B. K. Hariprasad

B.K. Hariprasad (born 29 July 1954) is a politician from the Indian National Congress party. He is a former Member of Parliament who represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the candidate of United Opposition for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and lost to Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh of NDA.

B.K. Hariprasad
Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha
In office
26 June 2014 – 25 June 2020
Succeeded byEranna Kadadi
ConstituencyKarnataka
Member of Karnataka Legislative Council
Assumed office
1 July 2020
Personal details
Born (1954-07-29) 29 July 1954
Bangalore, Mysore State, India
Political partyINC
ResidenceNew Delhi

Early life

Hariprasad was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, to A. Kempaiah and K. Gunavathi. He did his B.Com. at M.E.S. College, Bangalore University, Bangalore.

Political career

Hariprasad is a member of the Rajya Sabha. He is also a General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee. He lost election to Ananthkumar of BJP in Bangalore South.[1] He is currently incharge general secretary of Odisha, Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh for upcoming assembly elections there. In 1999, Hariprasad contested unsuccessfully against Kumar. General Election 1999 Indian general election, 1999: Bangalore South Party Candidate Votes % ± BJP Ananth Kumar 4,10,161 50.99 INC B. K. Hariprasad 3,44,107 42.78 JD(S) B. T. Parthasarathy 22,801 2.83 AIADMK D. Arumugam 11,643 1.45 Independent Dr. B. R. Manjunath 11,636 1.45 Majority 66,054 8.21 Turnout 8,04,342 54.08 BJP hold Swing

Personal life

Hariprasad is married to Usha and they have a daughter.[2]

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References
  1. Sonia rolls out year-long bash for Cong : Latest Headlines, News - India Today
  2. http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=985


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