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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