Sangappa A. Agadi

Sangappa Andanappa Agadi (often called S. A. Agadi or A. Sanganna) was an Indian politician and farmer. He served as a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for two terms. He represented the Koppal area in Mysore State. The state was later renamed Karnataka in 1973. Agadi was a member of the Indian National Congress party. He worked for the farming communities of the new Mysore State during the late 1950s and 1960s.

Early life and background The exact dates of his birth and death are not widely known in public records. Agadi came from the Koppal district. This area depended mostly on farming. It was historically under the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad before joining India. Agadi joined politics around the time of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. This law brought Kannada speaking areas into the new Mysore State. His political work focused on rural development and farming policies for the people of Koppal.

Political career During his political career, Agadi mostly contested elections against Sivamurthi Swami Alavandi. Alavandi was an independent candidate. They competed against each other in three parliament elections in 1957, 1962, and 1967 for the Koppal seat.

2nd Lok Sabha (1957 to 1962) The 1957 Indian general election was the first election after the reorganisation of states. The Indian National Congress chose Agadi to contest from Koppal. He contested against the sitting Member of Parliament, Sivamurthi Swami. Agadi won the election with 130,849 votes. He defeated Swami and entered the 2nd Lok Sabha.

4th Lok Sabha (1967 to 1971) Agadi returned to politics in the 1967 Indian general election. He contested again for the Indian National Congress. He faced S. S. Alwandi once more. This time Alwandi represented the Lok Sewak Sangh. Agadi received 166,690 votes. He won back the Koppal seat and entered the 4th Lok Sabha.

Alwandi then took the case to the Supreme Court of India. The case was named Shivamurthy Swami v. Agadi Sanganna Andanappa. The Supreme Court checked the claims of election cheating. They found no strong proof to cancel the election result. The court cleared Agadi of the charges. He completed his term in the 4th Lok Sabha until 1971. Parliamentary work

Agadi frequently raised matters concerning irrigation projects, food grain procurement, agricultural credit, and development of backward regions of Mysore State. Election results

+ Electoral performance Year Election Party Votes Opponent Result 1957 2nd Lok Sabha Indian National Congress 130,849 Sivamurthi Swami (Independent) 1962 3rd Lok Sabha Indian National Congress — Sivamurthi Swami Alavandi (Independent) 1967 4th Lok Sabha Indian National Congress 166,690 S. S. Alwandi (Lok Sewak Sangh)

Legacy

A commercial building known as the S. A. Agadi Complex, located near the central bus stand in Koppal, is named after Agadi in recognition of his public service.