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'''Khurshed Lal''' was an Indian politician. He was the member of [[Constituent Assembly of India]] from [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]] through the [[Indian National Congress]] ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who's Who 1950 |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/782468/1/publication_whoswho_eng_pp_1950.pdf |publisher=Parliament of India}}</ref><br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Khursed Lal<br />
| office = Member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|03|04|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kotli]] Laharan, [[Sialkot]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date|1951|02|18|df=y}}<br />
| citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[University of Lucknow]]<br />
| education = [[LLB]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Lal was born on 4 March 1903 in the small town of [[Kotli Loharan West|Kotli Laharan]] in [[Sialkot]] district of present-day Pakistan. After completing his master's and LLB degree from [[University of Lucknow|Lucknow University]], in 1926 he enrolled in the Allahabad High Court as an advocate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitution of India |url=https://www.constitutionofindia.net/constituent_assembly_members/khurshed_lal |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=www.constitutionofindia.net |archive-date=7 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207092725/https://www.constitutionofindia.net/constituent_assembly_members/khurshed_lal |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Role in India’s Independence Movement ==<br />
Five years after beginning his law practice, Lal joined the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] and would remain a lifelong member of the party. By 1936 he became quite involved in local governance and served as the Chairman of the Dehra Dun Municipality for the next four years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Making Of The Indian Constitution |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-making-of-the-indian-constitution/yQWhQ126iAYA8A |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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== Contribution to Constitution Making ==<br />
Lal was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]] on a Congress party ticket. He was not particularly active in the Assembly but was part of its Select Committee that had the task of evaluating the Hindu Code Bill and reporting to the Assembly on it. After Independence, Lal joined the first cabinet of independent India in 1950 as the Deputy Minister for Communications (State).<br />
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