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Historical Event on 6/9/1992

Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
10/6/1927First Indian Cinematograph Enquiry Committee, under the chairmanship of Diwan Bahadur T. Rangachariar, was appointed by the Government.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
3/22/1977Ayillyath Kuttiari Goplan, freedom fighter, social reformer and Marxist leader, passed away in Trivandrum.
12/10/1886Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
6/12/1996India's new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha and will rule as head of the United Front Coalition.