He was a member of the Rajya Sabha of the Parliament of India at various times from 1958 to 1984.

[2] Khobragade was an Ambedkarite and leader of Republican Party of India (RPI).

[3][4][5][6] He hails from Mahar (Scheduled Caste) community and, in 1956 he got converted into Buddhism along with B. R. Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution.

[3][5][7] Khobragade had his early education at Jubilee High School, Chandrapur.

[3][5] Indian Post issued a stamp dedicated to Khobragade in 2009.