Lakshmi Hebbalkar
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lakshmi Hebbalkar
| image = Lakshmi Hebbalkar.jpg
| caption = Hebbalkar in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chikka Hattiholi, Khanapur Taluka, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India
| office = Cabinet Minister, Government of Karnataka
| predecessor = Halappa Achar
| successor =
| governor = Thawarchand Gehlot
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Siddaramaiah
| 2blankname = Cabinet
| 2namedata = Second Siddaramaiah ministry
| 3blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 3namedata = *Women & Child Development
- Disabled & Senior Citizens Empowerment
| term_start = 27 May 2022
| office1 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = May 2018
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = Belagavi Rural
| predecessor1 = Sanjay Patil
| party = Indian National Congress
| spouse = Ravindra Hebbalkar
| children = 1
| alma_mater = Mysore University)
}}
Lakshmi Ravindra Hebbalkar (born 28 May 1975){{cite web |last1=B. |first1=Praveen Chandra |title=Laxmi Hebbalkar Profile: ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹೆಬ್ಬಾಳ್ಕರ್ ಪರಿಚಯ, ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ನ ದಿಟ್ಟ ಹೆಣ್ಣು, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹುದ್ದೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಣ್ಣು |url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/karnataka/profile-of-karnataka-congress-laxmi-hebbalkar-belgaum-rural-assembly-constituency-powerful-lingayat-women-pcp-181683336484238.html |website=Kannada Hindustan Times |access-date=31 May 2023 |language=kn}} 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.{{cite news |title=Double delight for Laxmi Hebbalkar |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/double-delight-for-laxmi-hebbalkar-1222573.html |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=Deccan Herald |date=28 May 2023 |language=en}}
Personal life
Lakshmi Hebbalkar was born in Chikka Hattiholi, a village in Khanapur taluk of Karnataka's Belagavi district, into an agricultural family.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-06 |title=Lakshmi Hebbalkar Biography: Networth, Age, Family, Career - Namma Belagavi News |url=https://nammabelagavinews.com/lakshmi-hebbalkar-biography-networth-age-family-career/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |language=en-US}} 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.{{cite news |title=Laxmi Hebbalkar reaps benefits of remaining loyal to Grand Old Party |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/may/28/laxmi-hebbalkar-reaps-benefits-of-remaining-loyal-to-grand-old-party-2579244.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528113444/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/may/28/laxmi-hebbalkar-reaps-benefits-of-remaining-loyal-to-grand-old-party-2579244.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 May 2023 |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=The New Indian Express}} She holds a master's degree in political science from Mysore University.{{cite web |title=Lakshmi Hebbalkar (38), congress candidate from Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency filed her nominations at the deputy commissioner's office |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lakshmi-hebbalkar-38-congress-candidate-from-belgaum-lok-sabha-constituency-filed-her-nominations-at-the-deputy-commissioners-office-few-minutes-ago-she-has-masters-degree-in-political-science-from-mysore-university-and-had-lost-the-2013-assembly-election-from-belgaum-rural-/articleshow/32597637.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=1 June 2023 |date=24 March 2014}}
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 pradesh
Congress Committee in 2010 as its first woman president.{{cite news |last1=Patil |first1=Vijaykumar |title=Laxmi Hebbalkar named State Mahila Congress president |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/laxmi-hebbalkar-named-state-mahila-congress-president/article7199761.ece |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=12 May 2015 |language=en-IN}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/477008/laxmi-hebbalkar-state-women-congress.html|title = Laxmi Hebbalkar is State women Congress chief|date = 12 May 2015}} 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.{{cite news | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jul/15/congress-mla-laxmi-hebbalkar-shuts-down-quitting-rumours-2003970.html | title=Congress MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar shuts down quitting rumours | date=15 July 2019 | newspaper=The New Indian Express | accessdate=11 November 2019 }}{{cite web|url=http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=235 |title=Lakshmi R Hebbalkar(Bharatiya Janata party):Constituency- BELGAUM RURAL(BELGAUM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |publisher=Myneta.info |date= |accessdate=2014-03-23}} Hebbalkar was quizzed for two days by Enforcement Directorate in September 2019 in connection with a probe into a money laundering case.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/laxmi-hebbalkar-quizzed-for-2-days-may-be-called-again-762869.html|title = Laxmi Hebbalkar quizzed for 2 days, maybe called again|date = 20 September 2019}}
Hebbalkar was reelected to the assembly in 2023 and was appointed the Minister of Women and Child Development as part of the Siddaramaiah ministry.{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|first1=|title=Karnataka elections: Congress wins majority of seats in Belagavi district|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-congress-wins-majority-of-seats-in-belagavi-district/article66847503.ece|accessdate=19 November 2024|date=13 May 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524144310/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/karnataka-assembly/karnataka-elections-congress-wins-majority-of-seats-in-belagavi-district/article66847503.ece|archivedate=24 May 2023|language=en-IN}}
Current Role and Achievements
- Appointment as Minister of Women and Child Development in the Karnataka government.
- Impact and responsibilities in the current role.
References
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External links
- [http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=235|National Election Watch Candidate Page]
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Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Category:People from Belagavi district
Category:21st-century Indian women politicians
Category:Women members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly