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Early Life
He was born the 14th out of 16 kids in Gujranwala (now in Pakistan) to Punjabi parents. He went to college and earned masters degrees in sociology and philosophy. Kaka earned his money through his family's textile mill in Bareilly. In elections, he has always contested as an independent, and always lost.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). He tried elections from 14 states of India from 1962 onwards, most for state assembliesCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
- He was fourth in the polling for president in 1991
Death
According to his family, Kaka was hospitalised after a paralysis attack on December 19, 1998. He died on December 223, 1998 from complications.
References
- BACKGROUNDER - NIC Archives
- Dhartipakar dead TribuneIndia - December 24, 1998
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