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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter}}
{{for|the Indian lawyer|Sunder Lal (lawyer)}}
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|constituency = [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur]]
|office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[5th Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = Mar 1971
| term_end = Jan 1977
| predecessor = ''Himself''
| successor = [[Rasheed Masood]]
| constituency2 = [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur]]
| office2 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[4th Lok Sabha]]
| term2 = Mar 1967 – Dec 1970
| predecessor2 = ''Himself''
| successor2 = ''Himself''
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| office3 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[3rd Lok Sabha]]
| term3 = Apr 1962 – Mar 1967
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| successor3 =''Himself''
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| office4 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[2nd Lok Sabha]]
| term4 = Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
| predecessor4 = ''Himself''
| successor4 = ''Himself''
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''' Sunder Lal ''' (born around 1923 - died 3 January 1987) was an [[List of Indian independence activists|Indian freedom fighter]], a member of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] political party, and [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of Lok Sabha 6 times. For the first 5 Lok Sabha elections, Lal represented the [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur]] constituency of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title= Member Profile|publisher= [[Lok Sabha]] website|access-date= 16 January 2014|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx|archive-date= 16 January 2014|df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1951 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1951 |publisher= [[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1957 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1957 |publisher= [[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1962 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1962 |publisher= [[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1967 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1967 |publisher= [[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1971 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1971 |publisher= [[Election Commission of India]]|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Lal was born in village [[Baliakheri]], [[Saharanpur district]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He participated in the [[Indian independence movement]] and after [[Independence Day (India)|Indian independence]] he joined active politics.<ref name=" Member Profile"/><ref name=" Freedom Fighters of Saharanpur ">{{cite news|title= Freedom Fighters of Saharanpur |publisher= [[Saharanpur district|Saharanpur administration]]|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://saharanpur.nic.in/sre_freedom_fighter.htm}}</ref>

==Political career==
Lal was [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] for five straight terms (1952-1977) from [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur]], and after losing from Haridwar in 1977, won that seat in 1984. During the [[1st Lok Sabha]], [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur constituency]] was differently defined. Lal represented the "Saharanpur (West) cum Muzaffarnagar (North)" constituency during the [[1st Lok Sabha]]. He was a member of a [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party.<ref name=" Member Profile"/> And was supposed to be close to [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna]].<ref name="1970s America - An Indian Student's Journey">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IV-9QPU-2gC&q=Ratan+Lal+Joshi&pg=PA25 | title=1970s America - An Indian Student's Journey | author=Anil K. Rajvanshi | author-link=Anil K. Rajvanshi | year=2007 | isbn=9788190578110}}</ref>

==Posts held==
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! # !! From !! To !! Position !! Comments
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| 01 || 1952 || 1957 || [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]], [[1st Lok Sabha]] || From 'Saharanpur (West)]] cum Muzaffarnagar (North)' constituency.<ref name=" 01st Lok Sabha ">{{cite news|title= 01st Lok Sabha|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] website|accessdate=16 January 2014|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=1}}</ref>
|-
| 02 || 1957 || 1962 || [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]], [[2nd Lok Sabha]] || From Saharanpur <small>([[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]])</small> constituency.<ref name=" 02nd Lok Sabha ">{{cite news|title= 02nd Lok Sabha|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] website|accessdate=16 January 2014|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=2}}</ref>
|-
| 03 || 1962 || 1967 || [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]], [[3rd Lok Sabha]] || –
|-
| 04 || 1967 || 1970 || [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]], [[4th Lok Sabha]] || –
|-
| 05 || 1971 || 1977 || [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]], [[5th Lok Sabha]] || From [[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Saharanpur]]
|-
| 06 || 1984 || 1987 || [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]], [[8th Lok Sabha]] || From [[Haridwar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Haridwar]] (died mid-term)
|}

==See also==
*[[1st Lok Sabha|1st]], [[2nd Lok Sabha|2nd]], [[3rd Lok Sabha|3rd]], [[4th Lok Sabha|4th]] & [[5th Lok Sabha]]
*[[Government of India]]
*[[Indian National Congress]]
*[[Lists of members of the Lok Sabha of India]]
*[[Lok Sabha]]
*[[Parliament of India]]
*[[Politics of India]]
*[[Saharanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
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== References ==
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[[Category:1987 deaths]]
[[Category:1st Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:2nd Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:3rd Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Saharanpur]]
[[Category:People from Saharanpur district]]
[[Category:8th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:People from Muzaffarnagar district]]
[[Category:People from Haridwar district]]
[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]

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