Shankarrao Deo

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)
Nationality	British Indian (1894-1947) Indian (1947-1974)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other names	Nanasaheb Deo
Occupation(s)	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]