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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ganesh Hukkeri
| image =
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = MLA Ganesh Hukkeri
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|07|24|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Chikkodi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| alt =
| constituency_AM = [[Chikkodi-Sadalga (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi-Sadalga]]
| assembly =
| majority =
| term_start = 26 August 2014
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Prakash Babanna Hukkeri]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Chikkodi-Sadalga (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi-Sadalga]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| nationality = Indian
| father = [[Prakash Babanna Hukkeri]]
| spouse = Swapnali Hukkeri
| alma_mater = [[Karnatak University]], [[Dharwad]] ([[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]])
| children = 2
| residence = Examba Post Chikodi Taluk Belgavi District 591244
| 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 (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chikkodi-Sadalga]] and the owner of Embassy Group.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=3031 | title=Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri (Winner) CHIKKODI-SADALGA : BYE- ELECTION ON 21-08-2014 (BELGAUM) | work=myneta.info | accessdate=23 May 2016}} - {{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/Hukkeri-Bandh-receives-good-response/articleshow/49260518.cms | title='Hukkeri Bandh' receives good response | date=7 October 2015 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Ravindra | last=Uppar | accessdate=11 November 2019}}</ref> 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 (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|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)|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 an ZP member from Examba constituency. He defeated [[Shashikala Annasaheb Jolle]] who is now is a sitting MLA from [[Nipani]] 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 as 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.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karnataka-bypoll-results-Congress-BJP-in-Karnataka-hope-for-big-win/articleshow/40860841.cms|title=Karnataka bypoll results: Congress, BJP in Karnataka hope for big win|work=The Times of India|author=Anil Kumar|date=24 August 2014}}
* {{cite news |title=My father's image is my advantage|author=Naushad Bijapur |date=11 August 2014|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140811/nation-politics/article/%E2%80%98my-father%E2%80%99s-image-my-advantage%E2%80%99|work=The Deccan Chronicle}}
* {{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/karnataka-bypoll-results-congress-wins-2-seats-bjp-wins-1-faces-shocking-defeat-in-bellary/494153-62-129.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827212613/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/karnataka-bypoll-results-congress-wins-2-seats-bjp-wins-1-faces-shocking-defeat-in-bellary/494153-62-129.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-08-27|title=Karnataka bypoll results: Congress wins 2 seats; BJP wins 1, faces shocking defeat in Bellary|work=IBNLive}}

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