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Kanhaiya Lal Balmiki (14 March 1919 — 2 September 1985) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Khurja constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.[1][2]
Balmiki was born 14 March 1919 in the village of Khanai (Baluchistan). He was educated in Government Intermediate College, Allahabad and Meerut College. Married to Ramavati Devi on June 15, 1941, they have two sons and two daughters.[3]
Balmiki actively participated in the Quit India Movement. As a student, he participated several times in Hartal and Satyagraha. He was imprisoned as a political detainee during 1943—1945.[3]
References
- ↑ Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.(1994). ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3
- ↑ The Indian Parliament: A Democracy at Work{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. OUP India(15 December 2014). ISBN 978-0-19-908825-6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Balmiki,Shri Kanhaiya Lal — Members Bioprofile. Lok Sabha. Retrieved 10 September 2020.