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Historical Event on 8/28/1997
Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/4/1991 | Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I). |
| 10/30/1999 | G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
| 3/19/1939 | Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer (Indian bat 112 on debut v England 1959), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 4/30/1936 | Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters. |
| 3/5/1851 | Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 10/1/1995 | Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died. |
| 1/11/1859 | Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born. |
| 12/30/1865 | Rudyard Kipling, famous English litterateur and author (Jungle Book, Gunga Din-Nobel 1907), was born in Bombay. |
| 8/20/1921 | The Mopla revolt, one of the important uprisings of India, was started at Kerala. |
| 3/5/1961 | Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away. |
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