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{{short description|Indian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Raghunandan Lal Bhatia
| image = R. L. Bhatia.jpg
| caption = Bhatia in 2005
| order = 23rd
| office = Governor of Bihar
| term_start = 10 July 2008
| term_end = 28 June 2009
| predecessor = [[R. S. Gavai]]
| successor = [[Devanand Konwar]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| order1 = 16th
| office1 = Governor of Kerala
| term_start1 = 23 June 2004
| term_end1 = 10 July 2008
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[A. K. Antony]]<br>[[Oommen Chandy]]<br>[[V. S. Achuthanandan]]
| predecessor1 = [[T. N. Chaturvedi]]<br>{{small|(Additional Charge)}}
| successor1 = [[R. S. Gavai]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|7|3|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|14|1920|7|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_place = Amritsar, Punjab, [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[University of the Punjab]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| parents = Arooramal Bhatia, Lal Devi Bhatia
}}
'''Raghunandan Lal Bhatia''' (3 July 1920 – 14 May 2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-observes-day-long-state-mourning-for-its-former-governor-raghunandan-lal-bhatia/articleshow/82683067.cms | title=Bihar observes day-long state mourning for its former governor | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Madan Kumar | date=16 May 2021 | accessdate=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/exunion-minister-rl-bhatia-dies-of-covid-19-in-amritsar-101621054803028-amp.html Ex-Union minister RL Bhatia dies of Covid-19 in Amritsar]</ref> was an Indian politician. He was the Governor of [[Kerala]] from 23 June 2004 to 10 July 2008, and was the Governor of [[Bihar]] from 10 July 2008 to 28 June 2009.

==Biography==
Bhatia was born to Arooramal Bhatia and Lal Devi Bhatia, in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] on 3rd July, 1920.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=56&lastls=13|access-date=2021-05-18|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> He graduated from the [[University of the Punjab]] in [[Lahore]], and received an LLB. After this, he served as a member of the governing body of [[Amritsar]] for nine years.

Bhatia was first elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1972, from the Amritsar Parliamentary Constituency. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha from the same constituency at the 1980, 1985, 1992, 1996 and 1999 elections as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. During this time he held several other posts as well. He was a member of the executive committee of Congress parliamentary party from 1975 to 1977, the Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India from July 1992 until 1993, the Chairman of the Committee of petitions in Lok Sabha in 1983, the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee 1982 through 1984, the General Secretary of AICC in 1991, and also a member of the select committee constituted in 1992 for the amendment of the constitution.

During his time in the [[Lok Sabha]], Bhatia represented India as a delegate to the [[United Nations]], and participated as a delegate in the 7th NAM summit held in Delhi, in March 1983, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in [[New Delhi]] in November 1983, the Sixth [[SAARC]] summit in Colombo in 1991, and the 5th meeting of coordinating countries of the action programme for economic cooperation of non-aligned countries held in [[Delhi]] in 1986.

Bhatia was also a member of the India Council for Cultural Relations from 1983 to 1984. He was chairman of the India Bulgaria Friendship Society from 1983 to 1990, and the [[Indo-GDR Friendship Association]] 1983 to 1990. He was also co-chairman of the All India Peace & Solidarity organization from 1981 to 1983, and the Vice President of [[Friends of the Soviet Union (India)|Friends of Soviet Union]] from 1983 to 1984.

Following the death of [[Sikander Bhakt]] in 2004, Bhatia became the [[Governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]]. After spending four years in that post, Bhatia was appointed [[Governors of Bihar|Governor of Bihar]] on 26 June 2008, switching posts with Bihar Governor [[R. S. Gavai]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080630175939/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/27/stories/2008062757480100.htm "R.S. Gavai is new Kerala Governor"], ''The Hindu'', 27 June 2008.</ref> He was sworn in on 10 July 2008.<ref>[http://www.patnadaily.com/news2008/july/071008/new_governor_sworn_in.html "New Governor R. L. Bhatia Sworn-in"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804123135/http://www.patnadaily.com/news2008/july/071008/new_governor_sworn_in.html |date=4 August 2008 }}, PatnaDaily.com, 10 July 2008.</ref> He left office in 2009, and led a private life.

Bhatia died from COVID-19 in 2021.<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/congress-veteran-and-six-time-former-amritsar-mp-rl-bhatia-dies-of-covid-at-100-253237</ref>

==References==
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years= 10 July 2008 – 28 June 2009|
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