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| birth_date ={{birth date|1908| | | birth_date = {{birth date|1908|1|1|df=y}}{{cn|date=September 2021}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Humnabad]] | | birth_place = [[Humnabad]] | ||
| residence =[[Bidar]] | | residence =[[Bidar]] | ||
| death_date ={{death date and age|2004|7|18|1908| | | death_date ={{death date and age|2004|7|18|1908|1|1|df=y}}{{cn|date=September 2021}} | ||
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]] | | death_place = [[Hyderabad]] | ||
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Bidar (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bidar]] | | office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Bidar (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bidar]] | ||
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| predecessor2 = [[Madanlal Badeappa]] | | predecessor2 = [[Madanlal Badeappa]] | ||
| successor2 = [[Shivakantha Chature]] | | successor2 = [[Shivakantha Chature]] | ||
|constituency2= [[Hulsoor (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Hulsoor]]<ref>https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Hulsoor-in-Karnataka Sitting and previous MLAs from Hulsoor Assembly Constituency</ref> | | constituency2= [[Hulsoor (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Hulsoor]]<ref>https://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Hulsoor-in-Karnataka Sitting and previous MLAs from Hulsoor Assembly Constituency</ref> | ||
| office3 = Member of the [[Mysore Legislative Assembly]] | | office3 = Member of the [[Mysore Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| term_start3 = 1957 | | term_start3 = 1957 | ||
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| predecessor3 = [[Veerendra Patil]] | | predecessor3 = [[Veerendra Patil]] | ||
| successor3 = [[Devappa Shamanna Hodal]] | | successor3 = [[Devappa Shamanna Hodal]] | ||
|constituency3= [[Aland (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Aland]]<ref>https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/aland.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Aland Assembly Constituency</ref> | | constituency3= [[Aland (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Aland]]<ref>https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/aland.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Aland Assembly Constituency</ref> | ||
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | |||
| office5 = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Council|Mysuru Legislative Council]] | |||
| term_start5 = 1948 | |||
| term_end5 = 1952 | |||
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| office6 = Member of Bidar City Municipal Council | |||
| term_start6 = 1947 | |||
| term_end6 = 1948 | |||
| office7 =Vice President of Bidar district Congress Committee | |||
| term_start7 = 1962 | |||
| term_end7 =1967 | |||
| party =[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | |||
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]], [[Indian National Congress]], [[Janata Party]] | | otherparty = [[Indian National Congress (Organisation)]], [[Indian National Congress]], [[Janata Party]] | ||
| spouse = Shankaramma Ramchandra | | spouse = Shankaramma Ramchandra | ||
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| source = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=502 | | source = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=502 | ||
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'''Ramchandra Veerappa''' (1908–2004) was an Indian politician who represented [[Bidar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bidar]] constituency in the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1962 to 1971 and from 1991 to 2004. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 1948 to 1952.<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=502 |title= Lok Sabha members' profile |accessdate = 17 February 2012 }}</ref> | |||
In 1947, he was elected to the Municipal Council, Bidar. He was elected from Bidar to Lok Sabha in 1962 and 1967 as member of Congress. He joined Congress (O) when the party split in 1969, and lost from Bidar in 1971 and 1977. Later he joined BJP and was elected to Lok Sabha from Bidar five times, the last in 2004 at the age of 95. While campaigning in 2004, he said he hoped to contest five years later at the age of 100. He never went to school but learned to read and write in his native Kannada. He was also fluent at Deccani Urdu, Hindi, and Marathi. He said he rarely spoke in Lok Sabha because he was not much familiar with English. | |||
He was elected from Bidar to Lok Sabha in 1962 and 1967 as member of Congress. He joined Congress (O) when the party split in 1969, and lost from Bidar in 1971 and 1977. Later he joined BJP and was elected to Lok Sabha from Bidar in | |||
He was a dalit | He was a dalit. He married thrice. His first wife died childless. He separated from his second wife decades after they had married, and picked up a third wife in his 60s. In all, he had nine children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/at-96-he-feels-young-enough-to-contest-again/story-q2wviVoaFhy0NuH5O6pCDM.html|title = At 96, he feels young enough to contest again!|date = 16 April 2004}}</ref> | ||
He died on 18 Jul 2004 at Hyderabad Hospital due to kidney dysfunction at the age of 96.<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/19/stories/2004071903610600.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040817113648/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/19/stories/2004071903610600.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 August 2004 |work= [[The Hindu]] |title=Ramchandra Veerappa dead |date= 2004-07-19 |accessdate = 17 February 2012 }}</ref> | He died on 18 Jul 2004 at Hyderabad Hospital due to kidney dysfunction at the age of 96.<ref>{{ cite web |url= http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/19/stories/2004071903610600.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040817113648/http://www.hindu.com/2004/07/19/stories/2004071903610600.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 17 August 2004 |work= [[The Hindu]] |title=Ramchandra Veerappa dead |date= 2004-07-19 |accessdate = 17 February 2012 }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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