Chuni Lal Bhagat (1 December 1932 – 10 September 2026) was an Indian politician who was Local Government minister and was in charge of the Medical Education & Research department. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).Cabinet Ministers - BJP Punjab
Early life Bhagat was born in Sialkot, British India on 1 December 1932, to Mehnga Ram and Rukmani Devi. He studied up to matriculation.BIO-DATA OF SH. CHUNI LAL BHAGAT
Business Bhagat had a business of exporting sports goods.
Political career Bhagat contended for election from Jullundur (Jalandhar) South in 1985 as an Independent candidate, but lost the election.STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1985 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB In 1997, he again contested from Jalandhar South as the BJP candidate and became a member of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1997 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUNJAB He again won from Jalandhar South in 2007.Punjab Assembly Election 2007 Results In 2012, Jalandhar South underwent boundary delimitation and he successfully contested from the new constituency Jalandhar West.Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012 He was elected Deputy Speaker of the Punjab assembly in 2011 after the resignation of Satpal Gosain. He was a cabinet minister and held the portfolio of Local Government and Medical Education & Research. He was the leader of the BJP legislative party in the assembly from 2012 to 2017. He didn't contest the election in 2017.
Personal life and death Bhagat was married to Sheela Devi. He had four sons and four daughters.
Bhagat died on 10 September 2026, at the age of 93.Former Punjab Minister Bhagat Chunni Lal Passes Away
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