D. P. Karmarkar
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| successor = Sarojini Mahishi
| term_start = 17 April 1952
| term_end = 31 March 1962
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| birth_place = Mantur, Dharwad District, Bombay Presidency, British India
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Dattatraya Parashuram Karmarkar, known as D. P. Karmarkar (20 July 1902 – 20 June 1991) was an Indian politician and Union government minister.{{cite journal |author= |date=16 July 1991 |title=Lok Sabha Debates (First Session, Tenth Lok Sabha)|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/3317/1/lsd_10_1_16-07-1991.pdf |journal=Lok Sabha Debates |volume=1|issue=1 |pages=2 |doi= |access-date=28 February 2022}}
Life
Karmarkar was educated at Karnatak College Dharwar, Deccan College and the ILS Law College, from which he qualified as a lawyer. He served in the Central Legislative Assembly from 1945 to 1947, and became a member of the Provisional Parliament in 1951.{{cite book |author= |date=1957 |title=Parliament of India, Second Lok Sabha: Who's Who 1957 |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/782487/1/publications_whoswho_english_02_1957.pdf |location=New Delhi |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |pages=182–184}} In 1952, he was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress from the constituency of Dharwad North, holding this seat until the 1962 general election.
From August 1950 to May 1952, Karmarkar was a deputy commerce minister in the Union government, with the additional responsibilities of a deputy trade minister from May to August 1952. He was given cabinet rank in August 1952 and served as Commerce Minister until June 1956.{{cite book |author= |date=2016 |title=Council of Ministers (1947–2015) |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759802/1/Council_of_Ministers_English.pdf |location=New Delhi |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat}} He then served as Minister of State for Trade until April 1957, and was then appointed Minister of State (Health), serving in this role until the dissolution of the third Nehru ministry in April 1962. He was appointed to the Rajya Sabha on 3 April 1962 and served until 2 April 1968, during which time he was chairman of the House Committee from 1964 to 1966.{{cite book |author= |date=2019 |title=Rajya Sabha Members Biographical Sketches 1952–2019|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/publication_electronic/Member_Biographical_Book.pdf |location=New Delhi |publisher=Rajya Sabha Secretariat}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Category:Lok Sabha members from Karnataka