Shripad Balwant Tambe was a pledger from

Amravati Amravati (pronunciation (help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldha ...

in Berar division of Central Provinces. He was a member of the

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and President of the

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. He was appointed member of the Government of

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after

Moropant Vishvanath Joshi Sir Moropant Vishvanath Joshi (October 1861 – 1962) was a leading barrister, social reformer and politician from Amravati, Central Provinces and Berar. Joshi was born in an eminent Chitpavan Brahmin family, the son of Vishvanath Raghunath Jo ...

's tenure ended in 1925. His appointment created political interest throughout India and the Swaraj Party. He was opposed by

Motilal Nehru Motilal Nehru (6 May 1861 – 6 February 1931) was an Indian lawyer, activist and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He also served as the Congress President twice, 1919–1920 and 1928–1929. He was a patriarch of the Nehr ...

and others, but Mr.

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from Bombay Legislative Council supported the move citing similarity with

V J Patel Vithalbhai Patel (27 September 1873 – 22 October 1933) was an Indian legislator and political leader, co-founder of the Swaraj Party and elder brother of Sardar Patel. Early life Born in Nadiad, in the Indian state of Gujarat, Vithalbhai Jh ...

. As of 1927 he inaugurated "The Poona Sevasadan Society, Nagpur Branch" on 2 January, when he was a member of Government of Central Provinces and Berar. In 1931, Tambe attended the 2nd

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