Dodda Thimmaiah was an Indian politician. He was elected to the lower House of the Indian Parliament, the

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, from the

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as a member of the

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Early life and background

Dodda Thimmaiah was born on 16 April 1920 in Hosapalaya of

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. Shri Thimmaiah was his father. Dodda Thimmaiah completed his education in B.A., and B.L. from Government Central High School, Government Intermediate College, Bangalore,

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and Government Law College, Bangalore.

Personal life

Thimmaiah married Govindamma in 1952. The couple has 1 son and 1 daughter.

Political career

In 1942, Dodda Thimmaiah started working as a Congress party worker and started actively participating in the 1942 Movement. He was imprisoned and suspended from education for 2 years in B.A. Class. Later in 1947, He was again imprisoned for actively participating in the struggle for responsible Govt in Mysore. After

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Thimmaiah represented

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(the Lower House of the Indian Parliament) for 2 times from (1952 to 1957) and (1957 to 1962).

Position held

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1920 births India MPs 1952–1957 India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1962–1967 Lok Sabha members from Karnataka Possibly living people Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka {{Karnataka-INC-politician-stub