H. K. Kumaraswamy

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 has been the MLA for the Sakaleshpur^[1] constituency for the third consecutive term and serves as the JD(S) parliamentary board chairman.

H. K. Kumaraswamy
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 2008–2018
Preceded by	H. M. Vishwanath
Succeeded by	Cement Manju
Constituency	Sakleshpur
Personal details
Born	(1955-05-31) 31 May 1955 (age 69) Kuppagadde
Political party	Janata Dal (Secular) (since 1984)
Spouse	C. T. Chanchala Kumari
Children	3
Residence	Bengaluru
Education	B.Sc., B.Ed., LLB
Profession	Politician, coffee planter

He has served as JD(S) state president^[2][3] and as the Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Welfare in the Karnataka government.^[4]

Personal life

Kumaraswamy is married to C.T. Chanchala Kumari. He has a son and two daughters.