22 APR 1906 A.SHANKER ALVA

A. Shanker Alva

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Adhur Shanker Alva
Member of Parliament
Constituency	Mangalore
Personal details
Born	22 April 1906 Adhur, Kasaragod Taluka,Madras Presidency
Political party	Indian National Congress
Source	[1]

Adhur Shanker Alva (born 22 April 1906, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician, lawyer and Member of Parliament who represented the Mangalore Constituency in the 3rd Lok Sabha. He was a member of Indian National Congress.^[1]

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Alva was born in an affluent Tulu speaking Bunt family of landlords. He completed his education at St. Aloysius College (Mangalore) and Madras Law College earning the degrees of B.A. and L.L.B. A widower through much of his life. He raised four children as a single parent. Apart from being a politician he was a lawyer practicing in Mangalore and was a member of various social cultural and sporting organizations.