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Indian singer and politician (1937–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mahesh Kanodia (27 January 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a singer and a politician from Gujarat state in India.
Mahesh Kanodia | |
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MP, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1991-1999, 2004-2009 | |
Constituency | Patan |
Personal details | |
Born | Kanoda, British India | 27 January 1937
Died | 25 October 2020 83) Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India | (aged
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Uma Kanodia (m. 1960) |
Children | Pooja Kanodia |
Relatives | Naresh Kanodia (brother) Hitu Kanodia (nephew) |
Occupation | Singer, musician, politician |
Awards | Padma Shri (posthumously, 2021)[1] |
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Mahesh Kanodia was born on 27 January 1937, at Kanoda village (now in Patan district, Gujarat), India. He completed his primary education from Shahpur School in Ahmedabad.[2] He worked in Gujarati cinema for four decades as a musician, singer and composer. He performed with his actor-singer brother Naresh Kanodia.[3][2]
He represented the Patan constituency in Lok Sabha four times (10th, 11th, 12th and 14th) as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, 1991–1999, and 2004–2009.[3][2]
Sauna Hridayma Hammesh: Mahesh-Naresh, an autobiographical Gujarati book on brothers was published in 2011.[4]
He died on 25 October 2020, in Gandhinagar from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He had paralysis for six years before his death.[5][6]
Mahesh Kanodia received the following details among the awards given by Gujarat Government to Gujarati film artists.[citation needed]
He married Uma on 1 January 1960.[2] Their daughter Pooja, a singer, died in 2015.[3] His nephew Hitu Kanodia is an actor and politician.[7]
Kanodia was posthumously awarded Padma Shri in 2021.[1]
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