Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi

Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi (5 June 1944 – 22 May 2024) was an Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha (he represented the Gulbarga constituency of Karnataka) and member of Karnataka Legislative Council for the term 2014 to 2020.

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts education from Government Arts and Science College, Gulbarga (Mysore) and LLB (master's and law degrees) from Law College, Osmania University, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh).

[2] In the 2009 general elections for the 15th Lok Sabha, the Gulbarga constituency was made a reserved seat for SCs.

Henceforth Saradgi gave the opportunity to Mallikarjun Kharge to contest the election as he belonged to that community.

Mallikarjun Kharge won the seat and was Union Minister of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India.