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	'''Vimalabai Jagadevarao Deshmukh''' who was also known as '''Vimalabai Deshmukh''' was an Indian politician who was a former Minister for Women and Child Welfare in the [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://www.india.com/news/agencies/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away-3180563/</ref> She also served as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1994]]<ref>Karnataka 1994 https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3780-karnataka-1994/</ref> from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] constituency in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka\|Bijapur district]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/muddebihal.html~~?utm_source=from_actrack~~ Sitting and previous MLAs from Muddebihal Assembly Constituency</ref><ref>ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಈ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೂ ಗೆದ್ದಿರುವುದು ಕೇವಲ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಮಾತ್ರ. https://kannada.asianetnews.com/news/vijaypur-district-election-news</ref>		'''Vimalabai Jagadevarao Deshmukh''' who was also known as '''Vimalabai Deshmukh''' was an Indian politician who was a former Minister for Women and Child Welfare in the [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://www.india.com/news/agencies/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away-3180563/</ref> She also served as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1994]]<ref>Karnataka 1994 https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3780-karnataka-1994/</ref> from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] constituency in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka\|Bijapur district]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/muddebihal.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Muddebihal Assembly Constituency</ref><ref>ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಈ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೂ ಗೆದ್ದಿರುವುದು ಕೇವಲ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಮಾತ್ರ. https://kannada.asianetnews.com/news/vijaypur-district-election-news</ref>

	==Early life and ~~Personal~~ life==		==Early life and personal life==
	She was born in [[Murgod]] village of [[Sampgaon Taluk]] in [[Belgaum district]] of then [[Bombay State]] (Now [[Bailhongal Taluk]], [[Belgaum district]], [[Karnataka]]) to Somashekar Desai and Shanthabai. She completed her schooling i.e., SSLC (Class 10) from Sri Mahantha Shikshana Samithi High School [[Murgod\|Muragoda]] in 1966.<ref>VIMALABAI JAGADEVARAO DESHAMUKHA Muddebihal (BIJAPUR) http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=459</ref>		She was born in [[Murgod]] village of [[Sampgaon Taluk]] in [[Belgaum district]] of then [[Bombay State]] (Now [[Bailhongal Taluk]], [[Belgaum district]], [[Karnataka]]) to Somashekar Desai and Shanthabai. She completed her schooling i.e., SSLC (Class 10) from Sri Mahantha Shikshana Samithi High School [[Murgod\|Muragoda]] in 1966.<ref>VIMALABAI JAGADEVARAO DESHAMUKHA Muddebihal (BIJAPUR) http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=459</ref>
	Later she married [[Jagadevarao Sanganabasappa Deshmukh]],<ref>http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-dies-70 former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-dies-70</ref> who went on to become a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1978, 1983 and 1985 from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] constituency in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka\|Bijapur district]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3776-karnataka-1978/ Karnataka 1978</ref>		Later she married [[Jagadevarao Sanganabasappa Deshmukh]],<ref>http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-dies-70 former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-dies-70</ref> who went on to become a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1978, 1983 and 1985 from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] constituency in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka\|Bijapur district]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3776-karnataka-1978/ Karnataka 1978</ref>
	Her only daughter [[Nandini Deshmukh]] was married to [[Nilesh Deshmukh]] who was a former legislator of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<ref>Yavatmal MLA Parvekar dies in road mishap http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/18216505.cms~~?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst~~</ref> Nilesh Deshmukh had won from [[Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Yavatmal seat]] in [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election\|2009]] and was killed in 2013. Nandini Deshmukh came victorious from [[Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Yavatmal]] in By-elections conducted after her husband's death in 2013.<ref>Congress retains Yavatmal Assembly seat https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-retains-yavatmal-assembly-seat/article4785366.ece</ref>		Her only daughter [[Nandini Deshmukh]] was married to [[Nilesh Deshmukh]] who was a former legislator of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<ref>Yavatmal MLA Parvekar dies in road mishap http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/18216505.cms</ref> Nilesh Deshmukh had won from [[Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Yavatmal seat]] in [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election\|2009]] and was killed in 2013. Nandini Deshmukh came victorious from [[Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Yavatmal]] in By-elections conducted after her husband's death in 2013.<ref>Congress retains Yavatmal Assembly seat https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-retains-yavatmal-assembly-seat/article4785366.ece</ref>

