Prem Kumar Shankardat Sharma was leader of
Bharatiya Janata Party
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in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...
Maharashtra. In 1985 he was elected as a member of
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 mem ...
from
Khetwadi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Khetwadi Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India. It was made defunct after constituency map of India was redrawn in 2008.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election Results 1972 Assembly Election
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. He was re-elected for second time in 1990.
He was shot dead in June 1993. He had contested 1991
Lok Sabha
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election against
Murli Deora
Murli Deora (10 January 1937 – 24 November 2014) was an Indian politician, businessman, and social worker. He was the Mayor of Mumbai, a Member of Parliament in both the Upper and Lower Houses, and a Minister of Cabinet rank. He was a member o ...
.
See also
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List of assassinated Indian politicians
References
External links
Telegraph IndiaExpress India
Year of birth missing
1993 deaths
1993 murders in India
Deaths by firearm in India
Politicians from Mumbai
Assassinated Indian politicians
People murdered in Mumbai
Maharashtra MLAs 1985–1990
Maharashtra MLAs 1990–1995
Marathi politicians
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
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