H.D. Kumaraswamy
| H. D. Kumaraswamy | |
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Kumaraswamy in 2006
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| 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
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In office 3 February 2006 – 9 October 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dharam Singh |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Constituency | Ramanagara |
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| Born |
Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy 16 December 1959 Maduvinakodi, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Spouse(s) | Anitha (m. 1986) |
| Children | Nikhil Gowda |
| Parents |
H. D. Deve Gowda Chennamma |
| Relatives | H. D. Revanna (brother) |
| Profession | Politician, film producer |
Haradanahalli Devegowda Kumaraswamy (born 16 December 1959) is an Indian politician who was the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka, a state in southern India, from 2006 to 2007. His father is a former Prime Minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. Popularly known as "KumarAnna" (Kumar, the name and "anna" in Kannada means "elder brother") among his friends and followers, he is also film producer, distributor and exhibitor in the Kannada films. He is President of Karnataka State Janata Dal (Secular).
Kumaraswamy was born in Haradanahalli, Holenarasipura Taluk, Hassan District, Karnataka to H. D. Deve Gowda and Chennamma.
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 National College in Jayanagar, Bangalore. He married Anita on 13 March 1986, at Palace Grounds, Bangalore. Kumarswamy. They have a son, Nikhil Gowda. He is also married to actress Radhika which she revealed in 2010, that that they married in 2006, and that they have a daughter together, Shamika.
Kumaraswamy entered politics by winning from Kanakapura (in Bangalore Rural district) in the 1996 general elections. He sought re-election from Kanakapura in 1998 and lost. He again contested unsuccessfully for a Sathanur assembly seat in 1999. In 2004, he was elected to represent the Ramanagara assembly segment. When the 2004 state elections resulted in a hung assembly with no party getting enough seats to form a government, the Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) parties decided to come together and form a coalition government. Known for his adaptability and friendly nature, Dharam Singh of the Congress was the unanimous choice of both parties to head the government. He was sworn in as Chief Minister on 28 May 2004. Forty-two MLAs of Janata Dal (Secular) under Kumaraswamy's leadership left the coalition and the government collapsed. On 28 January 2006, Karnataka Governor T. N. Chaturvedi invited Kumaraswamy to form the government in the state after the resignation of the Congress Government led by Dharam Singh.
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