Sunder Lal

Sunder Lal
Member of Parliament, 5th Lok Sabha
In office
Mar 1971 – Jan 1977
Preceded by Himself
Succeeded by Rasheed Masood
Constituency Saharanpur
Member of Parliament, 4th Lok Sabha
In office
Mar 1967 – Dec 1970
Preceded by Himself
Succeeded by Himself
Constituency Saharanpur
Member of Parliament, 3rd Lok Sabha
In office
Apr 1962 – Mar 1967
Preceded by Himself
Succeeded by Himself
Constituency Saharanpur
Member of Parliament, 2nd Lok Sabha
In office
Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
Preceded by Himself
Succeeded by Himself
Constituency Saharanpur
Member of Parliament, 1st Lok Sabha
In office
Apr 1952 – Apr 1957
Preceded by None
Succeeded by Himself
Constituency Saharanpur
Personal details
Born village Baliakheri, Saharanpur district (Uttar Pradesh)
Died 3 January 1987
Nationality India
Political party Congress
Parents Mr. Bishan Lal (father)
Residence Saharanpur & New Delhi
Profession Politician

Sunder Lal was an Indian freedom fighter, politician and Member of Parliament of India. MP for five straight terms, he was member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and the 5th Lok Sabhas of India. Lal represented the Saharanpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Congress political party.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Sunder 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

Sunder Lal was Member of Parliament for five straight terms from Saharanpur. However, during the 1st and the 2nd Lok Sabha, Saharanpur constituency was differently defined and was not in existence. Lal represented the "Saharanpur (West) cum Muzaffarnagar (North)" constituency during the 1st Lok Sabha and "Saharanpur (SC)" during the 2nd 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

# From To Position Comments
01 1952 1957 Member, 01st Lok Sabha From Saharanpur (West) cum Muzaffarnagar (North) constituency.[9]
02 1957 1962 Member, 02nd Lok Sabha From Saharanpur (SC) constituency.[10]
03 1962 1967 Member, 03rd Lok Sabha –
04 1967 1970 Member, 04th Lok Sabha –
05 1971 1977 Member, 05th Lok Sabha –
06 1984 1987 Member, 08th Lok Sabha -

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. 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. 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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