Prakash Hukkeri | |
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Karnataka Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 13 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Arun Shahapur |
Constituency | North-West Teachers |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 26 May 2014 –23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Ramesh Vishwanath Katti |
Succeeded by | Annasaheb Jolle |
Constituency | Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Minister for Small Scale Industries,Sugar and Endowments,Government of Karnataka | |
In office 17 May 2013 –26 May 2014 | |
Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
In office 25 May 2008 –26 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Ganesh Hukkeri |
Constituency | Chikkodi-Sadalga |
Personal details | |
Born | Prakash Babbanna Hukkeri 5 March 1947 Chikkodi,Mysuru State,British India (present–day Karnataka,India) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Neelambika |
Relations | Ganesh Hukkeri (Son) |
Residence(s) | Examba,Belgaum district,Karnataka,India |
Alma mater | J.A.Composite Pre-university college,Belagavi |
Profession | Politician |
Prakash Babanna Hukkeri is a Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from North-West Teachers Constituency. He got elected in June 2022, [1] [2] also he was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (2014-19) representing Chikkodi constituency for the Congress Party. [3] He is a State Vice President of the Indian National Congress Karnataka. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, [4] the minister for Small scale Industries,Sugar and Endowments [5] and the minister in charge for Haveri District in the Government of Karnataka.
He was elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly in the 2013 election from Chikkodi-Sadalga constituency with 1,02,237 votes. [3] [4] He also won in 2008 assembly elections from the same constituency. [6]