Girdhari Lal Bhargava (11 November 1936 – 8 March 2009) was a member of the

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(lower house of parliament) in India. A member of the

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, he was elected six consecutive times for the Jaipur constituency of

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. He defeated

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by nearly 100,000 votes and thereafter had margins always above 100,000 votes. He died on 8 March 2009 from a heart attack while he was visiting

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.He was from a

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family

Positions held

Winning of Jaipur constituency

References

External links

Official biographical sketch – Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhargava, Girdhari Lal 1936 births 2009 deaths India MPs 2004–2009 Politicians from Jaipur India MPs 1989–1991 India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Rajasthan MLAs 1977–1980 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan