Prakash Hukkeri | |
Birth Date: | 1947 3, df=yes |
Birth Name: | Prakash Babbanna Hukkeri |
Birth Place: | Chikkodi, Mysuru State, Dominion of India |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Office1: | Karnataka Legislative Council |
Term Start1: | 13 June 2022 |
Constituency1: | North-West Teachers |
Predecessor1: | Arun Shahapur |
Office2: | Member of Parliament |
Term Start2: | 26 May 2014 |
Term End2: | 23 May 2019 |
Constituency2: | Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Predecessor2: | Ramesh Vishwanath Katti |
Successor2: | Annasaheb Jolle |
Office3: | Minister for Small Scale Industries, Sugar and Endowments, Government of Karnataka |
Term Start3: | 17 May 2013 |
Term End3: | 26 May 2014 |
Office4: | Karnataka Legislative Assembly |
Term Start4: | 25 May 2008 |
Term End4: | 26 May 2014 |
Constituency4: | Chikkodi-Sadalga |
Predecessor4: | Position Established |
Successor4: | Ganesh Hukkeri |
Alma Mater: | J.A.Composite Pre-university college, Belagavi |
Relations: | Ganesh Hukkeri (Son) |
Spouse: | Neelambika |
Residence: | Examba, Belgaum district, Karnataka, India |
Profession: | Politician |
Nationality: | Indian |
Prakash Babanna Hukkeri is a Member of Karnataka Legislative Council from North-West Teachers Constituency. He got elected in June 2022, also he was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (2014-19) representing Chikkodi constituency for the Congress Party.[1] He is a State Vice President of the Indian National Congress Karnataka. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the minister for Small scale Industries, Sugar and Endowments 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.[2] He also won in 2008 assembly elections from the same constituency.[3]