Preceded by P. G. R. Sindhia Name D. Shivakumar Residence Bengaluru Website Official website Party Indian National Congress | Religion Hinduism Spouse Usha Shivakumar Nationality Indian Role Politician | |
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Born May 15, 1962 (age 62)
Kanakapura, Karnataka, India ( 1962-05-15 ) Political party Indian National Congress | ||
IT Raids Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar Residence || V6 News
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 currently serving as the Minister of Energy in the government of Karnataka. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly from Kanakapura constituency.
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- IT Raids Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar Residence V6 News
- Political career
- Income tax raid
- References
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. He was one of the richest candidates contesting the polls with declared wealth of Rs. 251 Crore (an increase of Rs. 176 Crore from 2008 elections.) Currently a Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka for energy department portfolio.
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 as part of this investigation. Searches were carried out by 300 officials for a span of 80 hours in 67 locations 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. 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. The raids ended on 5 August and reportedly an undisclosed income of nearly ₹300 crore was recovered.
