Khushaleshwar Prasad Shankara
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Kushaleshwar Prasad Shankara (Hindi: खुशहालीश्वर प्रसाद शंकर) was an Indian politician, lawyer and trade unionist.[1][2][3]
Shankara was the secretary of the University Law Union Society. In 1936 he was one of founders of the Delhi Students Federation along with Kanwar Lal, Mir Mushtaq Ahmad, Ismail Madha and others.[4][5]
Shankara stood as the Indian National Congress candidate in the Parliament Street constituency. He won the seat, having obtained 5,646 votes (67.21% of the votes in the constituency).[2] As of 1954 he served as president of the Delhi branch of the Indian National Trade Union Congress.[3]
He owned a house in the Bengali Market neighbourhood.[6][7]
References
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- ^ Hindu College. Constitution Archived 17 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine [failed verification]
- ^ a b Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF DELHI Archived 27 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Hsinhua News Agency Release. 1954. p. 26
- ^ K.P. Shankra Papers, Delhi Archives
- ^ Chandra, Prabodh. Student Movement in India. Lahore: All-India Students' Federation, 1938. pp. 102-103
- ^ Sarkar, Subodh Chandra. Indian Parliament and State Legislatures, Being the Supplement to Hindustan Year Book, 1952. Calcutta: M.C. Sarkar, 1952. p. 91
- ^ The Criminal Law Journal: A Monthly Legal Publication Containing Full Reports of All Reported Criminal Cases of the High Courts, Etc., in India, Vol. 89, Eds. 2. W.R. Rayandekar or Congress Nagar, 1983. p. 1282
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