Lalit Maken was a Member of parliament, a political leader of Indian National Congress and a labour union leader.
Maken was the son-in-law of late President of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma.
In the year of 1984, he was elected to the Lok Sabha as a Member of parliament, a directly elected lower house of the Parliament of India from South Delhi of India.
He was a metropolitan Councillor prior to his election to Parliament of India.