Andanappa Doddameti

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Andanappa Jnanappa Doddameti was an Indian statesman. He was born in Jakkali village, Ron taluk, Kingdom of Mysore (now the state of Karnataka) on 16 March 1908. [1] [2] [3] [4] Andanappa Doddameti was known for his role in the Unification of Karnataka [5] and his significant participation in the Indian Independence Movement. [6]

He was the son of Jnanappa. Andanappa was an agriculturist through ancestry. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1930. [2] [3] In 1933 he was named director of the Karnatak Provincial Congress Committee. [2] [7] He took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1933. [2] [3] He was jailed for half a year and fined 2,000 Indian rupees him for his role in the Ankola stir. [1] [3] [7] Andanappa founded the Dharwad District Harijan Sevak Sangh after his release from jail. [1] [4] [7] He met Mahatma Gandhi in the Yarvada jail, and sought Gandhi's blessing for the work for upliftment of Harijans. [4] Moreover Andanappa served as the president of the Jamkhandi State People's Conference from 1932 to 1948. [2] [3] [8]

He was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly from the Dharwad North constituency in 1937. [2] [4] In 1938 he supported a motion for the creation of a Karnatak province, addressing the legislature in Kannada language. [4] He was the first legislator to speak in Kannada in the assembly. [2] He was jailed during a 1940 satyagrah. [7] He was imprisoned during the Quit India movement of 1942, and spent thirty-three months in jail. [7]

He was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1946. [2] On 1 April 1947 he moved a resolution in the Legislative Assembly calling for the creation of a Karnatak province, which was adopted by the legislature with 60 votes in favour and 8 against. [4] He was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in the 1952 elections, representing the Ron constituency. [2] He served as the Working President of the Karnatak Unification League. [2] Andanappa was a Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly until 1956. [3] From 1956 onwards he was a Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly. [3] He was re-elected to the Mysore Legislative Assembly in 1957, 1962 and 1967. [7] [9] In 1957 and 1966 he moved a resolutions in the Mysore Legislative Assembly, calling for the state to be re-named 'Karnataka'. [4]

In 1968 he was named as Minister of State for Minor Irrigation in the Mysore state government. [7] [10] His tenure as Minister ended in March 1971. [1]

He died on 21 February 1972. [7]

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