Rai Bahadur A. Sabhapathy Mudaliar (1838 – 29 October 1903) was a

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and

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from

Bellary Ballari (formerly Bellary) is a city in the Ballari district in state of Karnataka, India. Ballari houses many steel plants such as JSW Vijayanagar, one of the largest in Asia. Ballari district is also known as the ‘Steel city of South Ind ...

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. The Women & Children's Hospital or The District Hospital in Bellary was initially named after him, following his donation of land and building to the hospital. A street in the Brucepet area in Bellary is named after him. He was a member of the Bellary Municipal Council for more than 20 years during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during nine of which he was its Chairman. On one occasion in 1902, his election as the Chairman of the Bellary Municipal Council was legally vetoed by the Government of

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without explanation, despite he being elected by the votes of 13 out of 17 of the Council's members. This issue was raised in the

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by William Caine, the MP for

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at the time.

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Karnataka local politicians People from Ballari 1838 births 1903 deaths People from the Madras Presidency Indian philanthropists {{Karnataka-politician-stub