Hardwari Lal

Hardwari Lal
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984 - 1989
Succeeded byDevi Lal
ConstituencyRohtak, Haryana
Cabinet Minister
Government of Haryana
In office
1966 - 1967
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
1962 - 1967
ConstituencyBahadurgarh, Punjab
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
1967 - 1968, 1972 – 1977
ConstituencyBahadurgarh, Haryana
In office
1977–1978
ConstituencyBadli, Haryana
Vice Chancellor of Kurukshetra University
In office
1959–1962
Vice Chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University
In office
1977–1983
Personal details
Born(1910-09-10)10 September 1910
Chhara, Rohtak district, Punjab Province, British India (now Jhajjar district, Haryana, India)
Died?
Political partyIndian National Congress
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi
Panjab University
OccupationPolitician, educationist, lawyer

Hardwari Lal (10 September 1910 - ?)[1] was an Indian politician, lawyer, and a educationist from Haryana. He served as cabinet minister in Government of Haryana. He was also elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984. He was a member of the Indian National Congress.[2]

Political career

He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in both Punjab and Haryana assemblies and later as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha from Rohtak constituency (1984–1989). He was a member of the Indian National Congress.[3]

He held the position of cabinet minister in Government of Haryana under B. D. Sharma ministry in 1966 and then in Birender Singh ministry in 1967 for education department. He also served as the vice-chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University and Kurukshetra University.[4] Lal was also recognised for his outspoken personality and his rivalry with the influential "Lal trio" of Haryana politics - Bansi Lal, Devi Lal, and Bhajan Lal.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Loksabha members : Hardwari Lal , Shri". Data is Info. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  2. ^ a b "I do not dislike Rajiv Gandhi who is charming and cultured: Hardwari Lal". India Today. 1987-05-15. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  3. ^ "Political capital of state, Rohtak has given Deputy PM, CM and youngest MP". The Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  4. ^ "Nabha House hosted KU classes early on". The Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-07. "Agarwal recalls the first fulltime KU Vice-Chancellor, Hardwari Lal, managed to get the help of the Indian Army in levelling the uneven land of the university."