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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
| name = B.K. Hariprasad<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|07|29|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Mysore State]], [[India]]<br />
| residence = [[New Delhi]]<br />
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]] of [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Karnataka]]<br />
| term_start1 = 26 June 2014<br />
| term_end1= 25 June 2020<br />
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| successor1 = [[Eranna Kadadi]] | office2 = [[Karnataka Legislative Council|Member of Karnataka Legislative Council]] | term_start2 = 1 July 2020 | predecessor2 =<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
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'''B.K. Hariprasad''' (born 29 July 1954) is a politician from the [[Indian National Congress]] party. He is a former [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] who represented [[Karnataka]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[Rajya Sabha|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.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Hariprasad was born in [[Bangalore]], Karnataka, to A. Kempaiah and K. Gunavathi in south kalwar family.He did his B.Com. at M.E.S. College, Bangalore University, Bangalore.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Hariprasad is a member of the Rajya Sabha. He is also a [[All India Congress Committee#General Secretary|General Secretary]] of the [[All India Congress Committee]]. He lost election to [[Ananth Kumar|Ananthkumar]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in Bangalore South.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/70826/LATEST%20NEWS/Sonia+rolls+out+year-long+bash+for+Cong.html Sonia rolls out year-long bash for Cong : Latest Headlines, News - India Today]</ref> He is currently incharge general secretary of Odisha, Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh for upcoming assembly elections there.<br />
In 1999, Hariprasad contested unsuccessfully against Kumar.<br />
'''General Election 1999'''<br />
Indian general election, 1999: Bangalore South Party Candidate Votes % ±<br />
BJP Ananth Kumar 4,10,161 50.99 <br />
INC B. K. Hariprasad 3,44,107 42.78 <br />
JD(S) B. T. Parthasarathy 22,801 2.83 <br />
AIADMK D. Arumugam 11,643 1.45 <br />
Independent Dr. B. R. Manjunath 11,636 1.45 <br />
Majority 66,054 8.21 <br />
Turnout 8,04,342 54.08 <br />
BJP hold Swing<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Hariprasad is married to Usha and they have a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=985|title = National Portal of India}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=985 Detailed Profile: Shri B.K. Hariprasad]<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka]]<br />
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