Sir Raghunath Purushottam Paranjpye was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council in which year repr...........

Maharashtra Polity and Governance

Sir Raghunath Purushottam Paranjpye was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council in which year representing the University of Bombay constituency?

1902

1880

1950

1912

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Explanation:

Sir Raghunath was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council in 1912 representing the University of Bombay constituency. He was again elected to the enlarged Council as per the Government of India Act 1919. As part of Diarchy in Bombay Presidency, Paranjpye was appointed as the first Minister for Education and he served in the position till 1923. He was unable to get elected in the 1923 elections losing to M. R. Jayakar of the Swaraj Party.