Girdhari Lal Dogra

Girdhari Lal Dogra
Personal details
Born(1915-07-17)17 July 1915
Died27 November 1987(1987-11-27) (aged 72)
NationalityIndian
Political partyJammu & Kashmir National Conference
Indian National Congress

Girdhari Lal (17 July 1915 – 27 November 1987)[1] was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, belonging to the National Conference and later the Indian National Congress. He was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, and served as Finance minister of the state for 26 years. He was also a member of the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament), elected from the Jammu–Poonch constituencey and the Udhampur constituency. He was known as "The People’s man".[2][3]

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  2. ^ "Girdhari Lal Dogra remembered on his 26th death anniversary". Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Girdhari Lal Dogra had friends across party lines: Arun Jaitley". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.