Sharad Shankar Dighe (1924-2002) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-pas ...
from the
Bombay North Central as a member of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
. He was earlier the Speaker of the
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 ...
.
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1924 births
India MPs 1984–1989
India MPs 1991–1996
Marathi politicians
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Indian National Congress politicians
Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Politicians from Mumbai
2002 deaths