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Dr. '''Mahendra Singh Pal''' is an Indian politician. He represented the [[Nainital (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital Lok Sabha constituency]] from 1989 to 1991, and again from 2002 to 2004. Pal is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) party and served on the Committee on Urban and Rural Development in 2003. | Dr. '''Mahendra Singh Pal''' is an Indian politician. He represented the [[Nainital (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nainital Lok Sabha constituency]] from 1989 to 1991, and again from 2002 to 2004. Pal is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) party and served on the Committee on Urban and Rural Development in 2003. | ||
He was designated a Senior Advocate in 2004. He is a leading advocate and practices mainly in the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital . He was ex Additional Advocate General of Uttarakhand High Court in Supreme Court. | He was designated a Senior Advocate in 2004. He is a leading advocate and practices mainly in the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital . He was ex Additional Advocate General of Uttarakhand High Court in Supreme Court. | ||
Mahendra Singh Pal began his public life as a student leader in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. During his college years, he became involved in student organisations and issues concerning higher education in the region. | |||
In 1968, Pal was elected President of the Students' Union of Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College, Haldwani. He subsequently continued his student leadership at D.S.B. Campus, Nainital, where he was elected President of the Students' Union in 1972. | |||
In 1973, Pal was elected President of the Kumaon University Students' Union. During this period, he was associated with student demands concerning higher education and the establishment of separate universities for the Kumaon and Garhwal regions. The student movement contributed to wider discussions surrounding the development of higher education in the hill regions. | |||
His years in student politics became an early stage of his public career and preceded his later involvement in legal and electoral politics. Contemporary accounts also identify Pal as having a long association with Kumaon University; in 2025, he was present at the university's Golden Jubilee celebrations, where he was publicly recognised as a former parliamentary colleague of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar. | |||
He was also President of the Uttarakhand Bar Council and High Court Bar Association of Uttarakhand several times and a legal advisor to the Soldier Board in [[Haldwani]]. | He was also President of the Uttarakhand Bar Council and High Court Bar Association of Uttarakhand several times and a legal advisor to the Soldier Board in [[Haldwani]]. | ||
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Mahendra Singh Pal | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| In office 1989 - 1991 2002 - 2004 | |
| Constituency | Nainital |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1949 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | INC previously Janta Dal |
| Spouse(s) | Lt Col.Meena Singh Pal |
| Residence | Nainital |
Dr. Mahendra Singh Pal is an Indian politician. He represented the Nainital Lok Sabha constituency from 1989 to 1991, and again from 2002 to 2004. Pal is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party and served on the Committee on Urban and Rural Development in 2003. He was designated a Senior Advocate in 2004. He is a leading advocate and practices mainly in the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital . He was ex Additional Advocate General of Uttarakhand High Court in Supreme Court.
Mahendra Singh Pal began his public life as a student leader in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. During his college years, he became involved in student organisations and issues concerning higher education in the region.
In 1968, Pal was elected President of the Students' Union of Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College, Haldwani. He subsequently continued his student leadership at D.S.B. Campus, Nainital, where he was elected President of the Students' Union in 1972.
In 1973, Pal was elected President of the Kumaon University Students' Union. During this period, he was associated with student demands concerning higher education and the establishment of separate universities for the Kumaon and Garhwal regions. The student movement contributed to wider discussions surrounding the development of higher education in the hill regions.
His years in student politics became an early stage of his public career and preceded his later involvement in legal and electoral politics. Contemporary accounts also identify Pal as having a long association with Kumaon University; in 2025, he was present at the university's Golden Jubilee celebrations, where he was publicly recognised as a former parliamentary colleague of Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar.
He was also President of the Uttarakhand Bar Council and High Court Bar Association of Uttarakhand several times and a legal advisor to the Soldier Board in Haldwani.
Personal life
Dr.Mahendra Singh Pal married Lt. Col Meena Shah on 9 May 1987. He belongs to erstwhile royal family of Askote in District Pithoragarh. He is the second eldest among four brothers and a sister born to second world war veteran Subedar Dev Shamsher Singh Pal and Shrimati Sona Devi.
Positions held
| Year | Description |
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| 1989 - 1991 | Elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Nainital |
| 2002 - 2004 | Elected to 13th Lok Sabha from Nainital in Bye-election (2nd term)
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Sources
| GE 1999 | |
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| By-election | (2002–2004) |
