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B. N. Datar
Office Union Minister of State, Home Affairs
Office Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha




Term start 14 February 1956
Term end 13 February 1963
Predecessor Rustom Khurshedji Sidhwa
Successor Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis
Predecessor constituency created
Successor K. H. Veerabhadrappa


Constituency Belgaum
Born 1894-8-13
Born Tasgaon, South Satara District, Bombay Presidency, British India
(now in Sangli District, Maharashtra, India)
Died Template:Death date and age
Place of death New Delhi, India



Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse Subhadrabai (m. 1918–his death)
Children 4 sons, 4 daughters
Alma mater Government Law College, Mumbai
Occupation Educationist, lawyer


Balwantrao Nageshrao Datar, known as B. N. Datar (13 August 1894 – 13 February 1963) was an Indian educationist, politician who served as State Minister of Home Affairs.[1]

Early life and education

Datar was educated at Deccan College, Baroda College (now the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda) and the Government Law College, Mumbai, from which he qualified as a lawyer. From 1937 to 1942, he was a member of the Senate of the University of Bombay and a member of its Board of Studies in Kannada.[2] He served on the academic council of Karnatak University from 1950 to 1952.

Political career

In 1952, he was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha as a member of the Indian National Congress from the constituency of Belgaum North,[2] holding this seat until the 1957 general election, when he was elected to the newly created seat of Belgaum.[2] From August 1952 to February 1956, Datar was a deputy home minister in the Union government, with cabinet rank from February 1956 to April 1957.[3] He then served as Minister of State for Home affairs until his death in office in February 1963.[3][1]

Year Description
1952 Elected to 1st Lok Sabha
  • Member of Parliament - Lok Sabha (1952–57)
1957 Elected to 2nd Lok Sabha
  • Member of Parliament - Lok Sabha (1957–62)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lok Sabha Debates (Fourth Session, Third Lok Sabha). Lok Sabha Debates({Template:Date).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Parliament of India, Third Lok Sabha: Who's Who 1962{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lok Sabha Secretariat(1962)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Council of Ministers (1947–2015){{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lok Sabha Secretariat(2016)

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