Andanappa Doddameti

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

Early life 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. In 1933, he was named director of the Karnatak Provincial Congress Committee.

Doddameti was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly from the Dharwad North constituency in 1937. In 1957 and 1966, he moved a resolutions in the Mysore Legislative Assembly, calling for the state to be renamed Karnataka. His tenure as Minister ended in March 1971.