Balwant Singh Mehta

Balwant Singh Mehta (8 February 1900 – 31 January 2003) was an Indian politician and freedom fighter who served as a Member of Constituent Assembly of India and the 1st Lok Sabha from Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2]

Balwant Singh Mehta
Member of Constituent Assembly of India
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Constituency	Rajputana
Member of 1st Lok Sabha
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Deenbandhu Parmar
Constituency	Udaipur Lok Sabha constituency
Personal details
Born	8 February 1900
Died	31 January 2003
Spouse	Sugandh Kumari
Alma mater	Fergusson University

Personal life

He was born on 8 February 1900^[3] and graduated from Fergusson University.^[4] He married Sugandh Kumari at a very young age.^[5] On 4 October 1938, he was arrested and served one year in jail.^[5] He was the founder of the Pratap newspaper.^[6] He died on 31 January 2003^[7] at the age of 103.^[8]

References

1. "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014.
2. "LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY (AS IN NOVEMBER, 1949)". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
3. "Regarding birth centenary of Shri Balwant Singh Mehta, Member First Lok Sabha" (PDF). Digital Parliamentary Library.
4. "Who's Who 1950, Parliament of India" (PDF). Digital Parliamentary Library.
5. "A tribute to Master Balwant Singh Mehta". Times of India. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
6. "Balwant Singh Mehta". Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
7. "References Made To The Passing Of Shri Bhubaneswar Bhuyan, A Member Of ... on 27 February, 2003". India Kanoon.
8. "'Gandhi betrayed Iron Man'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 December 2022.