Shankar Dev

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]

Shankar Dev
MLA - Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly
In office 1952–1957
Minister	Deputy Minister Later Minister in former Hyderabad State (1952–1956)
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 Bidar, Karnataka
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Padmavati (1950)
Children	2 sons and 3 daughters
Parent	Balaji Rao
Alma mater	Gurukul University, Hardwar and Agra University.
Awards	State award from the Govt of Karnataka for social service.

Early life and background

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]

Position held

• General Secretary - All India Depressed Classes League (1960–1962).^[4]

From	To	Position
1952	1956	Member of Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly.[4] Deputy Minister and later Minister in former Hyderabad State (1952–1956).
1956	1957	Member of Mysore Legislative Assembly.[4]
1957	1962	MP (1st term) 2nd Lok Sabha from Bidar.[5]
1971	1977	MP (2nd term) in 5th Lok Sabha from Bidar.[6][7][8]
1977	1979	MP (3rd term) in 6th Lok Sabha from Bidar.[9][10]

Awards

Dev received a State award from the Govt of Karnataka for social service.^[4]