H. S. Prakash

Hassan Sanniah Prakash (13 September 1951 – 27 November 2018) was an Indian politician and a four-term MLA in the state of Karnataka, representing the Hassan constituency. He was a member of Janata Dal (Secular). Prakash served as a member of Hassan city municipal council from 1983 to 1989, and was president of the municipal council from 1985 to 1987. He was elected for the fourth time as a member of the legislative assembly in the 2013 Karnataka state assembly election.

H.S.Prakash
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka for Hassan
In office 8 May 2013 – 16 May 2018
In office May 2008 – May 2013
In office May 2004 – October 2007
In office December 1994 – August 1999
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-13)13 September 1951 Hassan, Mysore State, India
Died	27 November 2018(2018-11-27) (aged 67) Hassan, India
Political party	Janata Dal (Secular)
Spouse	Lalitha Prakash
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Residence	Hassan
Occupation	Agriculture

He was first elected as MLA for the Hassan constituency in the 1994 election.^[1] He unsuccessfully contested the next elections in 1999, but was elected again in the 2004, 2008 and 2013 Karnataka state assembly elections.^[2] His son Swaroop Prakash is the present sitting MLA from Hassan assembly constituency.

He was also the chairman of Sanjeevini co-operative hospital from 2001, co-founded by Dr. A. C. Munivenkate Gowda and Dr. Gururaj Hebbar, which also runs an institution H. D. Deve Gowda college of nursing and paramedical science.