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Historical Event on 2/17/1998
Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/21/1952 | General Election ( 1st) of India ends. |
| 9/21/1898 | Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born. |
| 4/17/1946 | Bellary Raghava, famous actor, social worker, lawyer and dramatist, passed away. |
| 1/12/1996 | Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill. |
| 3/13/1971 | Fifth General Election of India ends. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 10/3/1890 | Laxminarayan Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, was born. |
| 12/15/1980 | Hema Chengkalath, female Soccer(Football) player, was born in Calgary, Canada. |
| 1/17/1989 | Colonel J. K. Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the geographic South Pole. |
| 2/25/1903 | Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
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