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Sunkam Achalu (3 March 1924 – 9 August 1983) was an Indian politician. He represented Nalgonda in the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India) 1952–1957. YouthSon of Kasayya, Sunkam Achalu was born in Nalgonda on 3 March 1924.[1] He didn't get a formal education, and worked as a farmer.[1] At home he managed to learn how to read and write in Urdu, Telugu, and obtained basic English skills.[2] In 1946 he married Ligamma.[1] He lived in Battuguda in Nalgonda town.[3] Social work and political strugglesSunkam Achalu led a long struggle for the upliftment of Scheduled Castes. He became a worker of the Indian National Congress at a young age. He left the Congress Party and became a leader of the Scheduled Castes Federation.[2] Between 1948 and 1950 he served as the President of the Nalgonda District branch of the Scheduled Castes Federation. He was also a member of the Working Committee of the Hyderabad Scheduled Castes Federation.[1] 1952 electionHowever, ahead of the Indian general election, 1952 he was denied a SCF ticket to run for the Lok Sabha. Instead he ran as a candidate for People's Democratic Front for the Scheduled Castes-reserved seat of Nalgonda constituency.[1][9] He was the running mate of Ravi Narayana Reddy.[2] Sunkam Achalu won the seat, with the highest margin recorded throughout the country.[1][4] He obtained 282,117 votes.[5] His SCF opponent forfeited his deposit. Aged 27, Sunkam Achalu was one of the youngest Members of Parliament at the time.[2] Whilst not a party member, Sunkam Achalu sat in the Communist Party of India parliamentary group in the Lok Sabha. He sought to influence the party to prioritize upliftment of Scheduled Castes.[2] DeathSunkam Achalu died in Nalgonda on 9 August 1983.[6][7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 Lok Sabha. Members Bioprofile: ACHALU, SHRI SUNKAM {{DEFAULTSORT:Achalu, Sunkam}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R-k1AAAAIAAJ|title=Opposition in the Parliament: a unique, authentic and comprehensive biographical dictionary of M. P.'s on opposition benches|author=Hari Sharan Chhabra|publisher=New Publishers|year=1952|page=40}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Subodh Chandra Sarkar|title=Indian Parliament and state legislatures: being the supplement to Hindustan year book, 1952|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oc05AQAAIAAJ|year=1952|publisher=M.C. Sarkar|page=120}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|author=Gail Omvedt|title=Dalits and the Democratic Revolution: Dr Ambedkar and the Dalit Movement in Colonial India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=leuICwAAQBAJ&pg=PT273|date=30 January 1994|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-81-321-1983-8|page=273}} 5. ^Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA - VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS) 6. ^{{cite book|title=Lok Sabha Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NFVPAQAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=1}} 7. ^{{cite book|title=The Journal of Parliamentary Information|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKCNAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=355}} 4 : 1924 births|1983 deaths|1st Lok Sabha members|Lok Sabha members from Hyderabad State |
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