Bhajan Lal, Shri Constituency   : Hisar (Haryana) Party Name     : Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) (HJC)

Father’s Name Choudhary Kheraj Mother’s Name Smt. Kundana Devi Date of Birth 06 Oct 1930 Place of Birth Koranwali, Bahawal Nagar, Bahawalpur (presently in Marital Status Married Spouse’s Name Smt. Jasma Devi No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications Intermediate Educated at Government College, Bahawal Nagar, Now in Pakistan Profession Social Worker Permanent Address 108, Sector 15, Hisar, Haryana Tel. (01662) 244595 Present Address 11 A, B.R. Mehta Lane, New Delhi -110 001 Tels. (011) 25062121,25063131, 23782433, 24640650 Fax. (011) 25061212 Positions Held

1968-86, 1991-98, 2000-09 Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly (five terms)

1970-75 Union Minister of State, Agriculture, Government of Haryana

1978-79 Minister of State, Cooperation, Dairy Development, Animal Husbandry, Labour and Employment and Forests, Government of Haryana

1979-86 Leader, Congress Legislature Party

1979-82, 1982-1986 Chief Minister, Government of Haryana (two terms)

1986-88 Union Cabinet Minister, Environment and Forests

1986-89 Member, Rajya Sabha

1988-89 Union Minister, Agriculture

Member, Planning Commission

1989-91 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha

1990-91 Member, Committee on Agriculture

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests

1991-96 Chief Minister, Government of Haryana

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

1998-99 Member, Committee on Railways

2000-04 Leader of Opposition, Haryana

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

Leader, Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice

3 June 2011 Died on 3 June 2011

Social And Cultural Activities Welfare of the poor and the backward classes Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading Countries Visited Canada, France, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, U.K. and U.S.A Other Information President, Mandal Congress Committee, Hisar, Haryana; Member, (i) Zila Parishad, Hisar, Haryana;and (ii) Number of Committees in Haryana Legislative Assembly; Gram Sarpanch

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