| Name(s) |
R.L. BHATIA |
| Date of
Birth |
July 03, 1921 -
Amritsar, Punjab, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Politician |
|
Date-wise
Events / Works |
- 1972 - first elected to the Lok
Sabha
- 1975 to 1977 - a member of the
executive committee of Congress parliamentary
party.
- 1980- elected to the Lok Sabha
- 1982 to 1984 - President of the
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.
- 1983 - Chairman of the Committee of
petitions in Lok Sabha.
- 1985- elected to the Lok Sabha
- 1991 - General Secretary of
AICC
- 1992- elected to the Lok Sabha
- 1992 - a member of the select committee
constituted in 1992 for the amendment of
the constitution.
- July 1992 to 1993 - Minister of
State for External Affairs in the Government of
India.
- 1996- elected to the Lok Sabha
- 1999 - elected to the Lok Sabha
- June 23, 2004 - Sworn in as
Governor of Kerala.
- July 10, 2008 - His term as
Governor of Kerala ended.
- July 10, 2008 - Sworn in as
Governor of Bihar.
- June 28, 2009 - His term as
Governor of Bihar ended.
|
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- Also known as Raghunanthanlal
Bhatia, or Raghunandan Lal Bhatia.
- During his time in the Lok
Sabha, Bhatia represented India as a
delegate to the United Nations, and
participated as a delegate in the 7th
NAM summit held in Delhi, in March 1983,
the Common Wealth Heads of Government
Meeting in New Delhi in November 1983,
the Sixth SAARC summit in Colombo in
1991, and the 5th meeting of
coordinating countries of the action
programme for economic cooperation of
non-aligned countries held in Delhi in
1986.
|
| Other |
He had been a member of Indian
Parliament in the Lok Sabha for one of
the longest periods, yet he had
been one of the least
controversial politicians. |
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