A. Shanker Alva
Adhur Shanker Alva (born 22 April 1906, death 1977) was an Indian politician, lawyer and Member of Parliament who represented the Mangalore Constituency in the 3rd Lok Sabha. He was a member of Indian National Congress.[1]
Adhur Shanker Alva | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1962-1967 | |
| Preceded by | K. R. Achar |
| Succeeded by | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha |
| Constituency | Mangalore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1906 Adhur, Kasaragod Taluka, Madras Presidency |
| Died | 1977 Bangalore |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Sanjeeva |
| Children | Somashekar Alva, Vajra, Veda Shetty |
| Source | |
Biography
Alva was born in an affluent Tulu speaking Bunt family of landlords. He completed his education at St. Aloysius College (Mangalore) and Madras Law College earning the degrees of B.A. and L.L.B. A widower through much of his life. He raised four children as a single parent. Apart from being a politician he was a lawyer practicing in Mangalore and was a member of various social cultural and sporting organizations.
gollark: ```Issued command: /helpAvailable commands: admin auth_reload ban clearinv clearobjects clearpassworddays deleteblocks emergeblocks fixlight grant grantme haspriv help kick killkillme last-login me mods msg privs pulverize remove_player revoke setsetpassword shutdown status time unbanUse '/help <cmd>' to get more information, or '/help all' to list everything.```
gollark: killme last-login me mods msg privs pulverize remove_player revoke set
gollark: I see. I hope you are not doing logging somewhere, or I will bees you.
gollark: no.
gollark: Those are logged, no?
References
- "Statistical Report on General elections, 1962 to the 3rd Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 50. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.