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 the United Opposition for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and lost to Shri Harivansh Narayan Singh of NDA. 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 a member of the Rajya Sabha. He is also a General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee. He lost the election to Ananthkumar of BJP in Bangalore South. 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. External links Detailed Profile: Shri B.K. Hariprasad References 1954 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka Politicians from Bangalore Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka