Dhanik Lal Mandal
Governor of Haryana[1]
In office
1990-1995
Preceded byHari Anand Barari
Succeeded byMahaveer Prasad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1977-1984
Preceded byJagannath Mishra
Succeeded byG.S. Rajhans
ConstituencyJhanjharpur, Bihar
Personal details
Born30 March 1932
Belha village, Darbanga, Bihar, British India
Died13 November 2022 (aged 90)
Political partyJanata Party
Source: [1]

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. ^ Verinder Grover; Ranjana Arora (1996). Encyclopaedia of India and her states: Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Deep & Deep. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-7100-724-0. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Reference India: Biographical Notes about Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow". 2005. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Former Haryana governor Dhanik Lal Mandal dies at 90 : The Tribune India". Archived from the original on 25 November 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "7th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. ^ Arunima Kumari (19 January 2021). Encyclopedia Of Bihar. Prabhat Prakashan. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-93-5048-390-9. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. ^ B. Hunter (23 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1993-94. Springer. pp. 733–. ISBN 978-0-230-27122-7. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ^ HARYANA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Archived 13 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Haryana Legislative Assembly.
  8. ^ Mandal for shunning caste system Financial Express, 1 March 1999.
  9. ^ Kumar, Madan (13 November 2022). "Dhanik Lal Mandal, former Haryana governor, ex-Union minister, passes away at 90". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. ^ "आह्वान. धानुक सम्मेलन में बोले पदम पराग वेणु, समाज के लोग हों एकजुट". Prabhat khabar. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

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