Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Patiala
State : Punjab
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 2
More Information :
ACHINT RAM, LALA, B.A., Cong., (Punjab—Patiala— 1957): B. Village Kot Mohd. Khan, Distt. Amritsar, August, 1898; ed. at Government High Schools, Amritsar, and Simla, and D.A.V. College, Lahore; m. 1925; Imprisoned for participating in Congress movements, 1930-32, 1939, 1940 and 1942-45; Member, Working Committee and General Secretary, Punjab P.C.C.; Member, A.I.C.C.; President, Punjab Provincial Election Tribunal; President, Managing Committee, National Industrial High School for two years; Member, Cottage Industries Sub-Committee and Industrial Development Board, Punjab, since 1946; Member, Executive of the All India States' People's Conference; General Secretary, Reception Committee of the All India States' People's Conference, Ludhiana; Member, Board of Trustees, Gulab Devi Tuberculosis Hospital, Lahore, till 1930; Vice-President, All India Postmen and Lower Grade Staff Union; President, Punjab Harijan Sewak Sangh; Member, Executive of the All India Refugee Association; Secretary, Servants of the People Society; Member, Provisional Parliament, 1950-52, and First Lok Sabha, 1952-57. Permanent address: 2, Telegraph Lane, New Delhi. [Voting results at the Election: Electorate: 4,56,274 Lala Achint Ram .. .. .1,24,380 Shri Diwan Singh .. .. 79,947 Shri Sri Chand .. .. 17,516 Shri Bachan Singh .. .. 16,087]
