Bhajan Lal Bishnoi

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Bhajan Lal
Bhajan Lal in 2011
6th Chief Minister of Haryana
In office 23 June 1991 – 11 May 1996
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Bansi Lal
In office 29 June 1979 – 5 July 1986
Preceded by	Chaudhary Devi Lal
Succeeded by	Bansi Lal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 1986–1992
Constituency	Haryana
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2009 – 3 June 2011
Preceded by	Jai Parkash
Succeeded by	Kuldeep Bishnoi
Constituency	Hisar
In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Preceded by	Ishwar Dayal Swami
Succeeded by	Ishwar Dayal Swami
Constituency	Karnal
In office 2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991
Preceded by	Khurshid Ahmed
Succeeded by	Avtar Singh Bhadana
Constituency	Faridabad
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office 1968-1998 and 2000-2009
Preceded by	H. Singh
Succeeded by	Kuldeep Bishnoi
Constituency	Adampur
Personal details
Born	(1930-10-06)6 October 1930 Kotwali, Bahawalpur State, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	3 June 2011(2011-06-03) (aged 80) Hisar, Haryana, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (1982–96) Janata Party (1979–82) Haryana Janhit Congress
Spouse	Jasmadevi Bishnoi
Children	Chander Mohan Bishnoi Kuldeep Bishnoi Roshni Bishnoi

Bhajan Lal (6 October 1930 – 3 June 2011) was a politician and three-time chief minister of the Indian state of Haryana. He became the Chief Minister for the first time in 1979, was re-elected in 1982, and became the chief minister for the third time by winning the elections in 1991. He also served as the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Environment and Forests in the Rajiv Gandhi government.