About Sunkam Achalu
Lived 1924 – 1983 (aged 59). Sunkam Achalu was an Indian politician.
Sunkam Achalu (3 March 1924 – 9 August 1983) was an Indian politician. He represented Nalgonda in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) 1952–1957.
Youth Son of Kasayya, Sunkam Achalu was born in Nalgonda on 3 March 1924. He didn't get a formal education, and worked as a farmer. In 1946 he married Ligamma.
Social work and political struggles Sunkam Achalu led a long struggle for the upliftment of Scheduled Castes. He became a worker of the Indian National Congress at a young age. He left the Congress Party and became a leader of the Scheduled Castes Federation. He obtained 282,117 votes. His SCF opponent forfeited his deposit. Aged 27, Sunkam Achalu was one of the youngest Members of Parliament at the time.
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Who was Sunkam Achalu?
1st lok sabha member
When was Sunkam Achalu born?
Sunkam Achalu was born on 3 March 1924 in Nalgonda.
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Sunkam Achalu died on 9 August 1983 in Nalgonda.
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Sunkam Achalu was a politician.
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Sunkam Achalu was Indian.
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