Articles On Kanshi Ram’s Birth Anniversary, Remembering How he Won 1991 Lok Sabha Election from Etawah by Kalahandi Info March 15, 2021 written by Kalahandi Info March 15, 2021 0 comment 868 views Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsappEmail Kanshi Ram, a charismatic leader, founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) picked up the baton of Dalit politics in India. Born on March 15, 1934 in Ropar district of Punjab, he was a science graduate, who began a political career in his employee organization named BAMCEF. In 1991, Etawah’s electorate voted Kanshi Ram to power, amid 48 candidates who were in the fray for the unreserved seat in Lok Sabha constituency. Bagging 1,44,290 votes, he was voted to power, while his nearest BJP candidate Lal Singh Verma got 22, 466. Kanshi Ram united the Dalit workers of his organisation in one thread and undeniably remained their greatest leader. He worked as a scientific assistant in the Defense Production Department in Pune, later he quit his job and took up the cause of Dalit politics. The campaign to unite the Dalits and make them a political force began in the 1970s. With years of hard work and impressive organizational capacity, he took the BSP to corridors of power. After BAMCEF, he formed the Dalit-Shoshit Manch DS-Four in the 1980s and entered Bahujan Samaj Party in electoral politics in 1984. By the 1990s, the BSP acquired a decisive role in the politics of Uttar Pradesh, where Kanshi Ram openly said that his party does politics of power and it should come to power in any way. He also believed being in power would boost Dalit’s self-confidence… Read more on news18. Source: https://www.news18.com/news/india/on-kanshi-rams-birth-anniversary-remembering-how-he-won-1991-lok-sabha-election-from-etawah-3535082.html Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsappEmail Kalahandi Info previous post Odisha Schools: No Sunday classes for 10th and 12th students from April next post Two suffer critical burn injuries after coming in contact with 33 KV wire in Kalahandi You may also like Solar Savings: Reduce Your Electricity Bills And Earn... April 3, 2021 Remembering Savitribai Phule (3 January 1831 – 10... March 10, 2021 Know story behind 108 dried snails on Gautama... March 5, 2021 Siddhartha and the Swan (The Saviour is more... February 12, 2021 Buddha remains cool February 12, 2021 The Shadow of Buddhism on the Jagannath Culture January 5, 2021 Lord Jagannath-The Buddhist connection January 5, 2021 How did the Jagannatha temple get converted from... January 5, 2021 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