Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede (24 September 1914 in

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– 30 January 1988 in

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) was a

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administrator and politician.

Early life

Wankhede had his early college education in Nagpur and entered the bar in

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. On his return, he started practice in Nagpur. In the 1940s, he entered politics and was jailed for taking part in the Indian freedom struggle.

Political career

He was elected to the Madhya Pradesh State assembly in 1952 and served as the deputy speaker of Bilingual

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from 23 November 1956 to 5 April 1957. He was elected from Kalmeshwar in 1957 elections to the Bombay State and in 1962 and 1967 to the Maharashtra Assembly. He was the Speaker of the

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between 22 March 1972 till 20 April 1977.http://www.legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Maharashtra.pdf Wankhede was also the mayor of Nagpur for three years. In 1967, he was a member of the Indian delegation that took part in the 22nd session of the

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As Cricket Administrator

Wankhede was the

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of the

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from 1980-81 to 1982-83, and the Vice president from 1972-73 to 1979-80. He led the

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from 1963-64 till his death. He also chaired various other sporting bodies. He was an agriculturist and businessman by profession. The Bombay Cricket Association (BCA) had persistent disputes with the Cricket Club of India over ticketing revenues from

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, which is owned by CCI. After a particularly bitter dispute in the early 1970s, the BCA decided to build a stadium of its own in Mumbai. Built under his leadership, it is now named after him as Wankhede Stadium, and is a prominent international cricketing venue.

References

* Obituary in Indian Cricket 1988 * Obituary in ACSSI almanack 1988 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wankhede, S K 1914 births 1988 deaths Wankhede, S.K. Politicians from Nagpur Maharashtra MLAs 1960–1962 Maharashtra MLAs 1962–1967 Maharashtra MLAs 1967–1972 Maharashtra MLAs 1972–1978 Marathi politicians Mayors of Nagpur Madhya Pradesh MLAs 1952–1957 Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Indian independence activists from Maharashtra Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Bombay State MLAs 1957–1960