B. Shankaranand (19252009) was a congress leader from

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

and minister in government of

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. He held the following portfolios in the Union Cabinet: He worked as a cabinet minister under the Prime Ministership of Smt. Indira Gandhi, Shri Rajiv Gandhi and Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao. He headed the first ever Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) formed to investigate into the Bofors deal which gave its report on 26 April 1988. He has represented

Chikkodi (Lok Sabha constituency) Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka in southern India. It's constituency number is 1 in the list of Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka. Assembly segments Presently, Chikkodi Lok Sabha ...

for 29 years from 1967 to 1996, winning 7 times consecutively from the same place in his political career, creating a record of sorts.

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