1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Sathanur INC Template:Lost 29,809 38.78% 15,803 [9]
1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Sathanur INC Template:Won 44,595 49.77% 13,650 [9]
1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Sathanur IND Template:Won 48,270 46.08% 568 [9]
1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Sathanur INC Template:Won 56,050 54.64% 14,387 [9]
2002
(bypoll)		 Lok Sabha Kanakapura INC Template:Lost 529,133 37.61% 52,576 [21]
2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Sathanur INC Template:Won 51,603 47.91% 13,928 [9]
2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Kanakapura INC Template:Won 68,096 48.34% 7,179 [10]
2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Kanakapura INC Template:Won 100,007 56.77% 31,424 [10]
2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Kanakapura INC Template:Won 127,552 68.52% 79,909 [11]
2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Kanakapura INC Template:Won 143,023 75.00% 122,392 [10]

References

  1. ↑ Shivakumar's father passes away. The Hindu(2014-01-01). Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ↑ DK Shivakumar: The man called tiger of Sathanur, Swamy, Rohini. India Today(August 4, 2017). Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ↑ D K Shivakumar: Congress's trusted Vokkaliga strategist-strongman. Hindustan Times(2017-08-02). Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  4. ↑ DK Shivakumar likely to be Karnataka Congress chief. Hindustan Times(2020-02-16). Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ↑ VVIPs from Delhi to land in Bengaluru for wedding of DK Shivakumar's daughter- the New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  6. ↑ D.K.Shivakumar Assets. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  7. ↑ D.K. Shivakumar | Congress's man for all seasons. The Hindu(2023-04-22). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 DK Shivakumar: The man who saved Congress. Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Sathanur Assembly Constituency Election Result. resultuniversity.com.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Kanakapura (Karnataka) Assembly Constituency Elections. elections.in.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 KANAKAPURA ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS (2018). oneindia.com.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Shiva Kumar and Roshan Baig sworn-in as ministers in Karnataka Cabinet(1 Jan 2014).
  13. ↑ Why DK Shivakumar is the Congress' choice to lead the party out of a hole in Karnataka, Swamy, Rohini. ThePrint(2020-03-11). Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  14. ↑ DK Shivakumar: The man who checkmated Amit Shah in Karnataka. The News Minute(2018-05-20). Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  15. ↑ Cong's D K Shivakumar man of the match. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  16. ↑ Who is DK Shivakumar? Karnataka power broker is also one of India's richest ministers. Firstpost. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  17. ↑ D K Shivakumar declares total assets of Rs 840 crore, a staggering jump from Rs 251 crore in 2013. The New Indian Express(2018-04-19). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  18. ↑ D K Shivakumar takes charge as KPCC president. The Hindu(2020-07-02). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Meet DK Shivakumar, Congress' Last 'Resort' for Tricky Trust Votes. News18.
  20. ↑ D K Shivakumar takes charge as KPCC president. The Hindu(11 Mar 2020).
  21. ↑ PC Bye Election: Kanakapura 2002. indiavotes.com.

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