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S. M. Laljan Basha

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S. M. Laljan Basha
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2002 - 9 April 2008
Preceded byJaya Prada
Succeeded byT. Ratna Bai
Constituency Andhra Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1991 - 1996
Preceded byN. G. Ranga
Succeeded byRayapati Sambasiva Rao
Constituency Guntur

S. M. Laljan Basha (2 August 1956 – 15 August 2013), a politician, deputy chairman, and Vice President of the Telugu Desam Party, was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha (2002–2008), the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also elected Member of Parliament of India representing Guntur, an Andhra Pradesh constituency in Lok Sabha (1991–1996). He also acted as Chairman for Joint Parliament Committee for Waqf. His younger brother S.M. Ziauddin contested four times for legislative elections and won two times. Jinnar tower in Guntur was built by Lal jan saheb (grandfather of S.M. Lal jan basha and S.M.Ziauddin)

Basha died in a road accident on 15 August 2013, when his vehicle rammed into the divider at Narketpally near Nalgonda on the Vijayawada-Hyderabad national highway in the wee hours of 15 August 2013 on his way to Guntur.[1]

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  1. ^ "Telugu Desam Party leader Lal Jan Basha dies in accident". NDTV.com. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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