	==Political career==		==Political career==
	She contested the Assembly election and was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] of [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] in [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1994 Assembly elections]]<ref>https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/muddebihal-in-Karnataka Previous Year's Election Results in Muddebihal, Karnataka</ref> defeating her nearest contestant [[C. S. Nadagouda]]<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh Passes Away https://www.newslocker.com/en-in/news/general-india/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away/view/</ref> and later entered [[J. H. Patel cabinet]] as [[Minister for Women and Child Welfare]] in 1998 after Vishwajit, a son of incumbent Minister [[B. T. Lalitha Naik]] was accused of defiling the statue of [[B.R. Ambedkar]] at B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Rajesh\|first1=Y.P\|title=Avenging Ambedkar\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Avenging-Ambedkar/200396\|work=Outlook magazine\|date=13 December 1995}}</ref> and remained in the position up to the end of Term till [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1999]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20180723120417/~~http://sanjevani.com/sanjevani/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B6/\|title=ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ದೇಶಮುಖ ನಿಧನ \| ಸಂಜೆವಾಣಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಾಗತ\|date=23 July 2018\|~~website~~=web.archive.org}}</ref>		She contested the Assembly election and was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] of [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] in [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1994 Assembly elections]]<ref>https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/muddebihal-in-Karnataka Previous Year's Election Results in Muddebihal, Karnataka</ref> defeating her nearest contestant [[C. S. Nadagouda]]<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh Passes Away https://www.newslocker.com/en-in/news/general-india/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away/view/</ref> and later entered [[J. H. Patel cabinet]] as [[Minister for Women and Child Welfare]] in 1998 after Vishwajit, a son of incumbent Minister [[B. T. Lalitha Naik]] was accused of defiling the statue of [[B.R. Ambedkar]] at B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Rajesh\|first1=Y.P\|title=Avenging Ambedkar\|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Avenging-Ambedkar/200396\|work=Outlook magazine\|date=13 December 1995}}</ref> and remained in the position up to the end of Term till [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1999]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://sanjevani.com/sanjevani/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B6/\|title=ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ದೇಶಮುಖ ನಿಧನ \| ಸಂಜೆವಾಣಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಾಗತ\|date=23 July 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723120417/http://sanjevani.com/sanjevani/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B6/\|archive-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>
	After her Term as Minister, she joined [[Janata Dal (United)]] and unsuccessfully contested [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1999 elections]] from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]].<ref>https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/karnataka/muddebihal-election-result/ Muddebihal (GEN)</ref> Later she joined [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] to contest [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|2004]] and [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|2008]] from her traditional [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] seat, but could not succeed to become a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] again.<ref>ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ದೇಶಮುಖ್ ನಿಧನ https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/vijayapura/former-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-death/articleshow/65089823.cms</ref>		After her Term as Minister, she joined [[Janata Dal (United)]] and unsuccessfully contested [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|1999 elections]] from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]].<ref>https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/karnataka/muddebihal-election-result/ Muddebihal (GEN)</ref> Later she joined [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] to contest [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|2004]] and [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|2008]] from her traditional [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] seat, but could not succeed to become a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] again.<ref>ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ದೇಶಮುಖ್ ನಿಧನ https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/vijayapura/former-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-death/articleshow/65089823.cms</ref>
	She was welcomed by [[B. S. Yediyurappa]], who had floated a new Party [[Karnataka Janata Paksha]] during [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|2013 elections]] after she was denied a ticket by [[Janata Dal (Secular)\|JD(S)]] and again unsuccessfully contested from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] seat.<ref>Ex-minister Vimala Bai passes away http://english.varthabharati.in/karnataka/ex-minister-vimala-bai-passes-away</ref> After elections, she returned to [[Janata Dal (Secular)\|JD(S)]]. Former Prime Minister [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], then Minister for Women and Child Development and actress turned politician [[Jayamala]], then Chief Minister [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] and many others condoled her death. [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] remembered her as an icon for women empowerment in the state.<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai J Deshmukh passes away https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/agency-wire/86584-former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-j-deshmukh-passes-away</ref><ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away-5270231/</ref><ref>ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ಎಸ್.ದೇಶಮುಖ್ ವಿಧಿವಶ https://www.eesanje.com/former-minister-vimalabai-s-deshmukh-passed-away/</ref>		She was welcomed by [[B. S. Yediyurappa]], who had floated a new Party [[Karnataka Janata Paksha]] during [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election\|2013 elections]] after she was denied a ticket by [[Janata Dal (Secular)\|JD(S)]] and again unsuccessfully contested from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)\|Muddebihal]] seat.<ref>Ex-minister Vimala Bai passes away http://english.varthabharati.in/karnataka/ex-minister-vimala-bai-passes-away</ref> After elections, she returned to [[Janata Dal (Secular)\|JD(S)]]. Former Prime Minister [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], then Minister for Women and Child Development and actress turned politician [[Jayamala]], then Chief Minister [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] and many others condoled her death. [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] remembered her as an icon for women empowerment in the state.<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai J Deshmukh passes away https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/agency-wire/86584-former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-j-deshmukh-passes-away</ref><ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away-5270231/</ref><ref>ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ಎಸ್.ದೇಶಮುಖ್ ವಿಧಿವಶ https://www.eesanje.com/former-minister-vimalabai-s-deshmukh-passed-away/</ref>

