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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Andanappa Doddameti
| image      =
| alt        =
| caption    =
| office      = Minister of State for Minor Irrigation, [[Government of Mysore]]
| term_start  = 1968
| term_end    = March 1971
| predecessor =
| successor  =
| office1    = Member of the [[Mysore Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 1957
| term_end1  = 1972
| predecessor1=
| successor1  = A. V. Patil
| constituency1= [[Ron Assembly constituency|Ron]]
| office2    = Member of the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 1952
| term_end2  = 1957
| predecessor2= ''Constituency established''
| successor2  =
| constituency2 = Ron
| office3    = Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly for Dharwad North
| term_start3 = 1946
| term_end3  = 1946
| term_start4 = 1937
| term_end4  = 1939
| profession  =
| party      = [[Indian National Congress]]
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1908|3|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jakkali, [[Gadag district|Gadag]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1972|2|21|1908|3|16|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| spouse      = Annapurna<br/>Devikadevi
| children    =
}}


'''Andanappa Jnanappa Doddameti''' was an Indian politician. He was born in Jakli village, [[Ron, Karnataka|Ron taluk]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (now the state of [[Karnataka]]) on 16 March 1908.<ref name=b>{{cite book|title=India Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbBJAQAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=INFA Publications|page=253}}</ref><ref name="Taleyarkhan1953">{{cite book|author=Homi Jehangirji H. Taleyarkhan|title=Bombay Legislature Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BEk5AQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Bombay Legislature Congress Party|page=20}}</ref><ref name=a/><ref name="Patil2002"/> Andanappa Doddameti was known for his role in the [[unification of Karnataka]].<ref>''[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/gandhian-ex-mla-jnanadev-doddameti-dead/article17946777.ece Gandhian, ex-MLA Jnanadev Doddameti dead]''</ref>
'''Andanappa Jnanappa Doddameti''' (16 March 1908 – 21 February 1972) was an Indian statesman. He is known for his role in the [[Unification of Karnataka]]<ref name="karhist">{{cite web |url=https://www.karnataka.gov.in/info-1/History/History/en |title=Karnataka History | publisher=Government of Karnataka |date=2021-09-08 |website=Government of Karnataka |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref> and his significant participation in the [[Indian Independence Movement]].<ref name="talesfreedom">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/forgotten-tales-of-the-freedom-struggle-in-north-karnataka/article61428856.ece |title=Forgotten tales of the freedom struggle in North Karnataka | publisher=The Hindu |date=2021-08-17 |website=The Hindu |access-date=2022-11-28}}</ref>


He was the son of Jnanappa.<ref name=b/> Andanappa was an agriculturist.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1930.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name=a>{{cite book|title=March of Mysore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fImT5XD5IQ0C|year=1968|page=14}}</ref> In 1933 he was named dictator of the [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|Karnatak Provincial Congress Committee]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name="Ltd1985"/> He took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1933.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name=a/> He was jailed for half a year and fined 2,000 [[Indian rupee]]s him for his role in the Ankola stir.<ref name=b/><ref name=a/><ref name="Ltd1985"/> Andanappa founded the Dharwad District [[Harijan Sevak Sangh]] after his release from jail.<ref name=b/><ref name="Patil2002">{{cite book|author=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil|title=Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&pg=PA282|year=2002|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-867-9|pages=225, 282}}</ref><ref name="Ltd1985"/> He met [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in the Yarvada jail, and sought Gandhi's blessing for the work for upliftment of Harijans.<ref name="Patil2002"/> Moreover Andanappa served as the president of the Jamkhandi State People's Conference from 1932 to 1948.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name=a/><ref name="Jatti1993">{{cite book|author=Bi. Ḍi Jatti|title=I Am My Own Model: An Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u65AAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Vikas Publishers|isbn=978-81-220-0277-5|page=28}}</ref>
==Early life==
Doddameti was born into a farming family of Jnanappa and Basamma in Jakkali village, [[Ron, Karnataka|Ron taluk]], of the erstwhile [[Bombay Presidency]] of [[British India]] (in present-day [[Karnataka]]) on 16 March 1908.<ref name="bio">{{cite book |title=Andanappa Doddamet |date=2008 |url=https://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/Andanappa%20Doddameti.pdf |language=kn |access-date=13 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=b>{{cite book|title=India Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbBJAQAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=INFA Publications|page=253}}</ref><ref name="Taleyarkhan1953">{{cite book|author=Homi Jehangirji H. Taleyarkhan|title=Bombay Legislature Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BEk5AQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Bombay Legislature Congress Party|page=20}}</ref><ref name=a/><ref name="Patil2002"/> Doddameti was an agriculturist through ancestry. He joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1930.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name=a>{{cite book|title=March of Mysore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fImT5XD5IQ0C|year=1968|page=14}}</ref> In 1933, he was named director of the [[Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee|Karnatak Provincial Congress Committee]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name="Ltd1985"/> He took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1933.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name=a/> He was jailed for half a year and fined 2,000 [[Indian rupee]]s him for his role in the Ankola stir.<ref name=b/><ref name=a/><ref name="Ltd1985"/> Doddameti discontinued his education after class three. He was married a few months before he turned 18, and had [[Polygyny in India|two wives]] — Annapurna and Devikadevi.<ref name="bio"/>


