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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_date = 1922
| birth_place = Bidar, Karnataka
| parents = Balaji Rao
| alma_mater = Gurukul University, Hardwar and [[Agra University]].
| spouse = Padmavati (1950)
| children = 2 sons and 3 daughters
| office = MLA - [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 1952
| term_end = 1957
| minister = * Deputy Minister
* Later Minister in former Hyderabad State (1952–1956)
| office1 = Member of Parliament in [[2nd Lok Sabha]]
| constituency1 = [[Bidar Lok Sabha constituency]]
| term_start1 = 5 April 1957
| term_end1 = 31 March 1962
| office2 = Member of Parliament in [[5th Lok Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 15 March 1971
| constituency2 = [[Bidar Lok Sabha constituency]]
| term_end2 = 18 January 1977
| party = [[File:Hand INC.svg|25px]][[Indian National Congress]]
| office3 = Member of Parliament in [[6th Lok Sabha]]
| constituency3 = [[Bidar Lok Sabha constituency]]
| term_start3 = 23 March 1977
| term_end3 = 22 August 1979
| awards = * State award from the Govt of Karnataka for social service.
}}

'''Shankar Dev''' was an Indian politician and three-time [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]]). He was also a Member of [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly]] and served as Deputy Minister and later Minister in former [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|Hyderabad State]] from 1952 to 1956.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Palati |first=Dr Venkat Rao |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvT_BgAAQBAJ&dq=shankar+dev+bidar&pg=PA64 |title=Role Of Freedom Fighters In Bidar District (1890 -1948) |date=2014-08-03 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-312-40623-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kulkarni |first1=Vasant Sitaram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r9rYQ3_wLlwC&q=shankar+dev+bidar |title=India's Parliament, 1971: Who's who of Indian M.P.s: Encyclopaedia of India's Parliament, 1971 |last2=Kulkarni |first2=Suniti Vasant |last3=Kokil |first3=Prakash |year=1971 |publisher=Law Book House |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Dev was born in [[Bidar]], Karnataka in 1922. Balaji Rao was his father. He completed his education from Gurukul University, Hardwar and [[Agra university|Agra University]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3OBFAQAAIAAJ&q=Shankar+Dev+s.+of+Shri+Balaji+Rao |title=Who's who |year=1977 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Shankar Dev married Padmavati in 1950 and the couple had two sons and three daughters.<ref name="nic">{{Cite web |title=Members Bioprofile |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1159.htm |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=loksabha.nic.in}}</ref>

== Career ==
He left politics and joined Sarvodaya and Bhoodan Movement along with Acharya Vinobaji from 1962 to 1971.<ref name="nic"/>

== Position held ==

* General Secretary - All India Depressed Classes League (1960–1962).<ref name="nic"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!From
!To
!Position
|-
|1952
|1956
|Member of [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="nic"/>

* Deputy Minister and later Minister in former Hyderabad State (1952–1956).
|-
|1956
|1957
|Member of [[Mysore Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="nic"/>
|-
|1957
|1962
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] (1st term) [[2nd Lok Sabha]] from [[Bidar Lok Sabha constituency|Bidar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kashyap |first=Subhash C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JpOJAAAAMAAJ&q=shankar+dev+bidar |title=The Ten Lok Sabhas: From the First to the Tenth, 1952-1991 |year=1992 |publisher=Shipra Publications |isbn=978-81-85402-10-9 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1971
|1977
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] (2nd term) in [[5th Lok Sabha]] from [[Bidar Lok Sabha constituency|Bidar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVnVAAAAMAAJ&dq=shankar+dev+bidar&pg=PP18 |title=Lok Sabha Debates |year=1975 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Department |first=Karnataka (India) Social Welfare |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A-sD7LARnbEC&q=shankar+dev+bidar |title=Report - Social Welfare Department and Department of Probation and Aftercare Services |year=1973 |publisher=Social Welfare Department |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Sabha |first1=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DAnCAdIih8QC&q=shankar+dev+bidar |title=Parliament of India, the Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971-1977: A Study |last2=Shakdher |first2=S. L. |year=1977 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1977
|1979
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] (3rd term) in [[6th Lok Sabha]] from [[Bidar Lok Sabha constituency|Bidar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVc3AAAAIAAJ&q=shankar+dev+bidar |title=Parliamentary Debates, House of the People: Official Report |year=1979 |publisher=Parliament Secretariat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g8mnCQh6xbEC&q=shankar+dev+bidar |title=List of Members of Lok Sabha Showing Permanent and Delhi Addresses and Telephone Numbers |year=1979 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat. |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Awards ==
Dev received a State award from the Govt of Karnataka for social service.<ref name="nic"/>

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dev, Shankar}}
[[Category:1922 births]]
[[Category:India MPs 1957–1962]]
[[Category:India MPs 1971–1977]]
[[Category:India MPs 1977–1979]]
[[Category:Hyderabad State politicians]]
[[Category:Possibly living people]]

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