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Historical Event on 4/17/1998

BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
8/23/1994Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
2/26/1996Parliament's budget session opens.
7/31/1938Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born.
9/26/1999Six selected for Shanti Swaroop award for Science.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.