He was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] from the Dharwad North constituency in 1937.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name="Patil2002"/> In 1938 he supported a motion for the creation of a Karnatak province, addressing the legislature in [[Kannada language]].<ref name="Patil2002"/> He was the first legislator to speak in Kannada in the assembly.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He was jailed during a 1940 [[satyagrah]].<ref name="Ltd1985"/> He was imprisoned during the [[Quit India]] movement of 1942, and spent thirty-three months in jail.<ref name="Ltd1985"/>
==Career==
Doddameti founded the Dharwad District [[Harijan Sevak Sangh]] after his release from jail.<ref name=b/><ref name="Patil2002">{{cite book|author=Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil|title=Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R84n-Wv1S-8C&pg=PA282|year=2002|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-867-9|pages=225, 282}}</ref><ref name="Ltd1985"/> He met [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in the Yarvada jail, and sought his blessing for the work for upliftment of Harijans.<ref name="Patil2002"/> Additionally, Doddameti served as the president of the Jamkhandi State People's Conference from 1932 to 1948.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name=a/><ref name="Jatti1993">{{cite book|author=Bi. Ḍi Jatti|title=I Am My Own Model: An Autobiography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u65AAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Vikas Publishers|isbn=978-81-220-0277-5|page=28}}</ref>


He was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1946.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> 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.<ref name="Patil2002"/> He was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in the 1952 elections, representing the [[Ron (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Ron constituency]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He served as the Working President of the Karnatak Unification League.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> Andanappa was a Member of the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] until 1956.<ref name=a/> From 1956 onwards he was a Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly.<ref name=a/> He was re-elected to the Mysore Legislative Assembly in 1957, 1962 and 1967.<ref name="Ltd1985"/><ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3772-karnataka-1957/ Karnataka 1957]''</ref> In 1957 and 1966 he moved a resolutions in the Mysore Legislative Assembly, calling for the state to be re-named 'Karnataka'.<ref name="Patil2002"/>
Doddameti was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] from the Dharwad North constituency in 1937.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><ref name="Patil2002"/> In 1938, he supported a motion for the creation of a Karnatak province, addressing the legislature in [[Kannada language]].<ref name="Patil2002"/> He was the first legislator to speak in Kannada in the assembly.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He was jailed during a 1940 [[satyagraha]].<ref name="Ltd1985"/> Previously, he was imprisoned during the [[Quit India]] movement of 1942, and spent thirty-three months in jail.<ref name="Ltd1985"/>


In 1968 he was named as Minister of State for Minor Irrigation in the Mysore state government.<ref name="Ltd1985"/><ref name="Assembly1967">{{cite book|author=Mysore (India : State). Legislature. Legislative Assembly|title=A Review of Working of Mysore Legislative Assembly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9jq3qwKf4IC|year=1967|publisher=Mysore Legislature Secretariat.|page=195}}</ref> His tenure as Minister ended in March 1971.<ref name=b/>
Doddameti was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1946.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> 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.<ref name="Patil2002"/> He was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in the 1952 elections, representing the [[Ron Assembly constituency|Ron constituency]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He served as the Working President of the Karnatak Unification League.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> Doddameti was a Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly until 1956.<ref name=a/> From 1956 onwards, he served as member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly.<ref name=a/> He was re-elected to the Mysore Legislative Assembly in 1957, 1962 and 1967.<ref name="Ltd1985"/><ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3772-karnataka-1957/ Karnataka 1957]''</ref> In 1957 and 1966, he moved a resolutions in the Mysore Legislative Assembly, calling for the state to be renamed Karnataka.<ref name="Patil2002"/>


He died on 21 February 1972.<ref name="Ltd1985">{{cite book|author=Durga Das Pvt. Ltd|title=Eminent Indians who was Who, 1900–1980, Also Annual Diary of Events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLEZAAAAYAAJ|year=1985|publisher=Durga Das Pvt. Limited|page=105}}</ref>
In 1968, Doddameti was named as Minister of State for Minor Irrigation in the Mysore state government.<ref name="Ltd1985"/><ref name="Assembly1967">{{cite book|author=Mysore (India : State). Legislature. Legislative Assembly|title=A Review of Working of Mysore Legislative Assembly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9jq3qwKf4IC|year=1967|publisher=Mysore Legislature Secretariat.|page=195}}</ref> His tenure as Minister ended in March 1971.<ref name=b/>
 