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{{distinguish|Vimal Punjab Deshmukh}}
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Deshmukh Vimalabai Jagadevarao
| birth_name = Vimalabai Somashekar Desai
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Murgod]], [[Sampgaon Taluk]], [[Belgaum district]], [[Bombay State]] (Now [[Bailhongal Taluk]], [[Belgaum district]], [[Karnataka]])
| residence = [[Nalatawad]], [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]], [[Karnataka]]<ref>VIMALABAI DESHAMUKH MUDDEBIHAL (BIJAPUR) http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=771</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|07|22|1949|10|21|df=y}}<ref>Former minister Vimalabai Deshmukh no more https://www.deccanherald.com/state/former-minister-vimalabai-682790.html</ref>
| death_place = [[Bijapur]], [[Karnataka]]<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh Passes Away https://www.mid-day.com/articles/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away/19629194</ref>
| office1 = [[Minister for Women and Child Welfare]] of [[Karnataka]]<ref>Ex-Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh Passes Away https://starofmysore.com/ex-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away/</ref>
| constituency1 = [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]]<ref>Former minister Vimalabai Deshmukh no more https://www.molitics.in/news/75959/former-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-no-more</ref><ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away-85206</ref>
| term1 = 1998 - 1999
| predecessor1 = [[B. T. Lalitha Naik]]
| successor1 = [[Motamma]]
| assembly2 = Karnataka Legislative
| constituency_AM2 = [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]]<ref>https://resultuniversity.com/election/muddebihal-karnataka-assembly-constituency Muddebihal Assembly Constituency Election Result</ref>
| term_start2 = 26 November 1994
| term_end2 = 7 October 1999
| party = [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] {{small|(2014 - 2018, 2003 - 2013)}}
| religion =
| otherparty = *[[Karnataka Janata Paksha]] {{small|(2013 - 2014)}}
*[[Janata Dal (United)]] {{small|(1999 - 2003)}}
*[[Janata Dal]] {{small|(until 1999)}}
| spouse = [[Deshmukh Jagadevarao Sanganabasappa]] (Till 1991, his death)<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away/1354294</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prajavani.net/district/last-link-countrys-disaster-559143.html|title=ಕಳಚಿದ ದೇಶಮುಖ ಮನೆತನದ ಕೊನೆಯ ಕೊಂಡಿ..!|date=22 July 2018|website=Prajavani}}</ref>
| children = One daughter ([[Nandini Nilesh Deshmukh]])
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'''Vimalabai Jagadevarao Deshmukh''' who was also known as '''Vimalabai Deshmukh''' was an Indian politician who was a former Minister for Women and Child Welfare in the [[Government of Karnataka]].<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://www.india.com/news/agencies/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away-3180563/</ref> She also served as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<ref>Karnataka 1994 https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3780-karnataka-1994/</ref> from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]] constituency in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/muddebihal.html?utm_source=from_actrack Sitting and previous MLAs from Muddebihal Assembly Constituency</ref><ref>ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಈ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರೆಗೂ ಗೆದ್ದಿರುವುದು ಕೇವಲ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಮಾತ್ರ. https://kannada.asianetnews.com/news/vijaypur-district-election-news</ref>

