Ganesh Hukkeri (born 24 July 1978) is an Indian politician. He is the current Member of the

Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are ...

from Chikkodi-Sadalga. He has a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

degree from Bharatesh College Of Business Administration in

Belgavi Belgaum ( ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi ...

Positions held

* Chief Whip of the Government of Karnataka until August 2019 * Parliamentary secretary to the Revenue Department of Karnataka till May 2018 * Member of Legislative Assembly From Chikkodi-Sadalga constituency twice (2014-2018 and 2018-2023) consecutively * Director of Karnataka Sugar Federation * Director of District Co-op Bank Belgavi * Former member of Belgavi Zilla Parishad

Early life

He was born to

Prakash Babanna Hukkeri 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 th ...

(Member of Legislative Council (NorthWest Karnataka Teachers constituency) and former Cabinet Minister Of Sugar, Small Business and Charity, Karnataka) in Belgavi. An MBA graduate, he always wanted to be a social worker. Assisting his father in politics since his school days, he was involved in election campaigns since 1994 and accompanied his father during the previous five assembly elections and two Lok Sabha polls. He was elected as a ZP member from the Examba constituency. He defeated

Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle (born 20 November 1969, nee Shashikala Haradare), is an Indian social worker and politician. On 20 August 2019 she was inducted as the Cabinet Minister in the BJP Government led by B.S. Yediyurappa. Member of the Legis ...

who is now a sitting MLA from

Nippani Nipani is a third largest city, taluk in the Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is an important agricultural and commercial trade centre in the district. Nipani and its surrounding villages are known for growing high-quali ...

assembly constituency He was a director of DCC Bank, Belgavi.

Legislative life

After his father won the election of Loksabha in 2014, Hukkeri was recommended by almost all the leaders from the Belgaum district. He defeated the

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mo ...

candidate Mahantesh Kawwatagimath (MLC) by more than 33,000 votes. 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. In his second election, in May 2018, Hukkeri defeated Annasaheb Jolle who had lost the election twice against the elder Hukkeri. Hukkeri was appointed Chief Whip of the Government of Karnataka, a cabinet minister rank.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hukkeri, Ganesh Living people 1978 births Karnataka district councillors People from Belagavi district Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018 Karnataka MLAs 2018–2023