Chuni Lal Bhagat | |
Birth Date: | 1932 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sialkot, British India |
Residence: | Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
Office2: | MLA, Punjab |
Constituency4: | Jullundur (Jalandhar) South |
Term4: | 1997 - 2002 |
Predecessor4: | Mohinder Singh Kaypee |
Successor4: | Mohinder Singh Kaypee |
Constituency3: | Jalandhar South |
Predecessor3: | Mohinder Singh Kaypee |
Successor3: | Constituency underwent Boundary delimitation |
Term3: | 2007 -2012 |
Constituency2: | Jalandhar West |
Predecessor2: | New Constituency |
Successor2: | Incumbent |
Term2: | 2012 - 2017 |
Office1: | Minister for Local Government |
Predecessor1: | Manoranjan Kalia |
Successor1: | Incumbent |
Term1: | 2012 – 2017 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Parkash Singh Badal |
Office: | Minister for Medical Education & Research |
Predecessor: | Tikshan Sood |
Term: | 2012 – 2017 |
1Blankname5: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata5: | Parkash Singh Badal |
Party: | Bharatiya Janta Party |
Spouse: | Sheela Devi (died) |
Children: | Four sons and four daughters |
Chuni Lal Bhagat is an Indian politician and was Minister for Forest and wildlife, labour in the Punjab Government.[1] He is member of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).[2]
He was born in Sialkot, British India on 1 December 1932. His father's name is Mehnga Ram and mother's name Rukmani Devi. He studied up to Matriculation.[3] [4]
He has a business of exporting sports goods.
He contended election from Jullundur (Jalandhar) South in 1985 as an Independent candidate, but lost the elections.[5] In 1997, he again contested from Jalandhar South as BJP candidate and became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.[6] He again won from Jalandhar South in 2007[7] In 2012, Jalandhar South underwent Boundary delimitation and he successfully contested from new constituency Jalandhar West.[8] He was elected Deputy Speaker of Punjab assembly in 2011 after the resignation of Satpal Gosain.[9] He was cabinet minister and hold portfolio of Local Government and Medical Education & Research.[1] He was the leader of BJP legislative party in assembly from 2012 to 2017.[10] He didn't contest election in 2017.
He was married to Late Sheela Devi. He has four sons and four daughters.