Kirshan Lal (born 1955) is an Indian politician from

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. He is an MLA from

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which is reserved for Scheduled Caste community in Jammu district. He won the

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representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education

Lal is from Chhamb, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. He is the son of late Bansi Lal. He is a doctor. He completed his M.B.B.S. in 1982 at a college affiliated to University of Jammu.

Career

Lal won from Chhamb Assembly constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He polled 36,033 votes and defeated his nearest rival and three time MLA,

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of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 14,790 votes.

References

1955 births Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir People from Jammu district Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014–2018 {{JammuKashmir-politician-stub