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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chuni Lal Bhagat
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1932|12|1}}
| birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[British India]]
| residence = [[Jalandhar]], [[Punjab, India]]
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
| constituency4 = Jullundur (Jalandhar) South
| term4 = 1997 - 2002
| predecessor4 = [[Mohinder Singh Kaypee]]
| successor4 = Mohinder Singh Kaypee
| constituency3 = Jalandhar South
| predecessor3 = Mohinder Singh Kaypee
| successor3 = Constituency underwent [[Boundary delimitation]]
| term3 = 2007 -2012
| constituency2 = [[Jalandhar West Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar West]]
| predecessor2 = New Constituency
| successor2 = Incumbent
| term2 = 2012 - 2017
| office1 = Minister for Local Government
| predecessor1 = [[Manoranjan Kalia]]
| successor1 = Incumbent
| term1 = 2012 – 2017
|1blankname1 = Chief Minister
|1namedata1 = Parkash Singh Badal
| office = Minister for Medical Education & Research
| predecessor = [[Tikshan Sood]]
| successor =
| term = 2012 – 2017
|1blankname5 = Chief Minister
|1namedata5 = [[Parkash Singh Badal]]
| party =[[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| spouse = Sheela Devi (died)
| children = Four sons and four daughters
| website =
}}

'''Chuni Lal Bhagat''' is an Indian politician and was Minister for Forest and wildlife, labour in the Punjab Government.<ref name='aa'>[http://www.dayandnightnews.com/2012/03/punjab-cabinet-ministers-portfolios-2012/ Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203023829/http://www.dayandnightnews.com/2012/03/punjab-cabinet-ministers-portfolios-2012/ |date=3 February 2014 }}</ref> He is member of [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] (BJP).<ref>[http://www.bjppunjab.in/office_bearers_punjab.php?cat_id=4 Cabinet Ministers - BJP Punjab] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015045906/http://www.bjppunjab.in/office_bearers_punjab.php?cat_id=4 |date=2012-10-15 }}</ref>

==Early life==
He was born in [[Sialkot]], [[British India]] on 1 December 1932. His father's name is Mehnga Ram and mother's name Rukmani Devi. He studied up to Matriculation.<ref>[http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/Punjab/dy_speaker.htm BIO-DATA OF SH. CHUNI LAL BHAGAT]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-04-27|title=LS poll result an acid test for BJP's Chunni Lal Bhagat|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/ls-poll-result-an-acid-test-for-bjp-s-chunni-lal-bhagat/story-o5cGJ4j3iEwlORBfs7h4iM.html|access-date=2020-06-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Business==
He has a business of exporting sports goods.

==Political career==
He contended election from Jullundur (Jalandhar) South in 1985 as an Independent candidate, but lost the elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1985/StatisticalReportPunjab1985.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB]</ref> In 1997, he again contested from Jalandhar South as BJP candidate and became a member of [[Punjab Vidhan Sabha]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/SE_1997/StatiscialReport-PU97.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB]</ref> He again won from Jalandhar South in 2007<ref>[http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/punjab/election-result-07.html Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508085551/http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/punjab/election-result-07.html |date=2013-05-08 }}</ref> In 2012, Jalandhar South underwent [[Boundary delimitation]] and he successfully contested from new constituency [[Jalandhar West Assembly Constituency|Jalandhar West]].<ref name='a'>[http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506042537/http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |date=6 May 2013 }}</ref> He was elected [[List of Speakers of Punjab Legislative Assembly#List of Deputy Speakers|Deputy Speaker]] of Punjab assembly in 2011 after the resignation of [[Satpal Gosain]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/new-punjab-deputy-speaker-elected/article13834274.ece|title=New Punjab Deputy Speaker elected|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2011-06-14|accessdate=2018-06-10}}</ref> He was cabinet minister and hold portfolio of Local Government and Medical Education & Research.<ref name='aa'/> He was the leader of BJP legislative party in assembly from 2012 to 2017.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130630024824/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=754790 Punjab: Chunni Lal Bhagat Elected Leader of BJP LP]</ref> He didn't contest election in 2017.

==Personal life==
He was married to Late Sheela Devi. He has four sons and four daughters.

==References==
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[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 1997–2002]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2007–2012]]
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab]]
[[Category:Members of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Jalandhar]]
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:Politicians from Sialkot]]
[[Category:Deputy Speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly]]

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