| Office | Minister for Medical Education & Research |
|---|---|
| Office | Minister for Local Government |
| Office | MLA, Punjab
|
| Predecessor | Tikshan Sood
|
| Predecessor | Manoranjan Kalia |
| Successor | Incumbent
|
| Born | 1932-12-1 (age 94) |
| Born | Sialkot, British India
|
| Political party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Spouse | Sheela Devi (died) |
| Children | Four sons and four daughters
|
Chuni Lal Bhagat is an Indian politician and was Minister for Forest and wildlife, labour in the Punjab Government.[1] He is member of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).[2]
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.[3][4]
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.[5] In 1997, he again contested from Jalandhar South as BJP candidate and became a member of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.[6] He again won from Jalandhar South in 2007[7] In 2012, Jalandhar South underwent Boundary delimitation and he successfully contested from new constituency Jalandhar West.[8] He was elected Deputy Speaker of Punjab assembly in 2011 after the resignation of Satpal Gosain.[9] He was cabinet minister and hold portfolio of Local Government and Medical Education & Research.[1] He was the leader of BJP legislative party in assembly from 2012 to 2017.[10] He didn't contest election in 2017.
Personal life
He was married to Late Sheela Devi. He has four sons and four daughters.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Punjab Cabinet Ministers Portfolios 2012 Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Cabinet Ministers - BJP Punjab Template:Webarchive
- ↑ BIO-DATA OF SH. CHUNI LAL BHAGAT
- ↑ LS poll result an acid test for BJP's Chunni Lal Bhagat. Hindustan Times(2014-04-27). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
- ↑ STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB
- ↑ Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 Template:Webarchive
- ↑ New Punjab Deputy Speaker elected. The Hindu(2011-06-14).
- ↑ Punjab: Chunni Lal Bhagat Elected Leader of BJP LP