Nikhil Kumaraswamy

Nikhil Kumaraswamy
Nikhil in 2019
Born (1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 36)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • politician
Years active2016–present
Political partyJanata Dal (Secular)
Spouse
Revathi
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1
Parent(s)H. D. Kumaraswamy (father)
Anitha Kumaraswamy (mother)
FamilyH. D. Deve Gowda (grandfather)
H. D. Revanna (uncle)
Prajwal Revanna (cousin)
In this Indian name, the name Kumaraswamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nikhil.

Nikhil Kumaraswamy, also known as Nikhil Gowda (born 22 January 1988) is an Indian actor and politician known for his work in Kannada films.[2] He made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Jaguar (2016).[3]

Personal life

Nikhil Kumarswamy is the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy[4] and grandson of former Indian Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda.[2][3]

On 10 February 2020, Nikhil was engaged to Revathi, the grand-niece of Congress leader and realtor M. Krishnappa at the Taj West End Bangalore.[5][6] The wedding took place on 17 April 2020[7] near Janapada Loka in Ramanagara.[8] The couple has a son.[9]

Political career

Nikhil ran in the 2019 Indian general election in Karnataka from the Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, as a Janata Dal (Secular) candidate.[10] Mandya was considered a safe bastion for the erstwhile Congress-JDS alliance as historically, Indian National Congress was the most successful party, followed by Janata Dal (Secular) to contest in the district.[11][12] He lost in the elections to Sumalatha, who is the wife of late Kannada veteran Ambareesh, by a margin of 128,876 votes.[10]

He contested in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, from Ramanagara where his father H. D. Kumaraswamy, mother Anitha and grandfather H. D. Devegowda had previously represented. In spite of all these he conceded defeat against Iqbal Hussain from Congress by a margin of 11,000 votes.[13]

He contested in the bypolls held in Channapatna in November 2024. This assembly seat was vacant after his father H. D. Kumaraswamy, who was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2023 State Assembly Elections, went on to contest the 2024 General Elections from Mandya and was victorious in the same. Nikhil conceded defeat to C. P. Yogeshwara, candidate of the Indian National Congress party.[14]

Electoral statistics

Year Election Constituency Name Party Result Votes gained Vote share% Margin Ref
2019 Indian General Election Mandya JDS Lost 5,77,784 41.89% 1,25,876
2023 Karnataka Assembly General Election Ramanagara JDS Lost 76,975 42.12% 10,715 [15]
2024 Karnataka Assembly Bye - Election Channapattana JDS Lost 87,229 42.07% 25,413

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2016 Jaguar Krishna Debut Film; Simultaneously shot in Telugu [16][17]
2019 Seetharama Kalyana Arya [18][19]
Kurukshetra Abhimanyu [20]
2021 Rider Surya [21]
TBA Yaduveera † TBA Filming [22]
Untitled next † [23]

Awards

Film Award Category Result Ref.
Jaguar 6th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debutant Actor - Kannada Won [24]
Best Debutant Actor - Telugu Nominated

References

  1. ^ Joy, Prathibha. "Jaguar is my big debut: Nikhil Kumar". The Times of India.
  2. ^ a b Joy, Prathibha. "Nikhil Gowda's first interview is here". The Times of India.
  3. ^ a b "Former PM Deve Gowda and family revel in opening of grandson Nikhil Kumar's film Jaguar". Indianexpress.com. 13 October 2016.
  4. ^ "HD Kumaraswamy's son in costliest film". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "HD Kumaraswamy's Son Nikhil Engaged To Congress Leader's Grand-Niece". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Nikhil Kumaraswamy engaged to former Cong min's grandniece Revathi in Bengaluru". www.thenewsminute.com. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Preparation begins for Nikhil's wedding". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Kumaraswamy extends open invite; lakhs may turn up at his son's wedding in April". Hindustan Times. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Kannada Actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Wife Revathi Name Their Son Avyaan Dev". News18. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Karnataka Lok Sabha Election Results: Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil loses in Mandya". The Times of India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. ^ Swamy, Rohini (27 May 2019). "It's down to 86-yr-old Deve Gowda to revive JD(S) as family politics, poll rout threaten party". ThePrint. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  12. ^ Narayanan, Nayantara. "2019 results: With BJP sweeping Karnataka, will the Congress-JD(S) government survive?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Ramanagara election 2023 results live updates: Former CM H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy loses". DNA India. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Minister HD Kumaraswamy's Son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Loses Channapatna Assembly Bypoll". NDTV. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  15. ^ https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/ramanagaram.html
  16. ^ "LAUNCHED: HDK's Son Nikhil Kumar Debut Movie 'Jaguar' (Video)". 17 December 2015.
  17. ^ "H. D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil debuts with Jaguar". 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Harsha to direct Nikil". Indiaglitz.com. 23 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Rachita Ram roped in for Nikhil's next". News Karnataka.com. 9 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Nikhil Gowda's 'Kurukshetra' is ready, but needs Election Commission clearance". The News Minute. 14 March 2019.
  21. ^ Vaishnavi. "Kannada Film Review: ರೈಡರ್". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Nikhil Kumar to play titular role in Yaduveera". The New Indian Express. 24 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Nikhil Kumaraswamy's next to be bankrolled by Lyca Productions". The Hindu. 24 August 2023.
  24. ^ "SIIMA AWARDS | 2017 | winners | |". siima.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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