https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=D._K._BasaveshwarD. K. Basaveshwar - Revision history2026-10-29T13:46:09ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=D._K._Basaveshwar&diff=495146&oldid=prevMosphe: created basic info v1...2025-02-17T21:21:51Z<p>created basic info v1...</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian politician and trade unionist}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}<br />
{{Orphan|date=July 2022}}<br />
<br />
'''Dundur Kalameshwar Basaveshwar''' was an Indian politician and trade unionist. He was born in 1898.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He served as a [[King's Commissioned Indian Officer]] during the [[First World War]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He joined the [[trade union]] movement in 1932.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He served as chairman of the Taluka Co-operative Supervising Union, as well as chairing the Industrial Association and other groups.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He was active in the civil disobedience movement of 1940-1941 and joined the 1942 [[Quit India]] struggle.<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] in the [[1946 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1946 election]].<!-- source says 1945??? --><ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> In 1947 was named District Commandant of the [[Home Guard (India)|Home Guards Organisation]] in the [[Dharwar District]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/> He was re-elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly, standing as the [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for the unreserved seat of the Hubli constituency, in the [[1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1952 election]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953">{{cite book|author=Homi Jehangirji H. Taleyarkhan|title=Bombay Legislature Directory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BEk5AQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Bombay Legislature Congress Party|page=21}}</ref><ref name="Broadcasting1953b">{{cite book|author=India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting|title=India, a Reference Annual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q75FAQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|page=108}}</ref> Basaveshwar was a disciple of [[Shri Aurobindo]].<ref name="Taleyarkhan1953"/><br />
<br />
Basaveshwar died before the end of the tenure of the Legislative Assembly, the independent candidate K.A. Shiddappa was elected to fill his seat in a by-election.<ref name="Broadcasting1953">{{cite book|author=India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting|title=India, a Reference Annual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q75FAQAAIAAJ|year=1953|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|page=19}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:1898 births]]<br />
[[Category:Bombay State MLAs 1952–1957]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Year of death missing]]</div>Mosphe