Ganesh Hukkeri

Ganesh Hukkeri
Assembly Member for Chikkodi-Sadalga
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 August 2014
Preceded by	Prakash Babanna Hukkeri
Constituency	Chikkodi-Sadalga
Personal details
Born	(1978-07-24) 24 July 1978 Chikkodi, Karnataka, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Swapnali Hukkeri
Children	2
Parent	Prakash Babanna Hukkeri (father)
Residence(s)	Examba Post Chikodi Taluk Belgavi District 591244
Alma mater	Karnatak University, Dharwad (M.B.A.)
Occupation	Social Worker

Ganesh Hukkeri (born 24 July 1978) is an Indian politician. He is the current Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Chikkodi-Sadalga. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from Bharatesh College Of Business Administration in Belgavi.

Positions held

• Chief Whip of Government of Karnataka until August 2019
• Parliamentary secretary to 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 (ex-MP Chikkodi Lok Sabha 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 Examba constituency. He defeated Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle who is now a sitting MLA from Nippani 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 Belgaum district. He defeated the BJP 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 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.

External links

• Anil Kumar (24 August 2014). "Karnataka bypoll results: Congress, BJP in Karnataka hope for big win". The Times of India.
• Naushad Bijapur (11 August 2014). "My father's image is my advantage". The Deccan Chronicle.
• "Karnataka bypoll results: Congress wins 2 seats; BJP wins 1, faces shocking defeat in Bellary". IBNLive. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014.