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Dhanik Lal Mandal
Office Governor of Haryana[1]
Office Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha






Predecessor Hari Anand Barari
Successor Mahaveer Prasad
Predecessor Jagannath Mishra
Successor G.S. Rajhans


Constituency Jhanjharpur, Bihar
Born 30 March 1932
Born Belha village, Darbanga, Bihar, British India
Died 13 November 2022 (aged 90)




Political party Janata Party


Children Bharat Bhushan Mandal




Dhanik Lal Mandal (30 March 1932[2][3] – 13 November 2022) was an Indian politician from Bihar. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Jhanjharpur in Bihar, twice in 1977 and 1980. He was a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (1967–74) and also a speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, (1967–69).[4][5][6]

Mandal remained the Governor of Haryana (7 Feb 1990–13 June 1995).[7][8] After his election to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977, he remained Minister of State, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (1977–79) in the Morarji Desai Ministry.[4]

Mandal was born at Belha Village, Madhubani district, and attended Northbrook District School, Darbhanga, Mithila College, Darbhanga, and Allahabad University.[4] He died on 13 November 2022, at the age of 90.[9] He was a member of Extremely Backward Dhanuk caste of Bihar.[10]

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References

  1. Encyclopaedia of India and her states: Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Deep & Deep(1996). ISBN 978-81-7100-724-0
  2. Reference India: Biographical Notes about Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. Former Haryana governor Dhanik Lal Mandal dies at 90 : The Tribune India.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 7th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. Encyclopedia Of Bihar{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Prabhat Prakashan(19 January 2021). ISBN 978-93-5048-390-9
  6. The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Springer(23 December 2016). ISBN 978-0-230-27122-7
  7. HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Template:Webarchive Haryana Legislative Assembly.
  8. Mandal for shunning caste system Financial Express, 1 March 1999.
  9. Dhanik Lal Mandal, former Haryana governor, ex-Union minister, passes away at 90. The Times of India(13 November 2022). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. आह्वान. धानुक सम्मेलन में बोले पदम पराग वेणु, समाज के लोग हों एकजुट. Prabhat khabar.

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