M Goutham Kumar

M Goutham Kumar (Kannada: ಮೀ ಗೌತಮ್ ಕುಮಾರ್) is an Indian politician who is the current and 53rd Mayor of Bengaluru (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike). He was elected from Jogupalya Ward, belonging to Shanthinagar Assembly Constituency from Bharatiya Janata Party . He got elected as Mayor on 1 October 2019.[1] While Kumar secured 129 votes, R Satyanarayana from the Congress got 110 votes.[2] He is also currently the Treasurer of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bengaluru Central Unit.

M Goutham Kumar
53rd Mayor of Bengaluru
Assumed office
1 October 2019
Preceded byGangambike Mallikarjun
ConstituencyJogupalya
Personal details
Born (1976-10-30) 30 October 1976
Siruguppa, Karnataka
NationalityIndian
Political partyBhartiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Rekha Jain
Children
Harsh Jain

Tanisha Jain

ResidenceCambridge Layout, Bengaluru
EducationB.Com
WebsiteOfficial Website

He had earlier held various posts under BJP's City Unit. He was the Secretary of BJP's Shantinagar Unit for 4 years and has also served in the State Yuva Morcha for 6 years. He has also served as the City Secretary of BJP Bengaluru. In 2013–14, he also served as the BBMP Accounts Committee Chairman.

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Personal life

M Goutham Kumar is a member of the Jain community[3] which hails from Siruguppa in Ballari district.[4] He has pursued his studies and was brought up in Bengaluru. He is a Commerce Graduate.

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References
  1. "BJP's Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru's 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM". The Times of India.
  2. Ramani, Chitra V. (1 October 2019). "BJP's Gowtham Kumar becomes Bengaluru Mayor" – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "Bangalore News Oct 1 highlights: M Goutham Kumar is new Bengaluru Mayor, Rammohan Raju his Deputy; triumphant BJP leaders celebrate win". The Indian Express. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. "Bengaluru gets new mayor, BJP's Goutham Kumar gets elected". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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