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Historical Event on 1/31/1985

Under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment, Anti-Defector Bill was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha. This avoided the Representatives of People to switch over political parties.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1958Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
11/9/1972Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
8/16/1997Krishan Kant, Andhra Pradesh's Governor, elected as the Vice President of India.
7/14/1856Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born.
7/6/1986Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91).
6/6/1996Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India.