Sunder Lal Explained

Sunder Lal
Constituency:Saharanpur
Office:Member of Parliament, 5th Lok Sabha
Term Start:Mar 1971
Term End:Jan 1977
Predecessor:Himself
Successor:Rasheed Masood
Constituency2:Saharanpur
Office2:Member of Parliament, 4th Lok Sabha
Term2:Mar 1967 – Dec 1970
Predecessor2:Himself
Successor2:Himself
Constituency3:Saharanpur
Office3:Member of Parliament, 3rd Lok Sabha
Term3:Apr 1962 – Mar 1967
Predecessor3:Himself
Successor3:Himself
Constituency4:Saharanpur
Office4:Member of Parliament, 2nd Lok Sabha
Term4:Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
Predecessor4:Himself
Successor4:Himself
Constituency5:Saharanpur
Office5:Member of Parliament, 1st Lok Sabha
Term5:Apr 1952 – Apr 1957
Predecessor5:None
Successor5:Himself
Birth Place:Baliakheri village, Saharanpur district (Uttar Pradesh), India
Death Date:3 January 1987
Death Place:New Delhi, India
Nationality:Indian
Party:Congress
Residence:Saharanpur & New Delhi
Profession:Politician

Sunder Lal (– 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

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.[7]

Political career

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. And was supposed to be close to Indira Gandhi and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.[8]

Posts held

From To Position Comments
01 1952 1957 From 'Saharanpur (West)]] cum Muzaffarnagar (North)' constituency.[9]
02 1957 1962 From Saharanpur (SC) constituency.[10]
03 1962 1967
04 1967 1970
05 1971 1977 From Saharanpur
06 1984 1987 From Haridwar (died mid-term)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Member Profile. Lok Sabha website. 16 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx. 16 January 2014. dmy-all.
  2. News: Election Results 1951 . Election Commission of India. 16 January 2014.
  3. News: Election Results 1957 . Election Commission of India. 16 January 2014.
  4. News: Election Results 1962 . Election Commission of India. 16 January 2014.
  5. News: Election Results 1967 . Election Commission of India. 16 January 2014.
  6. News: Election Results 1971 . Election Commission of India. 16 January 2014.
  7. News: Freedom Fighters of Saharanpur . Saharanpur administration. 16 January 2014.
  8. Book: 1970s America - An Indian Student's Journey . Anil K. Rajvanshi . Anil K. Rajvanshi . 2007 . 9788190578110.
  9. News: 01st Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha website. 16 January 2014.
  10. News: 02nd Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha website. 16 January 2014.