Sunder Lal ( – 3 January 1987) was an Indian independence activist and politician. A member of the
Indian National Congress
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, he served as a
Member
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of Lok Sabha six times. For the first 5 Lok Sabha elections, Lal represented the
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti.
Saharanpur is declared as on ...
constituency of
Uttar Pradesh
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.
Early life and education
Lal was born in village
Baliakheri,
Saharanpur district
Saharanpur district is the northernmost of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India. Bordering the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and close to the foothills of Shivalik range, it lies in the northern part of the Doab r ...
in the state of
Uttar Pradesh
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. He participated in the
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947.
The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...
and after
Indian independence he joined active politics.
Political career
Lal was
Member of Parliament
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for five straight terms (1952-1977) from
Saharanpur
Saharanpur is a city and a municipal corporation in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur district.
Saharanpur city's name was given after the Saint Shah Haroon Chishti.
Saharanpur is declared as on ...
, and after losing from Haridwar in 1977, won that seat in 1984. During the
1st Lok Sabha
The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. The First Session of this Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952.
...
,
Saharanpur constituency was differently defined. Lal represented the "Saharanpur (West) cum Muzaffarnagar (North)" constituency during the
1st Lok Sabha
The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. The First Session of this Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952.
...
. He was a member of a
Congress
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party.
And was supposed to be close to
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...
and
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (25 April 1919 – 17 March 1989) was an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh.
Personal life
He was born on 25 Apr ...
.
Posts held
See also
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1st,
2nd
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,
3rd
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4th &
5th Lok Sabha
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Government of India
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Indian National Congress
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Lists of members of the Lok Sabha of India
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Lok Sabha
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Parliament of India
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Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha ( Lower house of the Parliament) constituencies in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Assembly segments
Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly ...
References
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1920s births
Year of birth uncertain
1987 deaths
India MPs 1952–1957
India MPs 1957–1962
India MPs 1962–1967
India MPs 1967–1970
India MPs 1971–1977
Indian National Congress politicians
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
People from Saharanpur
People from Saharanpur district
India MPs 1984–1989
People from Muzaffarnagar district
People from Haridwar district