GUPTA, SHRI CHAMAN LAL
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - UDHAMPUR (JAMMU AND KASHMIR)]
Father's Name Shri Bihari Lal Gupta Date of Birth 13 April 1934 Place of Birth Vill. Kaleeth, Distt. Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) Marital Status Married on 6 May 1962 Spouse's Name Smt. Rekha Gupta Children Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications M.Sc. (Physics) Educated at G.M.Science College, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Political and Social Worker, Teacher and Educationist Permanent Address 38A/B, IInd Extension, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180004 (Jammu and Kashmir) Tels. (0191) 432522, 432744 Fax. (0191) 452022 Present Address 6, Mahadev Road, New Delhi-110001 Tels. (011) 3737736, 3731978 Positions Held 1972-77 andMember, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1987-90Member, Public Accounts Committee; Public Undertakings Committee; Committee on Government Assurances and Rules Committee 1973-80General-Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Jammu and Kashmir 1980-89General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Jammu and Kashmir 1990-95President, B.J.P., Jammu and Kashmir (two terms) 1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-97Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party 1998-99Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament Member, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf Boards Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development Books Published (i) Sansad mein Jammu Kashmir; and (ii) Sansad mein dedh varsh (in Hindi) Social and Cultural Activities General-Secretary, Prem Nath Dogra Memorial Committee; worked for providing relief to migrants from Doda District and Kashmir Valley (relief amount worth crores of rupees was distributed among migrants); donated blood during the Wars of 1965 and 1971 to injured army personnel and arranged relief camps during these wars Special Interests Upliftment of the weaker section of the society, eradication of terrorism from the country; fight against corruption; mountaineering, travelled almost whole of Jammu and Kashmir State on foot including some areas of Ladakh Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading books, travelling and listening to devotional music Sports and Clubs President, (i) Jammu and Kashmir State Amateur Kabaddi Association, (ii) Jammu and Kashmir State Amateur Archery Association Countries Visited Canada, Norway, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Secretary-General and Vice-President of Vidyarthi Parishad of the State during school and college days; agitated against the separatist policies of the then Prime-Minister of State Shri Sheikh Abdullah; was on hunger strike for 34 days establishing the superiority of the Indian flag; joined students' movement and jailed for eight months for participating in the agitation against the 'one country two Constitutions, two Heads and two Symbols'
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com JainJagat.com FreedomIndia.comTotal electorate 10,16,243 Total votes polled 5,23,610 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Chaman Lal Gupta (B.J.P.) 2,50,813 (2) Shri Rajinder Singh Chib (J.K.N.C.) 1,69,449 (3) Thakur Randhir Singh (I.N.C.) 36,731 (4) Shri Khalil Allaha (B.S.P.) 28,617
Election Result of Udhampur Lok Sabha Constituency