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. While Kumar secured 129 votes, R Satyanarayana from the Congress got 110 votes. 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 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.

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