==Early life and Personal life==
She was born in [[Murgod]] village of [[Sampgaon Taluk]] in [[Belgaum district]] of then [[Bombay State]] (Now [[Bailhongal Taluk]], [[Belgaum district]], [[Karnataka]]) to Somashekar Desai and Shanthabai. She completed her schooling i.e., SSLC (Class 10) from Sri Mahantha Shikshana Samithi High School [[Murgod|Muragoda]] in 1966.<ref>VIMALABAI JAGADEVARAO DESHAMUKHA Muddebihal (BIJAPUR) http://myneta.info/karnatka2008/candidate.php?candidate_id=459</ref>
Later she married [[Jagadevarao Sanganabasappa Deshmukh]],<ref>http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-dies-70 former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-dies-70</ref> who went on to become a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] in 1978, 1983 and 1985 from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]] constituency in [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur district]], [[Karnataka]].<ref>https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3776-karnataka-1978/ Karnataka 1978</ref>
Her only daughter [[Nandini Deshmukh]] was married to [[Nilesh Deshmukh]] who was a former legislator of [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].<ref>Yavatmal MLA Parvekar dies in road mishap http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/18216505.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst</ref> Nilesh Deshmukh had won from [[Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yavatmal seat]] in [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]] and was killed in 2013. Nandini Deshmukh came victorious from [[Yavatmal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Yavatmal]] in By-elections conducted after her husband's death in 2013.<ref>Congress retains Yavatmal Assembly seat https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/congress-retains-yavatmal-assembly-seat/article4785366.ece</ref>

==Political career==
She contested the Assembly election and was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]] in [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994 Assembly elections]]<ref>https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/muddebihal-in-Karnataka Previous Year's Election Results in Muddebihal, Karnataka</ref> defeating her nearest contestant [[C. S. Nadagouda]]<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh Passes Away https://www.newslocker.com/en-in/news/general-india/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away/view/</ref> and later entered [[J. H. Patel cabinet]] as [[Minister for Women and Child Welfare]] in 1998 after Vishwajit, a son of incumbent Minister [[B. T. Lalitha Naik]] was accused of defiling the statue of [[B.R. Ambedkar]] at B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rajesh|first1=Y.P|title=Avenging Ambedkar|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Avenging-Ambedkar/200396|work=Outlook magazine|date=13 December 1995}}</ref> and remained in the position up to the end of Term till [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723120417/http://sanjevani.com/sanjevani/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86-%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF-%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B6/|title=ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ದೇಶಮುಖ ನಿಧನ | ಸಂಜೆವಾಣಿಗೆ ಸ್ವಾಗತ|date=23 July 2018|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
After her Term as Minister, she joined [[Janata Dal (United)]] and unsuccessfully contested [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999 elections]] from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]].<ref>https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/karnataka/muddebihal-election-result/ Muddebihal (GEN)</ref> Later she joined [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] to contest [[2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2004]] and [[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2008]] from her traditional [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]] seat, but could not succeed to become a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] again.<ref>ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ದೇಶಮುಖ್ ನಿಧನ https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/vijayapura/former-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-death/articleshow/65089823.cms</ref>
She was welcomed by [[B. S. Yediyurappa]], who had floated a new Party [[Karnataka Janata Paksha]] during [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013 elections]] after she was denied a ticket by [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]] and again unsuccessfully contested from [[Muddebihal (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Muddebihal]] seat.<ref>Ex-minister Vimala Bai passes away http://english.varthabharati.in/karnataka/ex-minister-vimala-bai-passes-away</ref> After elections, she returned to [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]. Former Prime Minister [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], then Minister for Women and Child Development and actress turned politician [[Jayamala]], then Chief Minister [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] and many others condoled her death. [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] remembered her as an icon for women empowerment in the state.<ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai J Deshmukh passes away https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/agency-wire/86584-former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-j-deshmukh-passes-away</ref><ref>Former Karnataka Minister Vimalabai Deshmukh passes away https://indianexpress.com/article/india/former-karnataka-minister-vimalabai-deshmukh-passes-away-5270231/</ref><ref>ಮಾಜಿ ಸಚಿವೆ ವಿಮಲಾಬಾಯಿ ಎಸ್.ದೇಶಮುಖ್ ವಿಧಿವಶ https://www.eesanje.com/former-minister-vimalabai-s-deshmukh-passed-away/</ref>

==Death==
After a prolonged illness, she died on 22 July 2018 in her [[Bijapur]] residence. She was survived by her Three daughters.

==See also==
*[[J. H. Patel cabinet]]
*[[Jagadevarao Sanganabasappa Deshmukh]]

==References==
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