Sunder Lal ( – 3 January 1987) was an Indian independence activist and politician. A member of the

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, he served as a

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of Lok Sabha six times. For the first 5 Lok Sabha elections, Lal represented the Saharanpur constituency of

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Early life and education

Lal was born in village Baliakheri, Saharanpur district in the state of

. He participated in the

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and after Indian independence he joined active politics.

Political career

Lal was Member of Parliament for five straight terms (1952–1977) from Saharanpur, and after losing from Haridwar in 1977, won that seat in 1984. During the 1st Lok Sabha, Saharanpur constituency was differently defined. Lal represented the "Saharanpur (West) cum Muzaffarnagar (North)" constituency during the 1st Lok Sabha. He was a member of a

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party. And was supposed to be close to

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and Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lal, Sunder 1920s births Year of birth uncertain 1987 deaths India MPs 1952–1957 India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1962–1967 India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1971–1977 Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Saharanpur People from Saharanpur district India MPs 1984–1989 People from Muzaffarnagar district People from Haridwar district

Early life and education

Political career

Posts held

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