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Historical Event on 5/15/1996

The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1950Supreme Court of India was inaugurated.
7/10/1949Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).
7/22/1993R.K. Khandekar, PM's aide, denies Harshad Mehta's charges.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
8/1/1905Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
12/5/1990With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers.
11/28/1990Union Cabinet approves re-induction of Airbus A-320 in the domestic sector.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.