Lallanji was an Indian politician. He was born in

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in November 1879, son of Mendu Lal. Lallanji was a landlord and member of the

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. He hailed from the

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community. He had been schooled at Government High School in Faizabad. He was influenced by the Arya Samaj during his youth. He served as President of the Faizabad District Congress Committee. In May 1948 he became the President of the Faizabad District Board. He was a member of the

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and the

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. He was a member of the Ram Yash Kirtan Sabha. Within the Indian National Congress, he emerged as the leader of the Gupta-Pant faction in Faizabad. Lallanji was elected to the first

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(lower house of the

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) from the Faizabad District (North-West) constituency in the 1952 Indian general election. He obtained 111,547 votes.Election Commission of India.
Statistical report on general elections, 1951 to the first Lok Sabha – Volume I (National and state abstracts & detailed results)
' He defeated Acharya J.B. Kripalani. Lallanji died in Faizabad on 20 May 1958.

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{{reflist 1879 births 1958 deaths People from Faizabad Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh India MPs 1952–1957 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Prisoners and detainees of British India