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{{Short description|Former Karnataka minister}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Danappagouda Basanagouda Inamdar
| image = 
| caption =
| office1 = [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology|Minister of Information Technology]]
| term_start1 =
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2 = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Kittur Assembly constituency|Kittur]]
| term_start2 = 1983
| term_end2 = 1989
| office3 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| constituency3 = [[Kittur Assembly constituency|Kittur]]
| term_start3 = 1994
| term_end3 = 1999
| office4 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| constituency4 = [[Kittur Assembly constituency|Kittur]]
| term_start4 = 1999
| term_end4 = 2004
| office5 = Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
| constituency5 = [[Kittur Assembly constituency|Kittur]]
| term_start5 = 2013
| term_end5 = 2018
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| other_party = [[Janata Party]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Neginhal]], [[Karnataka]]
| death_date = 25 April 2023<ref name="Minister who started IT.Com D.B. Inamdar is no more">{{cite news |newspaper=The Hindu |title=Minister who started IT.Com D.B. Inamdar is no more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/former-karnataka-minister-db-inamdar-no-more-itcom-kittur-mla/article66776367.ece |accessdate=28 November 2024 |date=25 April 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241128050326/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/former-karnataka-minister-db-inamdar-no-more-itcom-kittur-mla/article66776367.ece |archivedate=28 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Manipal Hospitals|Manipal Hospital]], [[Bengaluru, Karnataka]]
| spouse =
| parents = B.D. Inamdar
| children = 2 sons, 1 daughter
}}

'''Danappagouda Basanagouda Inamdar''' was an Indian politician and a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] who served as the Minister of [[Information technology in India|Information Technology]] for the state of [[Karnataka]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Patil |first=Sunil |date=2023-04-26 |title=Gentleman politician DB Inamdar passes away at 74 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/Apr/26/gentleman-politiciandb-inamdar-passes-away-at-74-2569479.html |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iq4kAQAAIAAJ&q=%22BD+inamdar%22 |title=The Annual Register of Indian Political Parties |date=1993 |publisher=Michiko & Panjathan |isbn=978-81-85355-00-9 |language=en}}</ref> Inamdar was elected to the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] five times, representing the [[Kittur Assembly constituency|Kittur constituency]] in the elections of [[1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1983]], [[1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1985]], [[1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1994]], [[1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|1999]], and [[2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|2013]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2023-04-26 |title=D.B. Inamdar buried in Neginal with state honours |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/db-inamdar-buried-in-neginal-with-state-honours/article66780683.ece |access-date=2024-09-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Inamdar was from [[Neginhal]] village in [[Kittur]] taluk and was popularly known across the state as ''Kittur Dhani''.<ref name=":02" />

== Career ==
Inamdar contested the Karnataka Assembly elections from the [[Kittur Assembly constituency|Kittur constituency]] nine times, winning five of those contests.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-25 |title=Minister who started IT.Com D.B. Inamdar is no more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/former-karnataka-minister-db-inamdar-no-more-itcom-kittur-mla/article66776367.ece |access-date=2024-09-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was elected as a [[Janata Party]] candidate in 1983 and 1985 and as a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] candidate in 1994, 1999, and 2013.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Assembly |first=Mysore (India : State) Legislature Legislative |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aEkFAAAAMAAJ&q=%22BD+inamdar%22 |title=Who's who |date=1973 |publisher=Director of Printing, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press |language=en}}</ref> He was defeated in 1989, 2004 (twice), and 2018 by [[Suresh Marihal]] and [[Mahantesh Doddagoudar]], both of whom were considered his protégés.<ref name=":1" />

== Death ==
Inamdar had expressed his intention to contest the assembly elections for another term and was preparing for it in the Kittur constituency. He participated in the Congress Praja Dhwani program held in Kittur on 3 March. However, his health deteriorated shortly afterward, and he was admitted to [[Manipal Hospitals|Manipal Hospital]] in [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] on 8 March after he complained of uneasiness and difficulty in breathing.<ref name=":02" />

His followers protested and urged the Congress leadership to award the ticket to his daughter-in-law, Laxmi Inamdar. However, the party chose [[Babasaheb Patil]] as its candidate, which upset the Inamdar family and their supporters, but they chose to remain silent as Inamdar's condition worsened. Inamdar had been receiving treatment for one month and died on a Tuesday morning in 2023.<ref name=":02" /> He is survived by two sons and a daughter.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Karnataka MLAs 2013–2018]]

D. B. Inamdar - Revision history

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