Dhanik Lal Mandal

Dhanik Lal Mandal
Governor of Haryana[1]
In office 1990-1995
Preceded by	Hari Anand Barari
Succeeded by	Mahaveer Prasad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1977-1984
Preceded by	Jagannath Mishra
Succeeded by	G.S. Rajhans
Constituency	Jhanjharpur, Bihar
Personal details
Born	30 March 1932 Belha village, Darbanga, Bihar, British India
Died	13 November 2022 (aged 90)
Political party	Janata Party
Children	Bharat Bhushan Mandal
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]

See also

• List of governors of Haryana

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. "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.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website