Shankarrao Deo
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Shankarrao Deo (4 January 1894 - 30 December 1974)[1] also known as Nanasaheb Deo was an Indian freedom fighter and social activist. He was the founder of Satkaryottejak Sabha.[2][3]
Shankarrao Deo | |
|---|---|
| Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
| In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950 | |
| Constituency | Bombay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1894 |
| Died | 30 December 1974 (aged 80) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Other name | Nanasaheb Deo |
| Occupations | Freedom fighter and social activist |
| Organization | Satkaryottejak Sabha |
| Movement | • Indian Independence Movement • Samyukta Maharashtra Movement |
He participated in Quit India Movement and was arrested.[4] He served as general secretary of Congress in 1947.[5]
He was a member of Constituent Assembly of India in 1949.[6] He was First Secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, 1920, and General secretary of the Congress, 1946–50, where he played a key role during the drafting of the Constitution of India and the transfer-of-power negotiations.[7]