Iranna Kadadi is an Indian politician and a

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representing

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in the

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. He served as the Belagavi district Panchayat president in 2010. He also served as Bharatiya Janata Party's Belagavi district unit president. He also served as the chairman of

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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. His nomination along with

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to the

in 2020 came as a surprise from the national leadership of

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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.

Early life

Eranna Kadadi was associated with the BJP from his student days through the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and later got involved in the organisation work for the BJP. He started his active political career in 1989.

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