Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar was an Indian politician who served as

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from 20 November 1962 to 24 November 1963. He represented

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Vidhan Sabha constituency in

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in 1957 and of the

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from 1960 to 1962. He was re-elected from Saoli in 1962 elections to the

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. He died while in office on 24 November 1963.

Legacy

* Kannamwar Nagar in Vikhroli ( East), Mumbai was named after him. * KDK College of Engineering, Nagpur is named in his honour. * Congress-Bhavan in Chandrapur renamed after Ex- CM of Maharashtra. * Also, on NH-6 beyond Kondhali (50+ km from Nagpur) a detour from the NH 6, a village ''Kannamwargram'' is named after the great leader. *Government Granted school in Village Surbodi, Chandrapur district is named after him (Karmavir Kannamwar Vidhyalaya Surbodi High School) which was founded by Shriram Dhote in the year 1982. Source: https://www.icbse.com It is on the road towards Bangdapur.Bangdapur is on the Kondhali-Wardha connecting road.

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Chief Ministers of Maharashtra Maharashtra MLAs 1960–1962 Maharashtra MLAs 1962–1967 Marathi politicians 1963 deaths People from Chandrapur district Chief ministers from Indian National Congress 1900 births Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra {{Maharashtra-INC-politician-stub