S R Damani or Sujan Ratan Fatehchand Damani (14 July 1912, in Bikaner Rajasthan – 13 January 1995) was a member of the 2nd Lok Sabha of
India
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from the
Jalore
Jalore () (ISO 15919 : ''Jālora'' ), also known as ''Granite City'', is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalore District.
It has a river known as Jawai Nadi. Jalore lies to south of Su ...
constituency of
Rajasthan
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and a member of the
Indian National Congress
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(INC) political party. He later become member of 4th, 5th and 6th Lok Sabha from the
Solapur
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constituency of
Maharashtra
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He was Chairman of Simplex Mills Company Bombay, Jamsri Ranjit Singhji Spinning and Weaving Mills Limited, Solapur and Nav Bharat Refrigeration and Industries Limited, New Delhi. He was married to Mrs Ratanbai and had 1 son and 3 daughters and resides at Damani House, Cuffe Parade Mumbai.
He founded a charitable Trust for the educational institutions, free maternity and child-welfare centres, for awarding scholarships for higher studies and other philanthropic purposes. He worked as member of Executive Committee of Congress Party in Parliament and its treasurer during 1969–1971.
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1912 births
India MPs 1967–1970
India MPs 1957–1962
People from Bikaner
India MPs 1971–1977
India MPs 1977–1979
People from Solapur
1995 deaths
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan
Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra
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