Shankarrao Deo
Indian freedom fighter, politician from Maharashtra
About Shankarrao Deo
Lived 1895 – 1974 (aged 78–79). Shankarrao Deo was an Indian writer, politician and publisher.
Shankarrao Deo (4 January 1894 – 30 December 1974) also known as Nanasaheb Deo was an Indian freedom fighter and social activist. He was the founder of Satkaryottejak Sabha.
He participated in Quit India Movement and was arrested. He served as general secretary of Congress in 1947.
He was a member of Constituent Assembly of India in 1949. 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.
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Who was Shankarrao Deo?
Indian freedom fighter, politician from Maharashtra
When was Shankarrao Deo born?
Shankarrao Deo was born in 1895.
When did Shankarrao Deo die?
Shankarrao Deo died on 30 December 1974.
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Shankarrao Deo was a writer, politician and publisher.
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Shankarrao Deo was Indian.
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