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Historical Event on 2/24/1957

General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
8/30/1993LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission.
6/25/1888Lord Louis Mountbatten, British politician, was born.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
7/29/1997India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme.
12/12/1901Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore founded the first dance school called as ""Kala Bhawan"" and established the ""Barahamacharya Ashram"", the core of Vishwa Bharati University of Shantiniketan, near Bolpur. It was formally opened on December.
5/12/1966Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.