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B. Shankaranand
B. Shankaranand (1925-2009) was a congress leader from Karnataka and minister in government of India. He held the following portfolios in the Union Cabinet: He worked as a cabinet minister under the Prime Ministership of Smt. Indira Gandhi, Shri Rajiv Gandhi and Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao. He headed the first ever Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed to investigate into the Bofors deal which gave its report on 26 April 1988. He has represented Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency) for 29 years from 1967 to 1996, winning 7 times consecutively from the same place in his political career, creating a record of sorts. References 1925 births 2009 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka People from Belagavi district India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 India MPs 1984–1989 India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1967–1970 Lok Sabha members from Karnataka Education ministers of India Ministers of power of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikodi
Chikkodi is a taluka and Town Municipal Council in the Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is a Subdivision of the district. Chikodi, Athani, Hukkeri, Raybag, Nipani and Kagwad are the taluks that come under Chikodi Subdivision. It is 75 kilometers from the city of Belgaum, 65 kilometers from Kolhapur, 51 kilometers from Miraj, 160 kilometers from Hubballi, and 570 kilometers from the capital of Karnataka state, Bengaluru. Chikodi has many district level offices but it is not designated as a district by the Government of Karnataka. It is one of the major cities that lies in the border between Karnataka and Maharashtra states.official language is Kannada. History It was a major trading place. Thursday market dates back to 1720, as mentioned by captain MoorAround 200–300 years ago, Chikkodi was called as Chik-kodi (small village), while the nearby Hirekudi (big village) was bigger than Chikodi. Over time, Chikodi experienced growth due to its famous betel leaves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
