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| death_date ={{death date and age|2004|7|18|1908|7|18|df=y}} | | death_date ={{death date and age|2004|7|18|1908|7|18|df=y}} | ||
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]] | | death_place = [[Hyderabad]] | ||
| office = [[Member of Parliament| | | office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of the Lok Sabha]] from [[Bidar (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bidar]] | ||
| constituency = [[Bidar (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bidar]] | | constituency = [[Bidar (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Bidar]] | ||
| term = 1991–2004 | | term = 1991–2004 | ||
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'''Ramchandra Veerappa''' (1908–2004) was an Indian | '''Ramchandra Veerappa''' (1908–2004) was an Indian senior statesman who served as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha for [[Bidar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bidar]] constituency, from 1962 to 1971 and 1991 to until his death in 2004. He was member of 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> | ||
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 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2004 at the age of 95. While campaigning in 2004, he said he hoped to contest five years later at the age of 100. Soon after 2004 elections, he died due to kidney troubles. 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 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2004 at the age of 95. While campaigning in 2004, he said he hoped to contest five years later at the age of 100. Soon after 2004 elections, he died due to kidney troubles. 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. | ||
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