Balasaheb Hanumantrao Khardekar (Also known as Balasaheb Hanmantrao Khardekar) (1 August 1903 â 26 December 1963) was an educationist and politician who represented Kolhapur as a Member of Parliament in the 1st Lok Sabha. He was also member of constituent assembly representing Bombay States.
Khardekar was born in Bombay Presidency, British India on 1 August 1903. He was educated from the University of Bombay and Cambridge University with a degree in law. He was a teacher by vocation and served as principal of Rajaram College, Kolhapur from 1940 to 1944.
Khardekar was member of Constituent assembly representing Bombay States. He was opposed to prohibition as a constitutional measure. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the First Lok Sabha in 1952. He represented the Kolhapur constituency as an independent.