Piyare Lal Handoo

Piyare Lal Handoo (27 October 1927 – 27 January 2001) was an Indian politician who was a member of 6th Lok Sabha. He was also a lawyer, social worker, and teacher; he was known for his participation in the Indian independence movement.^[1][2][3][4]

Piyare Lal Handoo
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1989–1991
Preceded by	Begum Akbar Jahan Abdullah
Succeeded by	Mohammad Maqbool Dar
Constituency	Anantnag
Personal details
Born	(1927-10-27)27 October 1927 Anantnag, Kashmir and Jammu, British India
Died	27 January 2001(2001-01-27) (aged 73) New Delhi, Delhi, India
Political party	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Spouse	Bhagwati Handoo
Education	M. A. LLB hons. (Lucknow University)

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
1996	Habba Kadal		JKNC	Won	59.83%	Sarla Taploo		BJP	19.69%	[5]
1987	Habba Kadal		JKNC	Won	48.51%	Mushtaq Ahmad		Independent	44.89%	[6]
1983	Pahalgam		JKNC	Won	56.77%	Mohammed Tahir		INC	36.25%	[7]
1977	Pahalgam		JKNC	Won	68.78%	Ghulam Rasool Kochah		JP	19.95%	[8]