Harvendra Singh Hanspal

Harvinder Singh Hanspal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1980–1992
ConstituencyPunjab
Personal details
Born(1938-05-04)4 May 1938
Bathanwala, Sialkot District, Punjab Province, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan)
Died21 December 2024(2024-12-21) (aged 86)
New Delhi, India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
SpouseCharanjit Kaur Hanspal
Children3
Residence(s)New Delhi, India
Source: [1]

Harvinder Singh Hanspal (4 May 1938 – 21 December 2024) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Punjab in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress. He has been representing as President Namdhari Darbar International Organisation since 1970. Represented Indian Government in the UNO in the year 1981. Chairman of the House Committee of Rajya Sabha from the year 1988 to 1992. Appointed Chief Whip of the Rajya Sabha for the period of 1990-1992. Became President Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee from 2002-2005. Appointed Member of National Commission for Minorities period 2009-2012. Currently he is Chairman Punjab Energy Development Agency, Chairman World Punjabi Conference.[1][2][3] He was a member of Aam Aadmi Party. Hanspal died in New Delhi on 21 December 2024, at the age of 86.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1983). Parliamentary Committee: Summary of Work. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 58. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1983). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 859. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Namdhari Leader and PEDA Chairman HS Hanspal Passes Away at 86". Rozana Spokesman. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Congress के पूर्व पंजाब प्रधान का निधन, कुछ देर पहले शामिल हो गए थे AAP में". punjabkesari (in Hindi). 21 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.