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'''Ansuyabai Bhaorao Borkar''' was a social activist, [[Indian National Congress]] politician and member of the [[1st Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the Indian Parliament from 1955–57. | '''Ansuyabai Bhaorao Borkar''' was a social activist, [[Indian National Congress]] politician and member of the [[1st Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the Indian Parliament from 1955–57. | ||
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Ansuyabai Bhaorao Borkar was a social activist, Indian National Congress politician and member of the 1st Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament from 1955–57.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Ansuyabai was born in Kampti, Madhya Pradesh (then a part of Central Provinces and Berar) in 1929 to a family of cultivators.[1] She received education from Salem Girls Hindi English Middle School of Raipur.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
Borkar was an active social worker and conducted education programs for adult women in Nagpur.[1] She was also a member of the Nagpur district committee of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.[2][3]
After the death of her husband, a sitting MP, Borkar contested for and won a seat from the two-member Bhandara (Reserved, Madhya Pradesh) constituency in the 1955 bye-election as an INC candidate; obtaining 84,458 votes. The opposing Scheduled Castes Federation candidate secured approx 58,000 votes.[4]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
In 1947, she married INC politician Bhaurao Borkar. Together they had three daughters.[2] Bhaurao was an MP from Bhandara and died in office on 2 February 1955.[5]
Borkar died in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 18 July 2000.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lok Sabha Synopsis of Debates: Obituary References". Parliament of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Members Bioprofile: Borkar, Shrimati Ansuyabai". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ Ralhan, O. P. (1995). Indian Women Through Ages: Eminent Indian Women in Politics. Anmol Publications. p. 39. ISBN 978-81-7488-143-4.
- ↑ "Election Results of Bye-elections, 1952-1995" (XLS). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 2003. p. 74.