Members Bioprofile

LAXMI DAS, SHRI, Comm., [Andhra Pradesh—Miryal Guda (Reserved Sch. Castes)—1982]:  S. of late Shri P. Laxmi Pathy; B. at Chawni Nadeli Baig, Hyderabad City, May 1, 1918; m. Shrimati Laxmamma, April, 1936; 3 S. and 3 D.; Trade Unionist; Took active part in Independence movement and specially struggled in the movement for joining the erstwhile Hyderabad State with the Indian Union; Suffered imprisonment, 1947-48; Member, Working Committee, Depressed Classes Association, 1938; Secretary, Andhra Mahasabha and Communist Party, 1942; One of the founders of Hyderabad Building Workers Union, 1943; President, Scheduled Castes Educational Conference, Hyderabad, 1945; Member, Working Committee, All Hyderabad Trade Union Congress, 1946; One of the founders of Hyderabad Municipal & High Ways Employees Unions and General Secretary of both, the Unions, 1946-47; Observed Hunger strike for redressal of demands of Highways Employees Union, Andhra Pradesh, Dec. 1958 for complete one week; General Council of A.I.T.U. Cong., 1956-58; Member, Andhra Pradesh Communist Council, 1959; President, Andhra Pradesh Highways Elmployees Union; Secretary, Naranjuna Sagar Employees and Labour Union; Vice-President, P.W.D. Mistries Union and Agricultural Farms Employees Union; Member, Depressed Classes Association and Adi Hindu Social Service League, Hyderabad.

Social activities:  Interested in general welfare of labourers and workers by conducting various educational and social organisations.

Hobbies:  Building drawings and Farming.

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Reading books.

Special interests:  Visiting historical places, Study of History of India.

Permanent address:  17-9-55 Chawni Nadali Baig, Hyderabad.

[Voting results at the Election:

Electorate:  4,53,328

Shri Laxmi Das                                                . .                1,40,884

Shri V. Kashiram                                              . .               1,14,319

Shri M. Peddiah                                               . .                  23,590].