Doddameti died on 21 February 1972.<ref name="Ltd1985">{{cite book|author=Durga Das Pvt. Ltd|title=Eminent Indians who was Who, 1900–1980, Also Annual Diary of Events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bLEZAAAAYAAJ|year=1985|publisher=Durga Das Pvt. Limited|page=105}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Mysore MLAs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:Mysore MLAs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:Mysore MLAs 1957–1962]]
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Andanappa Doddameti
Minister of State for Minor Irrigation, Government of Mysore
In office
1968 – March 1971
Member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly
In office
1957–1972
Succeeded byA. V. Patil
ConstituencyRon
Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly
In office
1952–1957
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyRon
Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly for Dharwad North
In office
1946–1946
In office
1937–1939
Personal details
Born(1908-03-16)16 March 1908
Jakkali, Gadag, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died21 February 1972(1972-02-21) (aged 63)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Annapurna
Devikadevi

Andanappa Jnanappa Doddameti (16 March 1908 – 21 February 1972) was an Indian statesman. He is known for his role in the Unification of Karnataka[1] and his significant participation in the Indian Independence Movement.[2]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Doddameti was born into a farming family of Jnanappa and Basamma in Jakkali village, Ron taluk, of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency of British India (in present-day Karnataka) on 16 March 1908.[3][4][5][6][7] Doddameti was an agriculturist through ancestry. He joined the Indian National Congress in 1930.[5][6] In 1933, he was named director of the Karnatak Provincial Congress Committee.[5][8] He took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1933.[5][6] He was jailed for half a year and fined 2,000 Indian rupees him for his role in the Ankola stir.[4][6][8] Doddameti discontinued his education after class three. He was married a few months before he turned 18, and had two wives — Annapurna and Devikadevi.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Doddameti founded the Dharwad District Harijan Sevak Sangh after his release from jail.[4][7][8] He met Mahatma Gandhi in the Yarvada jail, and sought his blessing for the work for upliftment of Harijans.[7] Additionally, Doddameti served as the president of the Jamkhandi State People's Conference from 1932 to 1948.[5][6][9]

Doddameti was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly from the Dharwad North constituency in 1937.[5][7] In 1938, he supported a motion for the creation of a Karnatak province, addressing the legislature in Kannada language.[7] He was the first legislator to speak in Kannada in the assembly.[5] He was jailed during a 1940 satyagraha.[8] Previously, he was imprisoned during the Quit India movement of 1942, and spent thirty-three months in jail.[8]

Doddameti was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1946.[5] 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.[7] He was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in the 1952 elections, representing the Ron constituency.[5] He served as the Working President of the Karnatak Unification League.[5] Doddameti was a Member of the Bombay Legislative Assembly until 1956.[6] From 1956 onwards, he served as member of the Mysore Legislative Assembly.[6] He was re-elected to the Mysore Legislative Assembly in 1957, 1962 and 1967.[8][10] In 1957 and 1966, he moved a resolutions in the Mysore Legislative Assembly, calling for the state to be renamed Karnataka.[7]

In 1968, Doddameti was named as Minister of State for Minor Irrigation in the Mysore state government.[8][11] His tenure as Minister ended in March 1971.[4]

Doddameti died on 21 February 1972.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Karnataka History". Government of Karnataka. Government of Karnataka. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "Forgotten tales of the freedom struggle in North Karnataka". The Hindu. The Hindu. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Andanappa Doddamet (PDF) (in ಕನ್ನಡ). 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 India Who's who. INFA Publications. 1971. p. 253.
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 Homi Jehangirji H. Taleyarkhan (1953). Bombay Legislature Directory. Bombay Legislature Congress Party. p. 20.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 March of Mysore. 1968. p. 14.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil (2002). Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats. Mittal Publications. pp. 225, 282. ISBN 978-81-7099-867-9.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Durga Das Pvt. Ltd (1985). Eminent Indians who was Who, 1900–1980, Also Annual Diary of Events. Durga Das Pvt. Limited. p. 105.
  9. Bi. Ḍi Jatti (1993). I Am My Own Model: An Autobiography. Vikas Publishers. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-220-0277-5.
  10. Election Commission of India. Karnataka 1957
  11. Mysore (India : State). Legislature. Legislative Assembly (1967). A Review of Working of Mysore Legislative Assembly. Mysore Legislature Secretariat. p. 195.