S. K. Amin
Indian politician (1917-1995)
Seetharam Koosayya Amin (6 June 1917 – 13 September 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter and Congress politician who was active in the fisherfolk cooperative movement.
Biography
In 1954 he helped establish the Udupi District Co-operative Fish Marketing Federation. In the 1967 Mysore Legislative Assembly election he successfully contested the Udupi constituency with 33.35% of the vote. In the 1972 Assembly election he contested the seat of Mangalore I for the Indian National Congress (Organisation), placing fourth with 14.52% of the vote. In 1990, he received Karnataka's second highest civilian award, the Rajyotsava Prashasthi, for services to the state's co-operative movement.
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