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Dhani Ram Shandil (Retd.) (born 20 October 1940) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

political party. In 1999, he was elected to the

13th Lok Sabha The 13th Lok Sabha (10 October 1999 – 6 February 2004) is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha (House of the People, or lower house in the Parliament of India). It was convened after 1999 Indian general election held during September–Oc ...

from

Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...

constituency in

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

as a

Himachal Vikas Congress Himachal Vikas Congress (''Himalayan Development Congress''), was a regional political party in Himachal Pradesh, India. Formation Himachal Vikas Congress was formed when Sukh Ram and Anil Sharma split from the Indian National Congress after ...

candidate. He was re-elected to the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (17 May 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian Nationa ...

in 2004 from the same constituency as an

candidate. He is the MLA from

Solan Solan is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. It is located south of the state capital, Shimla. Solan has an average elevation of . The city is situated between Chandigarh (joint capi ...

and previously served as Social Justice and empowerment minister in the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet. Mr. Shandil won by-poll election in October 2021 from

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. Dhani Ram Shandil has served elite

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and is Bharat jyoti award winner. Shandil belongs to the

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of Himachal Pradesh.

Posts held

* 1999, Elected to

* Leader, Himachal Vikas Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha * 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Defence * 2000-2001 Member, Library Committee * 2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee,

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG) is a ministry of the government of India responsible for the exploration, production, refining, distribution, marketing, import, export, and conservation of petroleum, natural gas, petroleum ...

* 2004 Re-elected to

(2nd term) * Member, Committee on Provision of Computer for MPs, Offices of Parties in

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

and Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat * Member, Committee on External Affairs * Member, Committee on the Welfare of

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* 5 Aug. 2007 onwards, Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1940 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 People from Shimla India MPs 1999–2004 People from Solan Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 {{HimachalPradesh-INC-politician-stub