D. K. Shivakumar

D. K. Shivakumar
Minister for Water Resources and Medical Education, Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
6 June 2018
Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy
Preceded by M. B. Patil
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2008
Preceded by P. G. R. Sindhia
Constituency Kanakapura
In office
November 1989 – May 2008
Preceded by K. L. Shivalingegowda
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Constituency Sathanur
Personal details
Born Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar
(1962-05-15) 15 May 1962
Kanakapura, Mysore State (now Karnataka), India
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Usha
Relatives D. K. Suresh (brother)

Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar (born 15 May 1962) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. A member of the Indian National Congress. He is a minister of irrigation and medical education in the cabinet of H. D. Kumaraswamy.[1] Previously he served as the Minister of Energy in the Government of Karnataka during the Siddaramaiah Ministry.[2] He is a member of the Legislative Assembly from Kanakapura constituency.

Political career

Shivakumar won the Kanakapura constituency during the elections in 2013 by pulling 1,00,007 votes against PGR Sindhia of JDS who received 68,583 votes.During the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 2018, he won by a margin of 80,000 votes.

Shivakumar is among the richest politicians in Karnataka. While filing his nomination for election in 2018, he declared total assets of ₹840 crore, an increase of more than ₹600 crore from the 2013 election.[3]

Shivakumar is credited to playing critical role in the formation of the coalition government of Indian National Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka following the 2018 election.[4] Earlier he had hosted Maharashtra Congress MLAs during 2001 Congress crisis. Just before 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 in order to avoid them moving to another political party. Subsequently this helped Ahmed Patel to win election.[5][6] He is also a close confidante of party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.[7] Currently he is a Cabinet Minister in the Government of Karnataka for the irrigation and medial education department.

Portfolios held

No.Head of the MinistryPeriodPortfolio
1S. Bangarappa17 October 1990 – 19 November 1992Prisons and Homeguards[8]
2S. M. Krishna11 October 1999 – 20 May 2004Urban Development[8]
3Siddaramaiah1 January 2014 – 19 May 2018Energy
4H. D. Kumaraswamy6 June 2018 – presentMajor Irrigation and Medical Education

Personal life

D. K. Shivakumar is married to Usha in 1993 and they have two daughters, Aishwarya and Aabharana, and a son named Aakash.

Corruption charges

Income tax raid

On 2 August 2017, Shivakumar's residence and office in Bengaluru were raided by the Income Tax Department in connection with alleged tax irregularities. Eagleton Golf Resort in Bidadi, a town in the outskirts of Bengaluru, frequented by Shivakumar and owned by his brother D. K. Suresh, was also raided.[9] Searches were carried out by 300 officials for a span of 80 hours in 67 locations[10] across New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Chennai and Shivakumar’s hometown Kanakapura. It was revealed that ₹8 crore was seized from Shivakumar's Delhi residence and ₹2 crore from other locations. Central Reserve Police Force personnel were summoned to provide security during the raids.[11] The raid followed after 44 Members of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress were hosted in the resort after a number of legislators from the party quit to join the Bharatiya Janata Party prior to the Rajya Sabha elections.[12] The raids ended on 5 August and reportedly an undisclosed income of nearly ₹300 crore was recovered.[13] He and his associates were given anticipatory bail.[14]

Illegal mining case

In 2015, the High Court of Karnataka issued a notice to Shivakumar, some of his family members, and a few granite mining companies on a PIL alleging their role in illegal mining activities in Kanakapura and Ramanagaram sub-districts.[15]

Alleged involvement in shanthinagar housing society scam

In 2015, land activists accused Shivakumar and his brother D. K. Suresh of grabbing 66 acres of land, meant for the housing of the poor and underprivileged, in Shanthinagar, Bengaluru. However then cooperation minister HS Mahadev Prasad later gave Shivakumar a clean chit, since he found no proof to establish the Sivakumar's involvement in the scam.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "D K Shivakumar stepping on many toes upsets Congress brass in Karnataka". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "D K Shivakumar gets energy power minister portfolio in Karnataka cabinet". The Hindu. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Cong's D K Shivakumar man of the match". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  5. ↑ "DK Shivakumar: The man who saved Congress". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  6. ↑ "DK Shivakumar: The man who checkmated Amit Shah in Karnataka". The News Minute. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  7. ↑ "Who is DK Shivakumar? Karnataka power broker is also one of India's richest ministers". Firstpost. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  8. 1 2 "Meet DK Shivakumar, Congress' Last 'Resort' for Tricky Trust Votes". News18. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "I-T department raids Karnataka energy minister's residence & resort where 44 Gujarat Cong MLAs staying". The Times of India. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "80 hrs, 67 locations & 300 officials: I-T raids on DK Shivakumar concluded". Business Standard. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "₹10 crore seized from Karnataka Energy Minister Shivakumar". The Hindu. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Gujarat: Congress loses 7 MLAs as four more resign ahead of Rajya Sabha election". Daily News and Analysis. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Karnataka Minister Shivakumar questioned at Bengaluru I-T office for 3 hours". The Hindu. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  14. ↑ https://scroll.in/latest/888991/karnataka-minister-dk-shivakumar-and-associates-receive-anticipatory-bail-in-money-laundering-case
  15. ↑ Krishnaprasad (2015-06-23). "Notice to D.K. Shivakumar in illegal mining case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  16. ↑ "Who is DK Shivakumar? Karnataka power broker is also one of India's richest ministers - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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