Deo , Shri Shankar

Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Gulbarga
State : Mysore
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 2

More Information :
DEO, SHRI SHANKAR, M.A., (Vedalankar), Cong., [Mysore—Gulbarga (Reserved-Sch. Castes) —1957]: S. of Shri Balappa; B. Bidar, August 1, 1924; ed. at Gurukul Kangri University and Agra University; m, Shrimati Padmavathi Devi; 1 S.; Teacher; Deputy Minister and later Minister in former Hyderabad State; Member, Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly, 1952-56 and Member, Mysore Legislative Assembly, 1956-57; Interested in Harijan and backward classes welfare; Has published three books in Hindi.

Hobbies: Study of philosophy and religion. Special interests: Yogic research and spiritual development of the country. Travels abroad: U.S.A., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Egypt and Switzerland. Permanent Address: "Samanvaya Ashram", Begumpet, Hyderabad. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 7,28,374 Shri Shankar Deo .. 1,34,239 Shri Syam Sunder . . 88,352]