Global InformationIranna B Kadadi information
Iranna Kadadi | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | B. K. Hariprasad |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1966[1] Kalloli, Gokak |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Belagavi, Karnataka |
Iranna Kadadi is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament representing Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha. He served as the Belagavi district Panchayat president in 2010. He also served as Bharatiya Janata Party's Belagavi district unit president.[2] He also served as the chairman of NGEF, Hubli
Kadadi had unsuccessfully contested the assembly election from Arabhavi constituency in 1994 on a BJP ticket. Kadadi belongs to Veerashiva Lingayat community from Belagavi district.[3]
His nomination along with Ashok Gasti to the Rajya Sabha in 2020 came as a surprise from the national leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party as they were never in the limelight. The BJP later said that the party believes in appreciating grass root level workers, hence rewarded them with this opportunity.[4]
- ^ rajyasabha.in
- ^ "BJP names Iranna Kadadi, Ashok Gasti as candidates for Karnataka Rajya Sabha polls". Zee News. 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka: Eranna Kadadi, Ashok Gasti chosen as BJP's RS candidates". Deccan Herald. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "2 BJP leaders file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka: Yediyurappa". devdiscourse.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.