Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

BHAJAN LAL, SHRI
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - KARNAL (HARYANA)]



Father's Name       Choudhary Kheraj                        

Date of Birth       6 October 1930

Place of Birth      Koranwali, Bahawal Nagar, Distt. Bahawalpur       
                        (Now in Pakistan)                                 

Marital Status      Married 

Spouse's Name       Smt. Jasma Devi                         

Children            Two sons and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               Intermediate

               Educated at Government College, Bahawal Nagar
               (Now in Pakistan)

Profession         

               Political and Social Worker

Permanent Address  

               Mandi Adampur,                          
               District Hissar-125052                  
               (Haryana)     
                          
Present Address

7-B, Janpath Road,
New Delhi - 110001

Tel. (011) 3793833

Positions Held  

1968-78        Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly (four terms)
               
               Member of a number of Committees in Haryana
               Legislative Assembly

1970-75        Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, Haryana

1978-79        Cabinet Minister, Cooperation, Dairy Development,
               Animal Husbandry, Labour and Employment and
               Forests, Haryana

1979-86        Leader, Congress Legislature Party, Haryana
       
               Chief Minister, Haryana

1986-89        Member, Rajya Sabha

1986-88        Union Cabinet Minister, Environment and Forests

1988-89        Union Cabinet 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        Member, Haryana Legislative Assembly

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

1998-99        Member, Committee on Railways

       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

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  

Gram Sarpanch and Member, Zila Parishad, Hissar, Haryana;
President, Mandal Congress Committee, Hissar, Haryana

Election Result of
Karnal Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 11,37,817
Total votes polled  8,06,138

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Bhajan Lal (I.N.C.)   3,27,750
(2) Shri I.D. Swami (B.J.P.)   2,75,689
(3) Shri Umed Singh Kashyap [H.L.D.(R)]1,56,565
(4) Shri Chasam Pal Singh Nain  (J.D.)      15,900
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