Seetharam Koosayya Amin (6 June 1917 – 13 September 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter and

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politician who was active in the

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Biography

In 1954 he helped establish the Udupi District Co-operative Fish Marketing Federation. In the 1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election he successfully contested the Udupi constituency with 33.35% of the vote. In the 1972 Assembly election he contested the seat of Mangalore I for the

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, placing fourth with 14.52% of the vote. In 1990, he received Karnataka's second highest civilian award, the Rajyotsava Prashasthi, for services to the state's co-operative movement.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amin, S. K. 1917 births 1995 deaths Mangaloreans Tulu people 20th-century Indian Muslims Politicians from Mangalore Mysore MLAs 1967–1972 Members of the Mysore Legislature