Chaudhary Dalbir Singh (1926-1987) was an Indian politician and cabinet minister.

Early life

Chaudhary Dalbir Singh is born in a

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family to Kani Ram and Kalawati at Prabhuwala, Punjab, British India. His family was influenced from

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movement. He went for higher studies at D.A.V College, Lahore after suggestion from Ram Singh, his brother-in-law who was posted there as a Panchayat Officer. There he be-friended Ch.Chand Ram but later they have to move because of partition of India. But he completed his graduation from Govt. College, Rohtak. He also got a job of Block Development Officer but declined to join it. His daughter,

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is a prominent Dalit leader from INC. She is a former M.P from

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and

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, Union Minister and Joint-Secretary of AIMC.

Politics

*He was a member of the

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