Ganesh Hukkeri

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Ganesh Hukkeri
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 August 2014
Residence(s)Examba Post
Chikodi Taluk
Belgavi District
591244
Alma mater Karnatak University, Dharwad (B.B.A.)
OccupationSocial Worker

Ganesh Hukkeri (born 24 July 1978) is an Indian politician from Karnataka. He is a three-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election representing Indian National Congress from Chikkodi-Sadalga Assembly Constituency. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Ganesh was born to Prakash Babanna Hukkeri in Belagavi. His father Babanna was a Member of Legislative Council and former Cabinet Minister of Sugar, Small Business and Charity, Karnataka. He is a graduate. He holds Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Bharatesh College of Business Administration in Belagavi. [3] He married Swapnali Hukkeri and has two children.

Career

Ganesh started his political career as Belagavi Zilla Parishad member from the Examba constituency. [4] He defeated Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle, who is now a sitting MLA from Nippani Assembly Constituency.

His father who won the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election from Chikkodi-Sadalga resigned the seat in 2014 after he was elected to the Lok Sabha. In the bypoll held in 2014, Ganesh, his son was nominated by the Indian National Congress Party and he defeated the BJP candidate Mahantesh Kavatagimath (MLC) by more than 33,000 votes. [5] In September 2016, Hukkeri was appointed a parliamentary secretary in the Revenue Department of Karnataka as a special power of the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

He was elected for the second time in May 2018 defeating Annasaheb Jolle of BJP in the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election by a margin of 10,569 votes. [1] Later, Hukkeri was appointed the Chief Whip of the Government of Karnataka.

In the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election Hukkeri won for the third time defeating Ex.MP and DCC Bank Chairman Ramesh Vishwanath Katti by record breaking margin of 78500 votes. [6] [7] He won by second highest margin of victory after D. K. Shivakumar. He declared assets worth Rs.12.13 crore in the election affidavit. [8] He also served as Director of Karnataka Sugar Federation and Director of District Co-op Bank Belgavi.

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  2. ↑ "Karnataka election 2023 results: List of winners from Chikkodi area constituencies. Congress wins 6 seats, BJP gets 3". Hindustan Times. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ↑ bijapur, naushad (11 August 2014). "'My father's image is my advantage'". Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ↑ DHNS. "In Belgaum, politics is a relative phenomenon". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka bypoll results: Congress wins 2 seats; BJP wins 1, faces shocking defeat in Bellary - IBNLive". 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ↑ https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/election/electoral_june2023_14062023.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. ↑ The Hindu (13 May 2023). "Karnataka elections: Congress wins majority of seats in Belagavi district". Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "I hereby declare: MLA Ganesh Hukkeri declares assets worth Rs 12.13 crore". The Indian Express. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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