S. K. Wankhede
Indian politician
Sheshrao Krishnarao Wankhede (24 September 1914 – 30 January 1988) was a cricket administrator and politician.
Early life
Wankhede had his early college education in Nagpur and entered the bar in England. On his return, he started practice in Nagpur. In the 1940s, he entered politics and was jailed for taking part in the Indian freedom struggle.
Political career
He was elected to the Madhya Pradesh assembly in 1952 and served as the deputy speaker of Bilingual Bombay from 23 November 1956 to 5 April 1957. He was elected from Kalmeshwar in 1957 elections to the Bombay Assembly and in 1962 and 1967 to the Maharashtra Assembly. He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly between 22 March 1972 till 20 April 1977. Wankhede was also the mayor of Nagpur for three years. In 1967, he was a member of the Indian delegation that took part in the 22nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
As cricket administrator
Wankhede was the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India from 1980–81 to 1982–83, and the vice-president from 1972–73 to 1979–80.
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