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	'''Panna Lal Punia''', usually known as '''P. L. Punia''', is an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and [[List of current members of the Rajya Sabha\|Member of the Rajya Sabha]] from Uttar Pradesh since 2014. He was member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 2009 to 2014 and represented [[Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="india1">[http://www.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4292 Detailed Profile – Shri P. L. Punia]. India.gov.in (1974-01-16). Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref> He is a [[Dalit]] leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281936 Statue Or Pedestal?] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814121428/http://outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281936 \|date=14 August 2012 }}. www.outlookindia.com (2012-08-20). Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref> He was also chairperson of the [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] between 2013-16<ref>{{cite web \|title=Who's Who \|publisher=National Commission for Scheduled Castes \|url=http://ncsc.nic.in/pages/display/12-whos-who \|accessdate=2017-07-24}}</ref> and as such sat ''ex officio'' on the [[National Human Rights Commission of India\|National Human Rights Commission]] (NHRC).<ref>[http://www.igovernment.in/site/pl-punia-appointed-ncsc-chairman-38592 PL Punia appointed NCSC Chairman] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802084231/http://www.igovernment.in/site/pl-punia-appointed-ncsc-chairman-38592 \|date= 2 August 2012 }}. iGovernment.in. Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref><ref>[http://socialjustice.nic.in/commission.php National Commissions – Associated Organisations: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503182839/http://socialjustice.nic.in/commission.php \|date=3 May 2016 }}. Socialjustice.nic.in. Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref>		'''Panna Lal Punia''', usually known as '''P. L. Punia''', is an Indian politician and [[List of current members of the Rajya Sabha\|Member of the Rajya Sabha]] from Uttar Pradesh since 2014. He was member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 2009 to 2014 and represented [[Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="india1">[http://www.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4292 Detailed Profile – Shri P. L. Punia]. India.gov.in (1974-01-16). Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref> He is a [[Dalit]] leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281936 Statue Or Pedestal?] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814121428/http://outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281936 \|date=14 August 2012 }}. www.outlookindia.com (2012-08-20). Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref> He was also chairperson of the [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] between 2013-16<ref>{{cite web \|title=Who's Who \|publisher=National Commission for Scheduled Castes \|url=http://ncsc.nic.in/pages/display/12-whos-who \|accessdate=2017-07-24}}</ref> and as such sat ''ex officio'' on the [[National Human Rights Commission of India\|National Human Rights Commission]] (NHRC).<ref>[http://www.igovernment.in/site/pl-punia-appointed-ncsc-chairman-38592 PL Punia appointed NCSC Chairman] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802084231/http://www.igovernment.in/site/pl-punia-appointed-ncsc-chairman-38592 \|date= 2 August 2012 }}. iGovernment.in. Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref><ref>[http://socialjustice.nic.in/commission.php National Commissions – Associated Organisations: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503182839/http://socialjustice.nic.in/commission.php \|date=3 May 2016 }}. Socialjustice.nic.in. Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref>

	In July 2012, Punia appeared in the popular TV show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (Season 1)\|Satyamev Jayate]]'', hosted by [[Bollywood]] star [[Aamir Khan]], to raise awareness of discrimination against [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|scheduled castes]].		In July 2012, Punia appeared in the popular TV show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (Season 1)\|Satyamev Jayate]]'', hosted by [[Bollywood]] star [[Aamir Khan]], to raise awareness of discrimination against [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|scheduled castes]].

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = P. L. Punia
| image = File:The Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), Dr. P. L. Punia holding a Press Conference, in New Delhi on September 06, 2012.jpg
| caption = P. L. Punia (second from left) holding a Press Conference, in New Delhi on September 06, 2012

| office1 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| constituency1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 26 November 2014
| term_end1 = 25 November 2020
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = [[Geeta Shakya]]

| office2 = Chairman of the [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]]
| term_start2 = 30 October 2010
| term_end2 = 30 May 2017
| predecessor2 = [[Buta Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Ram Shankar Katheria]]

| office3 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[15th Lok Sabha]]
| constituency3 = [[Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barabanki]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]])
| term_start3 = 25 May 2009
| term_end3 = 26 May 2014
| predecessor3 = [[Kamla Prasad Rawat]]
| successor3 = [[Priyanka Singh Rawat]]

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|01|23|}}
| birth_place = [[Jhajjar district|Salhawas]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<br>(now in [[Haryana]], [[India]])
| death_date =
| death_place =
| restingplace =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Indira Punia
| children = 3
| residence = [[New Delhi]]
| alma_mater = [[Panjab University, Chandigarh|Panjab University]] ([[M.A.]])<br/>[[Lucknow University]] ([[Ph.D.]])
| occupation =
| religion =
| website = http://plpunia.blogspot.com/
}}

'''Panna Lal Punia''', usually known as '''P. L. Punia''', is an [[India]]n politician and [[List of current members of the Rajya Sabha|Member of the Rajya Sabha]] from Uttar Pradesh since 2014. He was member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from 2009 to 2014 and represented [[Barabanki (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="india1">[http://www.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4292 Detailed Profile – Shri P. L. Punia]. India.gov.in (1974-01-16). Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref> He is a [[Dalit]] leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] party.<ref>[http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281936 Statue Or Pedestal?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814121428/http://outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?281936 |date=14 August 2012 }}. www.outlookindia.com (2012-08-20). Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref> He was also chairperson of the [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] between 2013-16<ref>{{cite web |title=Who's Who |publisher=National Commission for Scheduled Castes |url=http://ncsc.nic.in/pages/display/12-whos-who |accessdate=2017-07-24}}</ref> and as such sat ''ex officio'' on the [[National Human Rights Commission of India|National Human Rights Commission]] (NHRC).<ref>[http://www.igovernment.in/site/pl-punia-appointed-ncsc-chairman-38592 PL Punia appointed NCSC Chairman] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802084231/http://www.igovernment.in/site/pl-punia-appointed-ncsc-chairman-38592 |date= 2 August 2012 }}. iGovernment.in. Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref><ref>[http://socialjustice.nic.in/commission.php National Commissions – Associated Organisations: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503182839/http://socialjustice.nic.in/commission.php |date=3 May 2016 }}. Socialjustice.nic.in. Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref>

In July 2012, Punia appeared in the popular TV show ''[[Satyamev Jayate (Season 1)|Satyamev Jayate]]'', hosted by [[Bollywood]] star [[Aamir Khan]], to raise awareness of discrimination against [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Early life==
He was born on 23 January 1945 to Bharat Singh and Dakhan Devi in the [[Jhajjar]] district of the [[Punjab region]] (now [[Haryana]]), [[British India]]. He took an M.A. from [[Panjab University, Chandigarh]] and a PhD from [[Lucknow University]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="india1"/><ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/3367/content/216700/ipl-2012.html Stung by defeat, Mayawati to revert to Dalit agenda]. Deccanherald.com. Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref> In 1970 he joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS), becoming [[District collector|District Magistrate]] in [[Aligarh]] during 1982–85.<ref>[http://www.rina.in/news/yellow-journalism-is-a-shameful-point-for-the-community/ Rina » Yellow Journalism Is A Shameful Point For The Community]. Rina.in (2011-06-13). Retrieved on 2013-01-08.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
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[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Jhajjar district]]
[[Category:Chairmans of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes]]
[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]
[[Category:People from Barabanki district]]

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