Chaman Lal Gupta

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Chaman Lal Gupta (13 April 1934{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bjp-veteran-chaman-lal-dies-at-87-101621368256156.html|title=BJP veteran Chaman Lal dies at 87|date=19 May 2021}} – 18 May 2021) was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was union minister of state of defence from 2002 to 2004. Earlier, he held a portfolio of food processing and civil aviation.

He was born in 1934 in Jammu and did his MSC from G. M. Science College Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). He was elected to Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly in 1972 as a member of Jana Sangh. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1996, 1998, and 1999 from Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency). He was a member of J&K Vidhan Sabha again from 2008 to 2014, as an MLA from Jammu West.

He had not been keeping well in his mid 80s. He died of COVID-19 on 18 May 2021, in Jammu, during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chaman-lal-gupta-veteran-jammu-bjp-leader-dies-of-covid-19-pm-modi-pays-tribute-2444133|title = Chaman Lal Gupta, Veteran Jammu BJP Leader, Dies. He Had COVID-19}}[https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/jammu/ex-union-minister-and-jk-bjp-leader-chaman-lal-gupta-passes-away-after-recovering-from-covid-19/ Ex-Union Minister and J&K BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta passes away after recovering from COVID-19]

Positions held

1972–77 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
1987–90 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly & Member, Public Accounts Committee; Public Undertakings Committee;
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
1990–95 President, B.J.P., Jammu and Kashmir (two terms)
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha, from Udhampur
1996–97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998–99 Member, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf Board
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1999–2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation
2001–2002 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food
1 July 2002 – 2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
2008-2014 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Jammu West

Electoral performance

class="wikitable sortable" ! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"\|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"\|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %	Ref
2008	Jammu West	{{party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}	{{Won}}	40.26%	Surinder Singh Shangari	{{party name with color\|Independent politician}}	24.95%	{{cite web\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir \|url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf\|archive-date=25 December 2024\|access-date=25 December 2024\|format=pdf}}
1987	Jammu East	{{party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}	{{Won}}	49.52%	Ved Parkash	{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}	38.02%	{{cite web\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf \|archive-date=14 January 2012\|access-date=15 February 2024\|format=pdf}}
1983	Jammu East	{{party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}	{{Lost}}	29.91%	Om Parkash	{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}	55.98%	{{cite web\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf \|archive-date=17 January 2012\|access-date=15 February 2024\|format=pdf}}
1972	Jammu South	{{party name with color\|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}	{{Won}}	51.44%	Amrit Kumar Malhotra	{{party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}	37.18%	{{cite web\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir \|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf\|archive-date=17 January 2012\|access-date=15 February 2024\|format=pdf}}

Books published

Sansad mein Jammu Kashmir;
Sansad mein dedh varsh;
Mere Prayaas
Article 370: A Thorn

References

External links

Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament of the 13th Lok Sabha [https://web.archive.org/web/20070423201626/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13JK05.htm]

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Category:University of Allahabad alumni

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Category:Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians

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Category:Politicians from Jammu

Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India

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Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2008–2014

Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1987–1996