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Historical Event on 5/2/1926

Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
2/12/1882Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.
4/1/1989Shridhar Madhav Joshi (S. M. Joshi), great socialist leader, passed away.
4/2/1870Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was found. 95 members from different parts of Maharashtra assembled in Pune during its founding.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
5/31/1921Suresh Hariprasad Joshi, modern Gujarati poet, story writer and critic, was born.
2/9/1994Supreme Court sets aside disqualification (under anti-defection law in 1991) of former Goa CM Ravi Naik.