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Historical Event on 3/16/1977

Sixth General Election of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1997Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
4/29/1998India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.
3/8/1673Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj conquered the fort of Panhala.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
5/5/1998Yashwant Sinha and Madan Lal Khurana, Union Ministers, are discharged in the hawala case.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
8/6/2000Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.