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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
10/26/1962After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
1/9/1904Pratab Singh Chaudhari, social worker, was born at Multan, Punjab .
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
6/14/1987Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.