Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar

Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar (4 August 1904 – 11 December 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter. She was elected to the 1st Lok Sabha unopposed from Ahmedabad in 1956.

Sushila Ganesh Mavalankar
Member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Ahmedabad
In office
1956–1957
Preceded by
Succeeded byIndulal Yagnik
Personal details
Born(1904-08-04)4 August 1904
Bombay State, India
Died11 December 1995(1995-12-11) (aged 91)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
ChildrenPurushottam Mavalankar

Early life

Daughter to Ramakrishna Gopinath Gurjar Date, Sushila was born on 4 August 1904 in the Bombay State and did her schooling to the under- metric level.[1]

Career

Mavalankar took active part in the Indian Independence movement and on the call of Mahatma Gandhi participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942, which led to her imprisonment by the British authorities.[2] She attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II held in June 1953.[1]

The death of Ganesh Mavalankar in February 1956 prompted a bye-election for the Ahmedabad seat. The INC fielded Sushila Mavalankar (his wife) and she was elected unopposed to the 1st Lok Sabha.[3][4] Her term finished the following year.[2] She also served as the president of Bhagini Samaj and was a member of numerous social organisations.[2]

Personal life

Sushila married Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar in March 1921, from whom she had four sons.[1] Ganesh Mavalankar became of the first speaker of the Lok Sabha. She died in Ahmedabad on 11 December 1995.[2] Their son Purushottam Mavalankar was also a parliamentarian.[5]

References
  1. Jain, C. K. (1993). Women Parliamentarians in India. Surjeet Publications. p. 697.
  2. "Obituary References". Parliament of India. 22 December 1995. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. Results of Bye-elections. Election Commission of India. 1957. p. 11.
  4. Gazette of India. Controller of Publications. 1956. p. 615.
  5. Press Trust of India (15 May 2002). "Pusushottam Mavalankar passes away". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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