Dhani Ram Shandil
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Colonel Dhani Ram Shandil (Retd.) (born 20 October 1940) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.
Dhani Ram Shandil has served in elite Dogra Regiment of Indian Army and is a Bharat Jyoti Award winner. Shandil belongs to the Koli caste of Himachal Pradesh.[1]
Political career
In 1999, he was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Shimla constituency in Himachal Pradesh as a Himachal Vikas Congress candidate. He was re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from the same constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. He is the MLA from Solan and previously served as Social Justice and empowerment minister in the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet.[2]
Posts held
- 1999, Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
- Leader, Himachal Vikas Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
- 1999-2000 Member, Committee on Defence
- 2000-2001 Member, Library Committee
- 2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- Member, Committee on Provision of Computer for MPs, Offices of Parties in Lok Sabha and Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat
- Member, Committee on External Affairs
- Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- 5 Aug. 2007 onwards, Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
References
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- Lok Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh
- Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh
- India MPs 2004–2009
- People from Shimla
- India MPs 1999–2004
- People from Solan
- Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2012–2017
- Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022
- Himachal Pradesh University alumni
- Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2022–2027