Brij Basi Lal

Brij Basi Lal
Brij Basi Lal
Member of Parliament, 3rd Lok Sabha
	In office; Apr 1962 – Mar 1967
Preceded by	Raja Ram Misra
Succeeded by	Ram Krishna Sinha
Constituency	Faizabad
MLA, 2nd Assembly
	In office; Apr 1957 – Mar 1962
MLA, 1st Assembly
	In office; May 1952 – Mar 1957
Personal details
Born	9 December 1904; Village Haripur, Jalalabad, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Political party	Congress
Spouse(s)	Shrimati Shyama Devi
Children	3 sons and 5 daudgters.
Parents	Matabadal Lal (Father)
Residence	Faizabad & New Delhi
Alma mater	University of Allahabad
Profession	Advocate & Politician
Committees	Member of several committees

Brij Basi Lal is an Indian freedom fighter, politician and was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 3rd Lok Sabha of India. Lal represented the Faizabad constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Congress political party.[1][2]

Early life and education

Brij Basi Lal was born in village Haripur, Jalalabad, Faizabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He attended University of Allahabad where he attained LL.B and B.Sc degrees. Lal worked as an advocate and was also a part of the Indian independence movement. He got married in 1949 and had three sons and five daughters from the marriage.[1]

Political career

Pre independence

Brij Basi Lal was an Indian freedom fighter, participated in the Indian independence movement. He was a part of the Satyagraha and Quit India movements and was imprisoned in 1941 and 1942 for participating Satyagraha and Quit India movements respectively.[1]

Post independence

Brij Basi Lal entered active politics in early 1930s. He joined Congress party. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Lal was also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In the 3rd Lok Sabha, Lal succeeded Raja Ram Misra who was also a Congress member.[1][3]

Posts Held

#	From	To	Position
01	1952	1957	Member, 01st Assembly of U.P.
02	1957	1962	Member, 02nd Assembly of U.P.
03	1962	1967	MP, 03rd Lok Sabha

References

"Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved Jan 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
"Election results 1962" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved Jan 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
"Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved Jan 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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[Member_Profile-1] "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved Jan 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[Election_results_1962-2] "Election results 1962" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved Jan 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[Earlier_Lok_Sabha-3] "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved Jan 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)