B. K. Hariprasad

B.K. Hariprasad (born 29 July 1954) is a politician from the Indian National Congress. 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 the United Opposition for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and lost to Harivansh Narayan Singh of NDA in 2018. He has taken office as the KPCC President on Sunday (June 21).

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

Political career Hariprasad is General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee. He lost the Lok Sabha election to Ananth Kumar of BJP in Bangalore South. In 1999, Hariprasad contested unsuccessfully against Kumar.

General Election 1999

YearElectionConstituency NamePartyResultVotes gainedVote share%Margin1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Bangalore South INC 3,44,107 42.78% 66,054

Rajya Sabha Election History Personal life Hariprasad is married to Usha and they have a daughter.