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| name = Mahesh Kanodia<br />
| image =<br />
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| birth_date ={{Birth date|df=yes|1937|01|27}}<br />
| birth_place = Kanoda, [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| occupation = Singer, musician, politician<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|10|25|1937|01|27|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]], India<br />
| constituency = [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]], [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term = 1991-1999, 2004-2009<br />
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| successor =<br />
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] <br />
| religion = <br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Uma Kanodia|1960}}<br />
| children = Pooja Kanodia<br />
| relatives = [[Naresh Kanodia]] (brother)<br> [[Hitu Kanodia]] (nephew)<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20040905133030/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3517 <br />
}}<br />
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'''Mahesh Kanodia''' (27 January 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a singer and a politician from [[Gujarat]] state in India.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Mahesh Kanodia was born on 27 January 1937, at Kanoda village (now in [[Patan district]], Gujarat), India. He completed his primary education from Shahpur School in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name="POI"/> He worked in [[Gujarati cinema]] for four decades as a musician, singer and composer. He performed with his actor-singer brother [[Naresh Kanodia]].<ref name="AM" /><ref name="POI"/><br />
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He represented the [[Patan (Lok Sabha constituency)|Patan]] constituency in [[Lok Sabha]] four times (10th, 11th, 12th and 14th) as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], 1991–1999, and 2004–2009.<ref name="AM">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-26|title=Veteran Gujarati singer Mahesh Kanodia dead|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/veteran-gujarati-singer-mahesh-kanodia-dead/articleshow/78863913.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Ahmedabad Mirror}}</ref><ref name="POI"/><br />
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''Sauna Hridayma Hammesh: Mahesh-Naresh'', an autobiographical Gujarati book on brothers was published in 2011.<ref name="DeshGujarat 2011">{{cite web|date=28 January 2011|title=Album:Modi releases book of Naresh Kanodia|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2011/01/28/albummodi-releases-book-of-mahesh-and-naresh-kanodia/|accessdate=21 July 2017|website=DeshGujarat}}</ref><br />
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He died on 25 October 2020, in [[Gandhinagar]] from [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]. He had paralysis for six years before his death.<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/covid-19-wreaks-havoc-on-indian-politicians/articleshow/79534265.cms</ref><br />
His younger brother [[Naresh Kanodia]] died two days later, also from Covid.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Mahesh Kanodia received the following details among the awards given by Gujarat Government to Gujarati film artists.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}<br />
* Award for Best Music for the film ''Jigar and Ami'' (1970–71) (as a composer)<br />
* Award for Best Music for the film ''Tanariri'' (1974–75) (as a composer)<br />
* Award for the second best film for the film ''Jog Sanjog'' (1980/81) (as a producer)<br />
* Award for the best music for the film ''Jog Sanjog'' (1980/81) (as a composer)<br />
* Award for Best Playback Singer for the film ''Akhand Chudlo'' (1981/82)<br />
* Award for the best music for the film ''Laju Lakhan'' (1991/92) (as a composer)<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He married Uma on 1 January 1960.<ref name="POI">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3517|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040905133030/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3517|title=Biographical sketch, Member of Parliament, 14th Lok Sabha|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Parliament of India|archive-date=2004-09-05}}</ref> Their daughter Pooja, a singer, died in 2015.<ref name="AM"/> His nephew Hitu Kanodia is an MLA in Gujarat assembly.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Veteran Gujarati Film Musician, Former MP Mahesh Kanodia Dies At 83|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-gujarati-film-musician-former-mp-mahesh-kanodia-dies-at-83-2315558|access-date=2020-10-27|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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* https://news4gujarati.com/famous-gujarat-singer-mahesh-kanodia-passes-away-news4-gujarati/<br />
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