Shankar Dev
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Minister
- Deputy Minister
- Later Minister in former Hyderabad State (1952–1956)
ConstituencyBidar Lok Sabha constituency
ConstituencyBidar Lok Sabha constituency
ConstituencyBidar Lok Sabha constituency
Shankar Dev | |
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| MLA - Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Minister |
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| Member of Parliament in 2nd Lok Sabha | |
| In office 5 April 1957 – 31 March 1962 | |
| Constituency | Bidar Lok Sabha constituency |
| Member of Parliament in 5th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 15 March 1971 – 18 January 1977 | |
| Constituency | Bidar Lok Sabha constituency |
| Member of Parliament in 6th Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 March 1977 – 22 August 1979 | |
| Constituency | Bidar Lok Sabha constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 (age 103–104) Bidar, Karnataka |
| Party |  Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Padmavati (1950) |
| Children | 2 sons and 3 daughters |
| Parent | Balaji Rao |
| Alma mater | Gurukul University, Hardwar and Agra University. |
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Shankar Dev was an Indian politician and three-time Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India). He was also a Member of Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly and served as Deputy Minister and later Minister in former Hyderabad State from 1952 to 1956.[1][2]
Dev was born in Bidar, Karnataka in 1922. Balaji Rao was his father. He completed his education from Gurukul University, Hardwar and Agra University.[3]
Personal life
Shankar Dev married Padmavati in 1950 and the couple had two sons and three daughters.[4]
Career
He left politics and joined Sarvodaya and Bhoodan Movement along with Acharya Vinobaji from 1962 to 1971.[4]