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For the Indian lawyer, see Sunder Lal (lawyer).

Sunder Lal
Member of Parliament, 5th Lok Sabha
In office
Mar 1971 – Jan 1977
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRasheed Masood
ConstituencySaharanpur
Member of Parliament, 4th Lok Sabha
In office
Mar 1967 – Dec 1970
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySaharanpur
Member of Parliament, 3rd Lok Sabha
In office
Apr 1962 – Mar 1967
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySaharanpur
Member of Parliament, 2nd Lok Sabha
In office
Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySaharanpur
Member of Parliament, 1st Lok Sabha
In office
Apr 1952 – Apr 1957
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySaharanpur
Personal details
Bornc. 1923
Baliakheri village, Saharanpur district (Uttar Pradesh), India
Died3 January 1987
New Delhi, India
Political partyCongress
ResidenceSaharanpur & New Delhi
ProfessionPolitician

Sunder Lal (c. 1923 – 3 January 1987) was an Indian independence activist and politician. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served as a Member of Lok Sabha six times. For the first 5 Lok Sabha elections, Lal represented the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

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Lal was born in village Baliakheri, Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He participated in the Indian independence movement and after Indian independence he joined active politics.[1][7]

Political career

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Lal was Member of Parliament for five straight terms (1952–1977) from Saharanpur, and after losing from Haridwar in 1977, won that seat in 1984. During the 1st Lok Sabha, Saharanpur constituency was differently defined. Lal represented the "Saharanpur (West) cum Muzaffarnagar (North)" constituency during the 1st Lok Sabha. He was a member of a Congress party.[1] And was supposed to be close to Indira Gandhi and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.[8]

Posts held

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# From To Position Comments
01 1952 1957 Member, 1st Lok Sabha From 'Saharanpur (West)]] cum Muzaffarnagar (North)' constituency.[9]
02 1957 1962 Member, 2nd Lok Sabha From Saharanpur (SC) constituency.[10]
03 1962 1967 Member, 3rd Lok Sabha –
04 1967 1970 Member, 4th Lok Sabha –
05 1971 1977 Member, 5th Lok Sabha From Saharanpur
06 1984 1987 Member, 8th Lok Sabha From Haridwar (died mid-term)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Election Results 1951" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Election Results 1957" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Election Results 1962" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Election Results 1967" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Election Results 1971" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Freedom Fighters of Saharanpur". Saharanpur administration. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  8. ^ Anil K. Rajvanshi (2007). 1970s America - An Indian Student's Journey. ISBN 9788190578110.
  9. ^ "01st Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  10. ^ "02nd Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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