Dr. Dhani Ram Narainuram Shandil | |
Birth Date: | 20 October 1940 |
Birth Place: | Shimla, Hill States, British India (Himachal Pradesh) |
Residence: | Solan |
Office: | Cabinet Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh[1] |
Governor: | Rajendra Arlekar Shiv Pratap Shukla |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
Subterm: | Cabinet |
Suboffice: | Sukhu ministry |
2Blankname: | Ministry and Departments |
2Namedata: |
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Term Start: | 8 January 2023 |
Office1: | MLA, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Constituency1: | Solan |
Term Start1: | 2012 |
Predecessor1: | Rajeev Bindal |
Constituency2: | Shimla |
Office2: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
Term Start2: | 1999 |
Term End2: | 2009 |
Predecessor2: | Krishan Dutt Sultanpuri |
Successor2: | Virender Kashyap |
Party: | Indian National Congress |
Spouse: | Indira Dhaniram Shandil (married. 10 May 1966) |
Children: | 1 son and 2 daughters |
Date: | 9 May |
Year: | 2006 |
Source: | http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=416&lastls=14 |
Parents: | Shri Narainuramji Shandil (father), Smt. Lakshmidevi Narainuramji Shandil (mother) |
Education: | M.A., M. Phil., Ph. D. |
Alma Mater: | Himachal Pradesh University |
Profession: | Politician, Agriculturist |
Native Name: | धनीराम नरेनूराम सांडील |
Nationality: | India |
Occupation: | Social worker |
Nickname: | Colonel Shandil |
Allegiance: | India |
Branch: | Indian Army |
Serviceyears: | 1962 - 1996 |
Rank: | Colonel |
Unit: | Dogra Regiment |
Commands: | Army commands, Shimla |
Honorific Suffix: | Colonel (India) |
Awards: | Bharat Jyoti Award |
Colonel Dhani Ram Shandil (Retd.) (born 20 October 1940) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He is a member of the Indian National Congress political party.
Dhani Ram Shandil has served elite Dogra Regiment of Indian Army and is Bharat jyoti award winner. Shandil belongs to the Koli caste of Himachal Pradesh.[2]
In 1999, he was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Shimla constituency in Himachal Pradesh as a Himachal Vikas Congress candidate. He was re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 from the same constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. He is the MLA from Solan and previously served as Social Justice and empowerment minister in the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet.[3]