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VMC’s first mayor passes away

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Posted: Mar 08, 2008 at 2338 hrs IST

Vadodara, March 7 Nanalal Choksi (90), the first mayor of Vadodara Municipal Corporation, who was also the last president of the Baroda Municipal Borough, passed away on Friday morning after a prolonged illness. A veteran politician, Choksi, was instrumental in introducing many civic facilities in the city.

Choksi was elected to the erstwhile Baroda municipality in 1961 to 1966 and presided over it till it was converted to a municipal corporation. He was also instrumental in introducing several civic amenities in the city, like the formation of power sub stations, updating of power lines, and also starting the primary municipal schools in the city.

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