Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Hoshangabad
State : Madhya Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 2
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BAGDI SHRI MAGANLAL, Cong., (Madhya Pradesh— Hoshangabad—1957): S. of Shri Radhakishan; B. at Bankuda, West Bengal, August 13, 1912; m. Shrimati Indiravati Bagdi, 1930; 3 S. and 2 D.; Agriculturist; Sentenced to five years' R. I. in connection with the 1st Nagpur Conspiracy Case, 1932; Arrested in 1939 for participating in Kisan satyagraha; Founded in 1939, the Hindustani Lai Sena', an organisation of militant workers, to fight foreign domination and establish a socialist State in India; Arrested in 1940 for delivering a speech against the War; Joined the Socialist Party in 1942; Sentenced for life in 1943 for waging war against the King, and released in 1946; Member, National Executive of the Socialist Party (1948—52); Member, First Lok Sabha; Was Secretary, Provincial Socialist Party; Was Member, Praja Socialist Party; subsequently joined Congress; Ex-President, Provincial Hind Mazdoor Sabha and the Hind Kisan Panchayat. Social activities: Pradeshik Convener, Madhya Pradesh Bharat Sewak Samaj; Work for removal of untouchability. Hobbies: Farming, swimming, riding, sight-seeing and reading. Special interest: Agriculture. Permanent address: Hansapuri, Nagpur. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 3,50,094 Shri Maganlal Bagdi .. .. 84,857 Shri H. V. Kamath .. .. 59,501]
