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Dhani Ram Shandil (Retd.) (born 20 October 1940) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a member of the

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political party. Dhani Ram Shandil has served in elite

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and is a Bharat Jyoti Award winner. Shandil belongs to the

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of Himachal Pradesh.

Political career

In 1999, he was elected to the

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from

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constituency in

as a Himachal Vikas Congress candidate. He was re-elected to the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National ...

in 2004 from the same constituency as an

candidate. He is the MLA from

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and previously served as Social Justice and empowerment minister in the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet.

Posts held

* 1999, Elected to

* Leader, Himachal Vikas Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha * 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Defence * 2000-2001 Member, Library Committee * 2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee,

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* 2004 Re-elected to

(2nd term) * Member, Committee on Provision of Computer for MPs, Offices of Parties in

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and Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat * Member, Committee on External Affairs * Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes * 5 Aug. 2007 onwards, Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
1940 births Living people Lok Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh India MPs 2004–2009 People from Shimla India MPs 1999–2004 People from Solan Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017 Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022 {{HimachalPradesh-INC-politician-stub Himachal Pradesh University alumni Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027