# Sunder Lal

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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter (c. 1923 – 1987)}}
{{for|the Indian lawyer|Sunder Lal (lawyer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix          =
| name                      = Sunder Lal
| honorific_suffix          = 
| image                     = File:Sunder Lal.jpg
| alt                       = 
| caption                   = 
| constituency              = [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| office                    = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [5th Lok Sabha](/source/5th_Lok_Sabha)
| term_start                = Mar 1971
| term_end                  = Jan 1977
| predecessor               = ''Himself''
| successor                 = [Rasheed Masood](/source/Rasheed_Masood)
| constituency2             = [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| office2                   = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [4th Lok Sabha](/source/4th_Lok_Sabha)
| term2                     = Mar 1967 – Dec 1970
| predecessor2              = ''Himself''
| successor2                = ''Himself''
| constituency3             = [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| office3                   = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [3rd Lok Sabha](/source/3rd_Lok_Sabha)
| term3                     = Apr 1962 – Mar 1967
| predecessor3              = ''Himself''
| successor3                = ''Himself''
| constituency4             = [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| office4                   = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [2nd Lok Sabha](/source/2nd_Lok_Sabha)
| term4                     = Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
| predecessor4              = ''Himself''
| successor4                = ''Himself''
| constituency5             = [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
| office5                   = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [1st Lok Sabha](/source/1st_Lok_Sabha)
| term5                     = Apr 1952 – Apr 1957
| predecessor5              = None
| successor5                = ''Himself''
| birth_date                = {{circa|1923}}
| birth_place               = [Baliakheri](/source/Baliakheri) village, [Saharanpur district](/source/Saharanpur_district) ([Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh)), India
| death_date                = 3 January 1987
| death_place               = New Delhi, India
| resting_place             = 
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| birth_name                = 
| parents                   = 
| party                     = [Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress)
| other_party               = 
| spouse                    = 
| partner                   = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married-->
| relations                 = 
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| alma_mater                = 
| occupation                = 
| profession                = Politician 
}}

'''Sunder Lal''' ({{circa|1923}} – 3 January 1987) was an Indian independence activist and politician. A member of the [Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress), he served as a [Member](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha) of Lok Sabha six times. For the first 5 Lok Sabha elections, Lal represented the [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) constituency of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh).<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title= Member Profile|publisher= [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) website|access-date= 16 January 2014|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx|archive-date= 16 January 2014|df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1951 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1951 |publisher= [Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1957 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1957 |publisher= [Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1962 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1962 |publisher= [Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1967 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1967 |publisher= [Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1971 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1971 |publisher= [Election Commission of India](/source/Election_Commission_of_India)|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Lal was born in village [Baliakheri](/source/Baliakheri), [Saharanpur district](/source/Saharanpur_district) in the state of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh). He participated in the [Indian independence movement](/source/Indian_independence_movement) and after [Indian independence](/source/Independence_Day_(India)) he joined active politics.<ref name=" Member Profile"/><ref name=" Freedom Fighters of Saharanpur ">{{cite news|title= Freedom Fighters of Saharanpur |publisher= [Saharanpur administration](/source/Saharanpur_district)|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://saharanpur.nic.in/sre_freedom_fighter.htm}}</ref>

==Political career==
Lal was [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha) for five straight terms (1952–1977) from [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)), and after losing from Haridwar in 1977, won that seat in 1984. During the [1st Lok Sabha](/source/1st_Lok_Sabha), [Saharanpur constituency](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) was differently defined. Lal represented the "Saharanpur (West) cum Muzaffarnagar (North)" constituency during the [1st Lok Sabha](/source/1st_Lok_Sabha). He was a member of a [Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress) party.<ref name=" Member Profile"/> And was supposed to be close to [Indira Gandhi](/source/Indira_Gandhi) and [Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna](/source/Hemvati_Nandan_Bahuguna).<ref name="1970s America - An Indian Student's Journey">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IV-9QPU-2gC&q=Ratan+Lal+Joshi&pg=PA25 | title=1970s America - An Indian Student's Journey | author=Anil K. Rajvanshi | author-link=Anil K. Rajvanshi | year=2007 | isbn=9788190578110}}</ref>

==Posts held==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
|-
| 01 || 1952 || 1957 || [Member](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [1st Lok Sabha](/source/1st_Lok_Sabha) || From 'Saharanpur (West)]] cum Muzaffarnagar (North)'  constituency.<ref name=" 01st Lok Sabha ">{{cite news|title= 01st Lok Sabha|publisher=[Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) website|accessdate=16 January 2014|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=1}}</ref>
|-
| 02 || 1957 || 1962 || [Member](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [2nd Lok Sabha](/source/2nd_Lok_Sabha) || From Saharanpur <small>([SC](/source/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes))</small> constituency.<ref name=" 02nd Lok Sabha ">{{cite news|title= 02nd Lok Sabha|publisher=[Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) website|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=2}}</ref>
|-
| 03 || 1962 || 1967 || [Member](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [3rd Lok Sabha](/source/3rd_Lok_Sabha) || –
|-
| 04 || 1967 || 1970 || [Member](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [4th Lok Sabha](/source/4th_Lok_Sabha) || –
|-
| 05 || 1971 || 1977 || [Member](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [5th Lok Sabha](/source/5th_Lok_Sabha) || From [Saharanpur](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
|-
| 06 || 1984 || 1987 || [Member](/source/Member_of_parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha), [8th Lok Sabha](/source/8th_Lok_Sabha) || From [Haridwar](/source/Haridwar_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)) (died mid-term) 
|}

==See also==
*[1st](/source/1st_Lok_Sabha), [2nd](/source/2nd_Lok_Sabha), [3rd](/source/3rd_Lok_Sabha), [4th](/source/4th_Lok_Sabha) & [5th Lok Sabha](/source/5th_Lok_Sabha)
*[Government of India](/source/Government_of_India)
*[Indian National Congress](/source/Indian_National_Congress)
*[Lists of members of the Lok Sabha by year](/source/Lists_of_members_of_the_Lok_Sabha_by_year)
*[Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha)
*[Parliament of India](/source/Parliament_of_India)
*[Politics of India](/source/Politics_of_India)
*[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)](/source/Saharanpur_(Lok_Sabha_constituency))
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==  References ==
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Category:1920s births
Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:1987 deaths
Category:India MPs 1952–1957
Category:India MPs 1957–1962
Category:India MPs 1962–1967
Category:India MPs 1967–1970
Category:India MPs 1971–1977
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
Category:People from Saharanpur
Category:People from Saharanpur district
Category:India MPs 1984–1989
Category:People from Muzaffarnagar district
Category:People from Haridwar district

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