Krishan Dev Sethi

{{Short description|Kashmiri activist (1928–2021)}}

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|birth_date= 1 January 1928

|birth_place= Mirpur, Jammu and Kashmir, British India

|occupation=Political Leader

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| death_place= Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Krishan Dev Sethi (1 January 1928 – 28 January 2021) was the General secretary of Democratic Conference Jammu and Kashmir and was the last member of J&K's constituent assembly.

Krishan Dev Sethi was born to a Hindu Brahmin family in Mirpur. Sethi was not only a well known leader in Jammu, where he resided but also very popular across the LOC in Azad Jammu & Kashmir. He was an ardent supporter of an independent Kashmir and fought for independence since the 1950s.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

Death

Sethi died at his Jammu residence on 28 January 2021. He was the last surviving member of constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.{{Cite news|url=https://thechenabtimes.com/2021/01/28/last-surviving-member-of-jks-constituent-assembly-no-more/|title=Last Surviving member of JK's Constituent Assembly no more|date=28 Jan 2021|publisher=The Chenab Times|access-date=28 Jan 2021}}

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