H. C. Dasappa

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Hirallli Chenniah Dasappa

| image =File:H. C. Dasappa official portrait.gif

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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1894|12|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Coorg, British India (Now Karnataka, India)

| residence =

| death_date ={{death date and age|df=yes|1964|10|28|1894|12|5}}

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| office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term2 = 1957-1967

| predecessor2 = T. Madiah Gowda

| successor2 = K. Hanumanthaiya

| office = Minister of Railways

| term_start = 21 September 1963

| term_end = 8 June 1964

| predecessor = Swaran Singh

| successor = S. K. Patil

| constituency2 = Bangalore

| party =Indian National Congress

| religion =

| spouse = Yashodhara Dasappa

| children = 2 sons and 1 daughter

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| source = https://loksabha.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1152.htm

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Hirallli Chenniah Dasappa was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the Lower House of the Parliament from Bangalore in Mysore State in 1957 and 1962 as a member of the Indian National Congress.

He served as the Railway Minister of India under Jawaharlal Nehru in 1963-64.{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/339442/kharge-seventh-rly-minister-karnataka.html | title=Kharge seventh Rly minister from Karnataka | publisher=Deccan Herald | date=17 June 2013 | access-date=25 October 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Union-cabinet-reshuffle-Karnataka-gets-lions-share-in-Singhs-ministry/articleshow/20634868.cms | title=Union cabinet reshuffle: Karnataka gets lion's share in Singh's ministry | publisher=The Times of India | work=Anil Kumar M | date=17 June 2013 | access-date=25 October 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/DV-Sadananda-could-be-8th-railways-minister-from-state/articleshow/35624410.cms | title=DV Sadananda could be 8th railways minister from state | work=The Times of India | date=27 May 2014 | access-date=25 October 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/d.pdf | title=Rajya Sabha Brief Profile of members | publisher=Rajya Sabha | access-date=25 October 2015}}