D K Shivakumar

Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar was born on 15th May 1962 in Kanakapura, Karnataka. His father is Kempegowda. Shivakumar is a politician and belongs to the Indian National Congress. He was the Irrigation Minister in HD Kumaraswamy HD Kumaraswamy is a renowned politician in Karnata >> Read More... cabinet. During the Siddaramaiah reign, he had been the Minister of Energy. Shivakumar is famous for defeating HD Devegowda, Kumaraswamy and Anitha Kumaraswamy Anitha Kumaraswamy is a politician, TV producer, a >> Read More... in Kanakapura constituency. Shivakumar is considered as the wealthiest politician in Karnataka. During the election nomination in 2016, he filed that he has total assets worth Rs 600 crore. In the next couple of years, it increased by Rs 240 crores. He declared that he has Rs 840 crores worth holdings in the 2018 elections. In the 2018 election, when there was a situation to form the coalition government, Shivakumar played a significant role in setting up the government. Shivakumar has a close relationship with the Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi is a politician of India who is one o >> Read More... and Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician and former pr >> Read More... . Shivakumar is married to Usha. They tied the knots in 1993 and have three children. Shivakumar’s daughters are Aishwarya and Aabharana and his son is Aakash. Shivakumar’s brother DK Suresh is also a politician. He is an MP from Bangalore rural constituency. Shivakumar had struck with a few controversies, including the Income Tax evasion, illegal mining case and Shanthi Nagar Housing Society Scam. But, Shivakumar was given a clean chit in Shanthi Nagar Housing Society Scam as there was no evidence. Shivakumar alleged that the complaints against him are baseless.