Dinesh Rambally

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| constituency_MP = Chaguanas West

| term_start = 19 August 2020

| term_end = 18 March 2025

| predecessor = Ganga Singh

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| successor = Colin Neil Gosine

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| party = United National Congress

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Pandit Dinesh Rambally is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician, attorney, and Hindu priest from the United National Congress and an executive member of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha. He represented Chaguanas West in the House of Representatives from 2020 until 2025.{{Cite web |title=Mr. Dinesh Rambally |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/dinesh-rambally/ |website=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}} He is of Indo-Trinidadian descent.{{Cite web |title=Mr. Dinesh Rambally |url=https://unctt.org/portfolio/chaguanas-west-2/ |website=United National Congress}} He intended to stand again at the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago general election.{{Cite web |last=Hamilton-Davis |first=Ryan |date=2025-01-25 |title=Rambally aims to serve community in Chaguanas West |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2025/01/24/rambally-aims-to-serve-community-in-chaguanas-west/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} He later withdrew his candidacy.{{Cite web |last=Haynes |first=Kejan |date=2025-02-28 |title=Rambally withdraws candidacy, Kamla says he’s embarrassing himself - CNC3 |url=https://www.cnc3.co.tt/rambally-withdraws-candidacy-kamla-says-hes-embarrassing-himself/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en-US}} He was highly critical of his party leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar.{{Cite web |last=Lal |first=Shivana |date=2024-04-13 |title=UNC will lose |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/unc-will-lose/article_d3b10d0e-f939-11ee-991a-cf493f89ae12.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |language=en}} He cited "divisive racial rhetoric" in his party for his decision.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-01 |title=Dinesh drops out - 'Racism, bigotry, and intolerance are not political strategies' |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/dinesh-drops-out---racism-bigotry-and-intolerance-are-not-political-strategies/article_b3408b12-f64a-11ef-8d67-63c9b72d4a38.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |language=en}} He endorsed the People's National Movement (PNM) of Stuart Young.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-27 |title=Dinesh: Begin new chapter with ‘inclusive’ PNM |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/dinesh-begin-new-chapter-with-inclusive-pnm/article_f6c460bd-2cd8-4f15-aa3b-b676216df116.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |language=en}}