M Goutham Kumar

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M Goutham Kumar
| image = M Goutham Kumar.jpg
| alt = M Goutham Kumar
| office = [[Mayors of Bangalore|53rd Mayor of Bengaluru]]
| term_start = 1 October 2019
| term_end = 10 September 2020
| predecessor = [[Gangambike Mallikarjun]]
| constituency = Jogupalya
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|30 October 1976}}
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
| website = [http://bbmp.gov.in/en/about-us Official Website]
| residence = Cambridge Layout, [[Bengaluru]]
| education = B.Com
| spouse = Rekha Jain
| children = {{plain list|
Harsh Jain
Tanisha Jain}}
| birth_place = [[Siruguppa]], Karnataka |nationality =[[India]]n}}
'''M Goutham Kumar''' ({{lang-kn|ಮೀ ಗೌತಮ್ ಕುಮಾರ್}}) is an Indian politician who was the [[Mayors of Bangalore|53rd Mayor of Bangalore]] ([[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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bjps-goutham-kumar-elected-bengalurus-53rd-mayor-raju-is-deputy-cm/articleshow/71405059.cms|title=BJP's Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru's 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
While Kumar secured 129 votes, R Satyanarayana from the Congress got 110 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bjps-gowtham-kumar-becomes-bengaluru-mayor/article29565161.ece|title=BJP's Gowtham Kumar becomes Bengaluru Mayor|first=Chitra V.|last=Ramani|date=1 October 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
He is also currently the Treasurer of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], Bengaluru Central Unit.

He had earlier held various posts under BJP's City Unit. He was the Secretary of BJP's Shantinagar Unit for 4 years. He was also the City Secretary of BJP [[Bengaluru]], and in 2013–14 the [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|BBMP]] Accounts Committee Chairman.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Outgoing councillors demand greater powers for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/outgoing-councillors-demand-greater-powers-for-the-bruhat-bengaluru-mahanagara-palike/articleshow/78088612.cms|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
M Goutham Kumar is a member of the [[Jainism|Jain]] community<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-bbmp-mayor-traffic-weather-airport-police-rains-live-news-6042663/|title=Bangalore News Oct 1 highlights: M Goutham Kumar is new Bengaluru Mayor, Rammohan Raju his Deputy; triumphant BJP leaders celebrate win|date=2019-10-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref> which hails from Siruguppa in Ballari district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bengaluru-gets-new-mayor-bjps-goutham-kumar-gets-elected-109793|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-10-02|title=Bengaluru gets new mayor, BJP's Goutham Kumar gets elected}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Oct 2|first=TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=12:36|title=BJP’s Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru’s 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bjps-goutham-kumar-elected-bengalurus-53rd-mayor-raju-is-deputy-cm/articleshow/71405059.cms|access-date=2021-10-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Works and Contributions ==
M Goutham Kumar has given a lot of approvals for the house plans through BBMP after the officials have inspected the site and decided to approve it.<ref>{{Cite news|title=House plans will now be approved in a week: Mayor M Goutham Kumar|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/productline/building-materials/house-plans-will-now-be-approved-in-a-week-mayor-m-goutham-kumar/articleshow/73120986.cms|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref>He also favoured the extension of the mayor’s term from the existing one year to 2.5 years.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Outgoing councillors demand greater powers for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/outgoing-councillors-demand-greater-powers-for-the-bruhat-bengaluru-mahanagara-palike/articleshow/78088612.cms|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref>He also focussed on banning certain types of plastic and tackling the garbage problem.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oct 2|first=TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=12:36|title=BJP’s Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru’s 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bjps-goutham-kumar-elected-bengalurus-53rd-mayor-raju-is-deputy-cm/articleshow/71405059.cms|access-date=2021-10-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

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