Hari Vishnu Kamath (13 July 1907 – 1982) was an Indian politician and member of the Constituent Assembly of India.[1] He was elected to the lower House of Parliament, the Lok Sabha, from Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Madhya Pradesh, thrice.[2] In 1952 and 1962, he was elected as a member of Praja Socialist Party. And in 1977, he was elected as a member of Janata Party. [3] He was the losing candidate in 1957 and 1967.
Hari Vishnu Kamath | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhary Nitiraj Singh |
| Succeeded by | Rameshwar Neekhra |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhary Nitiraj Singh |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Constituency | Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1907 Mangalore, Madras Presidency, British India (now Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 1982 |
| Political party | Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Praja Socialist Party |
| Source: [1] | |
Kamath qualified for the Indian Civil Service in 1938 but he left the job to join the independence movement and joined the Forward Bloc.[4]
He was imprisoned at Seoni Central Jail in connection with the Freedom Struggle with Prabhudayal Vidyarthi and spoke strongly against the atrocities of British on his release. [5]
References edit
- ^ Doctor, Vikram (26 January 2020). "HV Kamath: The contrarian who became legendary for his antics and interjections". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1964. p. 4171 – via Google Books.
- R. C. Bhardwaj (1994). Legislation by Members in the Indian Parliament. Allied Publishers. p. 174. ISBN 978-81-7023-409-8 – via Google Books.
- India-Sri Lanka Relations and Sri Lanka's Ethnic Conflict Documents, 1947–2000. Indian Research Press. 2001. p. 870. ISBN 978-81-87943-11-2 – via Google Books. - ^ https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1977-election-results.html
- ^ "Constituent Assembly Members. H.V. Kamath". Constitution of India. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ https://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2717576?frontend&my-list&query=[query=&frontend&rpp=20]
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