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| Office | 53rd Mayor of Bengaluru |
|---|---|
| Office | BJP Secretary |
| Office | Treasurer, BJP State Yuva Morcha |
| Office | BBMP Corporator |
| Office | BJP Secretary |
| Term start | 1 October 2019 |
| Term end | 10 September 2020 |
| Predecessor | Gangambike Mallikarjun
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| Constituency | Jogupalya |
| Constituency | Shanti Nagar Assembly constituency |
| Born | 30 October 1976-{{{2}}}-{{{3}}} (age Expression error: Unrecognized word "october".) |
| Born | Siruguppa, Karnataka, India
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Rekha Jain |
| Children | Template:Plain list
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| Website | Official Website |
M Goutham Kumar (Template:Langx) is an Indian politician who was the last & the 53rd Mayor of Bangalore (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike). He is currently the Lok Sabha Convenor for BJP, Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency. He was elected from Jogupalya Ward, belonging to Shanti Nagar Assembly constituency from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected as Mayor on 1 October 2019.[1] While Kumar secured 129 votes, R Satyanarayana from the Congress got 110 votes.[2] He is also currently the General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency
He had earlier held various posts under BJP's City Unit. He was the Secretary of BJP's Shantinagar Unit for 4 years. He was also the City Secretary of BJP Bengaluru, and in 2013–14 the BBMP Accounts Committee Chairman.[3]
Personal life
M Goutham Kumar is a member of the Jain community[4] which hails from Siruguppa in Ballari district.[5][6]
Works and contributions
M Goutham Kumar has given a lot of approvals for the house plans through BBMP after the officials have inspected the site and decided to approve it.[7] He also favoured the extension of the mayor’s term from the existing one year to 2.5 years.[8] He also focussed on banning certain types of plastic and tackling the garbage problem.[9]
References
- ↑ BJP's Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru's 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM. The Times of India.
- ↑ BJP's Gowtham Kumar becomes Bengaluru Mayor. The Hindu(1 October 2019).
- ↑ Outgoing councillors demand greater powers for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Bangalore News Oct 1 highlights: M Goutham Kumar is new Bengaluru Mayor, Rammohan Raju his Deputy; triumphant BJP leaders celebrate win. The Indian Express(2019-10-02). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ↑ Bengaluru gets new mayor, BJP's Goutham Kumar gets elected. www.thenewsminute.com(October 2019). Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ↑ BJP's Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru's 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM | Bengaluru News - Times of India. The Times of India(Oct 2, 2019). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ House plans will now be approved in a week: Mayor M Goutham Kumar. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ Outgoing councillors demand greater powers for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ↑ BJP's Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru's 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM | Bengaluru News - Times of India. The Times of India(Oct 2, 2019). Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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