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Historical Event on 11/16/1991

60 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1990GOI decides to extend validity of passports to 10 years.
2/19/1956Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away.
10/13/1999No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
4/25/1906Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
9/21/1992Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.