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Historical Event on 4/17/1998

BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.