91-year-old Rishang Keishing was a member of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament in 1952.The National Informatics Center, Government of India Web site91-year-old Rishang Keishing was a member of the first Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament in 1952.

Rishang Keishing, 91, sat as a member in India’s first Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, in 1952. Sixty years later he sits in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.

As India’s Parliament celebrates its 60th anniversary, Mr. Keishing is the only

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