Gupta, Prof. Chaman Lal Constituency   : Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Email Address : clgupta[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Bihari Lal Gupta Date of Birth 13 Apr 1934 Place of Birth Vill. Kaleeth, Distt. Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 06 May 1962 Spouse’s Name Smt. Rekha Gupta No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.Sc. (Physics) Qualifications Educated at G.M. Science College, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Social Worker Teacher, Educationist Permanent Address 38/A/B, II Extn. Gandhi Nagar, Jammu (J&K) Present Address 6, K. Kamraj Lane, New Delhi – 110011 (011) 23017568, 23017569, FAX: 23017563 Positions Held

1972-77 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

1973-80 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Jammu and Kashmir

1980-89 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Jammu and Kashmir

1987-90 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

Member, Public Accounts Committee; Public Undertakings Committee; Committee on Government Assurances and Rules Committee

1990-95 President, B.J.P., Jammu and Kashmir (two terms)

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party

1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism

Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament

Member, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf Board

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

13 Oct. 1999 – 31 Aug. 2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation

1 Sept. 2001- 30 June 2002 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industries

1 July 2002 – onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

Books Published (i) Sansad mein Jammu Kashmir; (ii) Sansad mein dedh varsh; (iii) Mere Prayaas (all 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 sections 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; and (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 forces; 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’

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