Iranna B Kadadi

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| office1 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| term_start1 = 26 June 2020

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| constituency1 = Karnataka

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| birth_place = Kalloli, Gokak

| residence = Belagavi, Karnataka

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| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/karnataka/bjp-names-eranna-kadadi-ashok-gasti-as-candidates-for-karnataka-rajya-sabha-polls-2288768.html|title=BJP names Iranna Kadadi, Ashok Gasti as candidates for Karnataka Rajya Sabha polls|date=8 June 2020|website=Zee News}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/karnataka-eranna-kadadi-ashok-gasti-chosen-as-bjps-rs-candidates-847023.html|title=Karnataka: Eranna Kadadi, Ashok Gasti chosen as BJP's RS candidates|website=Deccan Herald|date=8 June 2020 |accessdate=9 June 2020}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/1085297-2-bjp-leaders-file-nominations-for-rajya-sabha-elections-from-karnataka-yediyurappa|website=devdiscourse.com|title=2 BJP leaders file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka: Yediyurappa|accessdate=12 June 2020}}