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In 1962, he won the parliamentary election from Hoshiarpur.<ref>((cite web|title=Detailed Results of 1962 General Election|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=9 June 2013))</ref>
In 1971, Vidyalankar stood for parliament from [[Chandigarh]] and was elected for a third time.<ref>((cite web|title=Detailed Results of 1971 General Election |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=9 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175452/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |archivedate=18 July 2014 ))</ref> During this period, he chaired three parliamentary committees appointed by the government: committees to study and improve the Information and Broadcasting Department and the Department of Supply and Disposal and a committee to study the national library in [[Calcutta]]. Vidyalankar was a member of the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings.
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