Devi Lal
Devi Lal | |
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Postage stamp portrait | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of India | |
| In office 10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Chandra Shekhar |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | L. K. Advani (2002) |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 1 August 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | Yashwantrao Chavan (1980) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Chief Minister of Haryana | |
| In office 17 July 1987 – 2 December 1989 | |
| Governor | S. M. H. Burney (till 1988) Hari Anand Barari (from 1988) |
| Preceded by | Bansi Lal |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Chautala |
| In office 21 June 1977 – 28 June 1979 | |
| Governor | Harcharan Singh Brar |
| Preceded by | Banarsi Das Gupta |
| Succeeded by | Bhajan Lal |
| President of Indian National Lok Dal | |
| In office 17 October 1996 – 6 April 2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Chautala |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2 December 1989 - 13 March 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Balram Jakhar |
| Succeeded by | Balram Jakhar |
| Constituency | Sikar, Rajasthan |
| In office 18 January 1980 - 31 December 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Mukhtiar Singh Malik |
| Succeeded by | Dharam Pal Singh Malik |
| Constituency | Sonepat, Haryana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Devi Dayal Sihag 25 September 1914 Teja Khera, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 6 April 2001 (aged 86) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Political party | Indian National Lok Dal (1996–2001) |
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| Relations | Ajay Singh Chautala (grandson), Naina Singh Chautala (granddaughter in law), Abhay Singh Chautala (grandson), Dushyant Chautala (great-grandson), Arjun Chautala (great-grandson) |
| Children | 4, including Om Prakash Chautala (son) and Ranjit Singh Chautala (son) |
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Devi Lal (25 September 1914 – 6 April 2001) was an Indian statesman and politician who briefly served as the deputy prime minister of India from 1990 to 1991 and previously from 1989 to 1990. Lal emerged as a prominent advocate for rural and agrarian interests, earning the nickname “Tau” (elder uncle) for his grassroots appeal in the politics of Haryana. He twice became chief minister of Haryana (1977–1979 and 1987–1989) and played an important role in the formation of the Haryana state in 1966. He founded the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in 1996.