Lalit Suri was an Indian politician. He was a

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, representing

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

in the

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the

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of India's Parliament as an

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. Being the Chairman of the Bharat Hotels chain now known as LaLiT, he was the single-largest hotel owner owning around 1600 rooms. His hotel chain encompasses seven hotels including the flagship InterContinental The Grand in Delhi along with other six Grand hotels in Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Srinagar, Udaipur and Khajuraho. He died at the age of 59 on October 10, 2006, in London.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suri, Lalit Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Independent politicians in India 1947 births 2006 deaths