Baldev Raj Chawla

{{Short description|Indian politician (1938–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox politician | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|1|17|df=y}}<ref name=":0" /> | birth_place = Punjab Province, British India | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|17|1938|1|17|df=y}} | death_place = Ludhiana, Punjab, India | minister_from = Punjab, India | occupation = Politician | resting_place = Durgiana Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India }}

'''Baldev Raj Chawla''' (17 January 1938 – 17 January 2024) was an Indian politician who was leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Punjab. He was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Chawla served as deputy speaker of the assembly and a cabinet minister in Government of Punjab.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/01/02/stories/0402220n.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140811214408/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/01/02/stories/0402220n.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 August 2014|work=The Hindu|title=Badal inducts 15 new Ministers|date=2 January 2000|accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> He also served as the Health Minister in the government of Parkash Singh Badal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=17 January 2024 |title=पंजाब के पूर्व सेहत मंत्री ने Bday के दिन ली अंतिम सांस |trans-title=Former Health minister of Punjab takes his last breath on birthday |url=https://punjab.punjabkesari.in/punjab/news/former-health-minister-baldev-raj-chawla-passes-away-1929849 |access-date=17 January 2024 |website=Punjab Kesari}}</ref> Chawla died in Ludhiana on 17 January 2024, his 86th birthday.<ref>{{Cite news |title=पंजाब के पूर्व मंत्री का जन्मदिन पर निधन |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/punjab/amritsar/news/punjab-former-health-minister-dr-baldev-raj-chawla-passes-away-132456205.html |language=Hindi}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chawla, Baldev Raj}} Category:1938 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Deputy speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1997–2002 Category:People from Jalandhar Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab Category:State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India