Brij Basi Lal Explained

Brij Basi Lal
Constituency:Faizabad
Office:Member of Parliament, 3rd Lok Sabha
Term Start:Apr 1962
Term End:Mar 1967
Predecessor:Raja Ram Misra
Successor:Ram Krishna Sinha
Office2:MLA, 2nd Assembly
Term2:Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
Office3:MLA, 1st Assembly
Term3:May 1952 – Mar 1957
Birth Date:1904 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Village Haripur, Jalalabad, Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh)
Parents:Matabadal Lal (Father)
Citizenship: India
Nationality: India
Party:Congress
Spouse:Shrimati Shyama Devi
Children:3 sons and 5 daughters.
Residence:Faizabad & New Delhi
Alma Mater:University of Allahabad
Profession:Advocate & Politician
Committees:Member of several committees

Brij Basi Lal is an Indian freedom fighter, politician and was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 3rd Lok Sabha of India. Lal represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Congress political party.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Brij Basi Lal was born in village Haripur, Jalalabad, Ayodhya in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended University of Allahabad where he attained LL.B and B.Sc degrees. Lal worked as an advocate and was also a part of the Indian independence movement. He got married in 1949 and had three sons and five daughters from the marriage.

Political career

Pre independence

Brij Basi Lal was an Indian freedom fighter, participated in the Indian independence movement. He was a part of the Satyagraha and Quit India movements and was imprisoned in 1941 and 1942 for participating Satyagraha and Quit India movements respectively.

Post independence

Brij Basi Lal entered active politics in early 1930s. He joined Congress party. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Lal was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In the 3rd Lok Sabha, Lal succeeded Raja Ram Misra who was also a Congress member.[3]

Posts Held

From To Position
01 1952 1957 Member, 01st Assembly of U.P.
02 1957 1962 Member, 02nd Assembly of U.P.
03 1962 1967 MP, 03rd Lok Sabha

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Member Profile. Lok Sabha website. 15 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122733/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1443.htm. 16 January 2014. dead.
  2. News: Election results 1962. Election Commission of India. 15 January 2014.
  3. News: Earlier Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha website. 15 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx. 16 January 2014. dead.