H. K. Kumaraswamy | |
Birth Place: | Kuppagadde |
Education: | B.Sc., B.Ed., LLB |
Spouse: | C. T. Chanchala Kumari |
Children: | 3 |
Residence: | Bengaluru |
Profession: | Politician, coffee planter |
Office: | Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
Constituency: | Sakleshpur |
Term Start: | 2008 |
Term End: | 2018 |
Predecessor: | H. M. Vishwanath |
Party: | Janata Dal (Secular) (since 1984) |
Successor: | Cement Manju |
H. K. Kumaraswamy (born 31 May 1955), is an Indian politician, and a six-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. As of 2018, he is the MLA of Sakaleshpur[1] constituency (for the 3rd consecutive term), and a JD(S) parliamentary board chairman.
He has served as JD(S) state president,[2] [3] and Cabinet Minister of Women & Child Welfare in the government of Karnataka.[4]
Kumaraswamy is married to C.T. Chanchala Kumari. He has a son and two daughters.