Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






GUPTA, SHRI CHAMAN LAL
B.J.P. - UDHAMPUR (JAMMU AND KASHMIR)



Father's Name: Shri Beharilal Gupta Date of Birth: 13 April 1934 Place of Birth: Vill. Kalith in Distt. Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) Marital Status: Married on 6 May 1971 Spouse's Name: Smt. Rekha Gupta Children: Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications :
M.Sc. (Physics) Educated at G.M.Sc. College, Jammu and Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession :
Teacher and Educationist, Trader and Industrialist Permanent Address :
38A-B IInd Extension, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180001 (Jammu and Kashmir) Tels. (0191) 532522, 532744 Positions Held :
1972-77 and 1987-90Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Member, Public Accounts Committee, Public Undertakings Committee, Committee on Government Assurances and Rules Committee, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1973-80General-Secretary, B.J.S., Jammu and Kashmir 1980-89General-Secretary, B.J.P., Jammu and Kashmir 1990-95President, B.J.P., Jammu and Kashmir 1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Social and Cultural Activities :
General Secretary, Prem Nath Dogra Memorial Committee; worked for 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 :
Mountaineering, travelled almost whole of Jammu & Kashmir State on foot including some areas of Ladakh Favourite Pastime and Recreation : Reading books and gardening Sports and Clubs :
President, Kabaddi Association, Jammu and Kashmir; Vice- President, Archery Association, Jammu and Kashmir Countries Visited :
Canada, 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; went to jail in the agitation of 'Ek Desh Mein Do Vidhan, Do Nishan, Do Pradhan Nahin challenghe, Nahin challenghe' jailed for eight months     Election Result :
Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 8,62,236 Total votes polled 4,59,456 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Chaman Lal Gupta (B.J.P.) 1,66,206 (2) Shri Janak Raj Gupta (I.N.C.) 96,151 (3) Shri Devi Dass Thakur (J.D.) 81,123 (4) Shri Tulsi Das (B.S.P.) 32,011  
 
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