Bhatia, Shri Raghunandan Lal Constituency   : Amritsar (Punjab) Party Name     : Indian National Congress (INC) Email Address : bhatiarl[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri A.M. Bhatia Mother’s Name Smt. Lal Devi Bhatia Date of Birth 03 Jul 1921 Place of Birth Amritsar (Punjab) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 07 Mar 1943 Spouse’s Name Smt. Sarla Devi Bhatia No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B. Educated at H.S. College, Amritsar (Punjab) and University Law College, Lahore (Pakistan) Profession Businessperson Industrialist Permanent Address Bhatia House -26, The Mall, Amritsar -143001 Punjab (0183)2506100,2506263 Present Address 11 A, Balwant Rai Mehta Lane, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23782751 E-18, Sainik Farms (West) Khanpur, New Delhi – 110030 (011) 26529862, 26528199, 26529862 Positions Held

1972 Elected to 5th Lok Sabha

1975-77 Executive Member, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)

1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1980-83 Chairman, Committee on Petitions

Member, Committee of Privileges

1982-84 President, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Punjab

1984-86 General Secretary, A.I.C.C.(I)

1985 Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1992 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term

1992-96 Union Minister of State, External Affairs

1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)

Chairman, Committee on Food and Civil Supplies

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (6th term)

1999-2000 Member, Committee on External Affairs

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

2000-2001 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Social And Cultural Activities Patron, (i) Manor Public School, Amritsar; (ii) Medical College; (iii) Durgiana Temple, Amritsar; and (iv) International Punjabi Society Special Interests Tourism Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading Countries Visited Widely travelled; represented India as delegate to the U.N. in 1975 Other Information Chairman, National Shipping Board; Patron, (i) Kasturba Memorial Trust; (ii) Jallianwalla Bagh Managing Committee and (iii) Durgiana Tirath Committee, Amritsar

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