Somchandbhai Solanki (31 December 1920 - 22 May 1985) was an Indian politician and was a Member of the

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in the

4th Lok Sabha The 4th Lok Sabha was in session from 4 March 1967 to 27 December 1970. Its members were elected in February and March 1967. 13 sitting members from the Rajya Sabha were elected to the 4th Lok Sabha in the general election.Indira Gandhi was th ...

and

5th Lok Sabha The 5th Lok Sabha (15 March 1971 — 18 January 1977) was elected during February–March 1971.The term of the House was extended two times by one year at a time. However, the House was dissolved after having been in existence for a period of ...

. He represented the

Gandhinagar (Lok Sabha constituency) Gandhinagar () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital of the state of Gujarat in India. Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the industrial corridor betw ...

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and was a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

Other positions

Solanki was a social worker and Chairman for Krishna Kunj Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. Other titles he has held are as follows: * Ahmedabad and Nilkanth Consumers' Cooperative Society - President * Gujarat Pachchhat Verg Congress * Kadi Pachchhat Verg Kalabani Uttejak Mandal, Kadi * Gandhi Vidyarthi Ashram, Kadi * Kadi Taluka Yuvak Sangh - Vice-President * Morarji Satkar Committee * Pachchhat Varg Kalyan Samaj

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Solanki, Somchandbhai People from Gandhinagar district 1920 births Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat 1985 deaths India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1971–1977 Lok Sabha members from Gujarat