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Bhajan Lal | |
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 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 | 6 October 1930 Kotwali, Bahawalpur State, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 3 June 2011 (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.