Tara Govind Sapre (1919–1981) was an Indian National Congress politician who represented Bombay North East in the

4th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 4th Lok Sabha (4 March 1967 – 27 December 1970), elected February–March 1967. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India.13 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 4th ...

Early life

Daughter to R. B. Govind Raghunath Barve, Tara was born on 9 May 1919 in

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and attended the Fergusson College, from where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree.

Career

Sapre was a member of the All India Women's Conference. She also campaigned for her brother S. G. Barve, a politician of the Indian National Congress and Member of Parliament from Bombay North East. His sudden death in 1967 necessitated a bye-election and the Bombay Pradesh Congress Committee fielded Sapre in the constituency while V. K. Krishna Menon, who finished second in the previous election stood as an Independent. Since he was from Kerala, the

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opposed him vehemently for being an "outsider". Sapre won the seat, polling 156,313 votes against his 141,257 and became a member of the

Personal life

She married Govind Vithal Sapre on 25 May 1940. Together they had two sons and one daughter. She died on 14 January 1981, due a heart attack in Pune.

References

{{Authority Control 1919 births 1981 deaths India MPs 1967–1970 Women members of the Lok Sabha Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra People from Pune Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra Fergusson College alumni Politicians from Mumbai