Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda was a Member of First, Second and Third Lok
Sabhas representing Sabarkantha Parliamentary Constituency of erstwhile Bombay
State during 1952-67. Later, he was elected to Fourth and Fifth Lok Sabhas
during 1967-77 from Kaithal Parliamentary Constituency of Haryana.
An able Parliamentarian, he was actively associated in the governance
of the nation. Shri Nanda was a Minister of Planning and Irrigation and Power
during 1952-57; Minister of Labour and Employment and Planning during 1957-62;
Minister of Planning during 1962-63; Minister of Home Affairs during 1963-66
and Minister of Railways during 1970-71. He served as the Prime Minister twice
for brief periods i.e., from 27 May to 9 June, 1964 and 11 to 24 January,
1966.
Earlier, Shri Nanda was a Member of Legislative Assembly, Bombay
during 1937-39 and 1947-50. He served the State Government of Bombay as a
Parliamentary Secretary (Labour & Excise) during 1937-39 ...more