Lakshmi Hebbalkar

Lakshmi Ravindra Hebbalkar (born 28 May 1975)[1] is an Indian politician from Karnataka. She is currently serving as the Minister of Women and Child Development, and Disabled and Senior Citizens Empowerment in the Government of Karnataka. As a member of the Indian National Congress, she is an elected member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Belagavi Rural.[2]

Lakshmi Hebbalkar
Hebbalkar in 2020
Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
Assumed office
27 May 2023
GovernorThawarchand Gehlot
Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah
CabinetSecond Siddaramaiah ministry
Ministry and Departments
  • Women & Child Development
  • Disabled & Senior Citizens Empowerment
Preceded byHalappa Achar
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Karnataka
Assumed office
May 2018
Preceded bySanjay Patil
ConstituencyBelagavi Rural
Personal details
Born (1975-05-28) 28 May 1975
Chikka Hattiholi, Khanapur, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseRavindra Hebbalkar
Children1
Alma materMysore University

Personal life

Lakshmi Hebbalkar was born in Chikka Hattiholi, a village in Khanapur taluk of Karnataka's Belagavi district, into an agricultural family. She belongs to the Lingayats Sect. She is one of five siblings. She married agriculturist-businessman Ravindra Hebbalkar and joined the Congress party in 2004.[3] She holds a master's degree in political science from Mysore University.[4]

Political career

Hebbalkar held the position of general secretary of the Karnataka Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee for a brief period before being asked to head the Belagavi District Congress Committee in 2010 as its first woman president.[5] She unsuccessfully contested from the Belgavi (Rural) Vidhan Sabha seat in 2013, and then from Belagavi Lok Sabha seat in 2014. In 2015, she was appointed the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee women's wing president.[6] In the legislative assembly election that followed, she defeated Sanjay Patil of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as a legislator first time, while contesting from the same constituency.[7][8] Hebbalkar was quizzed for two days by Enforcement Directorate in September 2019 in connection with a probe into a money laundering case.[9]

Hebbalkar was reelected to the assembly in 2023 and was appointed the Minister of Women and Child Development as part of the Siddaramaiah ministry.[2]

References
  1. B., Praveen Chandra. "Laxmi Hebbalkar Profile: ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹೆಬ್ಬಾಳ್ಕರ್‌ ಪರಿಚಯ, ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್‌ನ ದಿಟ್ಟ ಹೆಣ್ಣು, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹುದ್ದೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಣ್ಣು". Kannada Hindustan Times (in Kannada). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. "Double delight for Laxmi Hebbalkar". Deccan Herald. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. "Laxmi Hebbalkar reaps benefits of remaining loyal to Grand Old Party". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. "Lakshmi Hebbalkar (38), congress candidate from Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency filed her nominations at the deputy commissioner's office". The Times of India. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. Patil, Vijaykumar (12 May 2015). "Laxmi Hebbalkar named State Mahila Congress president". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. "Laxmi Hebbalkar is State women Congress chief". 12 May 2015.
  7. "Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar shuts down quitting rumours". The New Indian Express. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. "Lakshmi R Hebbalkar(Bharatiya Janata party):Constituency- BELGAUM RURAL(BELGAUM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Myneta.info. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  9. "Laxmi Hebbalkar quizzed for 2 days, maybe called again". 20 September 2019.
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