Shankarrao Deo | |
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Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950 | |
Constituency | Bombay |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 January 1894 |
Died | 30 December 1974 (aged 80) |
Nationality | British Indian (1894-1947) Indian (1947-1974) |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Other names | Nanasaheb Deo |
Occupation(s) | Freedom fighter and social activist |
Organization | Satkaryottejak Sabha |
Movement | •Indian Independence Movement •Samyukta Maharashtra Movement |
Shankarrao Deo (January 4,1894 - December 30,1974) [1] also known as Nanasaheb Deo was an Indian freedom fighter and social activist. He was the founder of Satkaryottejak Sabha. [2] [3]
He participated in Quit India Movement and was arrested. [4] He served as general secretary of Congress in 1947. [5]
He was a member of Constituent Assembly of India in 1949. [6] He was First Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee,1920,and General secretary of the Congress,1946–50,where he played a key role during the drafting of the Constitution of India and the transfer-of-power negotiations. [7]
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