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Historical Event on 11/24/1998

Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1997Financial and operational autonomy to be given to 97 profit-making public sector enterprises ('mini-ratnas') other than the navaratnas.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
12/15/1675Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
5/9/1874First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai.
6/29/1757Mir Zafar was installed on the throne as the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orrisa from Murshidabad.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
1/22/1906Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah, chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.