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Historical Event on 5/2/1996

General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
1/31/1985Under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment, Anti-Defector Bill was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha. This avoided the Representatives of People to switch over political parties.
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
4/15/1901Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra.
4/15/1901Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
10/13/1999Atal Krishna Bihari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India.
2/25/1844Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.