Chander Kumar
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1944)}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chander Kumar
| image = Chander Kumar-Ex Member of Parliament-Kangra Chamba Constituency- 2014-05-21 23-26.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|5|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dhan, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
| residence = Village - Dhan, P.O. - Matlhar, Teh- Jawali, Dist - Kangra, (Himachal Pradesh)
Present "MLA" of JAWALI CONSTITUENCY
| office1 = Protem Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 19 December 2022
| term_end1 = 05 January 2023
| predecessor1 = Vipin Singh Parmar, BJP
| successor1 = Kuldeep Singh Pathania, INC
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
| 2blankname1 =
| 2namedata1 =
| office = Cabinet Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh{{Cite web |title=Council of Ministers - Government of Himachal Pradesh, India |url=https://himachal.nic.in/en-IN/council-of-ministers.html |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=himachal.nic.in}}
| predecessor =
| successor =
| governor = Rajendra Arlekar
Shiv Pratap Shukla
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
| subterm = Cabinet
| suboffice = Sukhu ministry
| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments
| 2namedata =
- Agriculture
- Animal Husbandry
| term_start = 8 January 2023
| office3 = Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start3 = 8 December 2022
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = Arjun Singh
| successor3 =
| constituency3 = Jawali|
| term_start5 = 1993
| term_end5 = 2004
| term_start4 = 1983
| term_end4 = 1990
| constituency4 = Guler constituency
| constituency5 = Guler constituency
| office11 = Minister of State, Agriculture (Himachal Pradesh)
| 1blankname11 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata11 = Virbhadra Singh
| term_start11 = 1983
| term_end11 = 1984
| office10 = Minister of State, Forests (Himachal Pradesh)
| term_start10 = 1984
| term_end10 = 1985
| 1blankname10 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata10 = Virbhadra Singh
| office9 = Cabinet Minister, Power & Projects (Himachal Pradesh)
| term_start9 = 1989
| term_end9 = 1990
| 1blankname9 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata9 = Virbhadra Singh
| office8 = Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Public Health, Science & Technology (Himachal Pradesh)
| term_start8 = 1993
| term_end8 = 1998
| 1blankname8 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata8 = Virbhadra Singh
| office7 = Cabinet Minister, Forest & Environment (Himachal Pradesh)
| term_start7 = 1998
| term_end7 = 1999
| 1blankname7 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata7 = Virbhadra Singh
| office6 = Cabinet Minister, Higher Education and Public Relations (Himachal Pradesh)
| term_start6 = 2003
| term_end6 = 2004
| 1blankname6 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata6 = Virbhadra Singh
| office12 = Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
| term_start12 = 2004
| term_end12 = 2009
| constituency12 = Kangra
| predecessor12 = Shanta Kumar
| successor12 = Rajan Sushant
| nationality = {{flag|India}}n
| party =20px Indian National Congress
| spouse = Krishna Chaudhary
| children = Neeraj Bharti, Sonima Bharti
| footnotes =
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4045]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| alma_mater = M.A., M.Ed., LLB Educated at Punjab University, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
}}
Chaudhary Chander Kumar (born 8 May 1944 in Dhan, Kangra) serves as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jawali. Previously he was elected as MLA from Guler constituency for 5 terms between 1983 and 2004. He also served as Minister in serving key portfolios like Higher Education, Health, Environment and so on. He represented the Kangra constituency of Himachal Pradesh as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2009.
Early political career
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts (HPU)
- 1966: Master Of Arts Geography (Punjab University)
- 1967: M.Ed.
- 1980: LLB (HPU)
Personal background
He was married to Smt. Krishna Chaudhary on 2 March 1976. His son Neeraj Bharti was Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Department of Education) elected from Jawali Constituency of district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh until 2017. His daughter in law Monika Bharti is former Congress Youth President (Himachal Pradesh).
In the November 2022 assembly elections, Kumar was the Indian National Congress candidate from Jawali constituency{{cite news |date=7 November 2017 |title=Congress candidate from Jawali assembly seat in Himachal: Chander Kumar |language=en |work=OneIndia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/feature/congress-candidate-from-jawali-assembly-seat-in-himachal-chander-kumar-2578035.html |access-date=20 September 2021}} and won from Sanjay Guleria of the Bhartiya Janta party.
Publications
Articles on land use planning, forests and environment Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Himurja; handpump technology for hilly areas
Other Information
Was actively involved in the policy document of Himalayan Sustained Development of Ecology and Forestry Authority; Water- shed programme in the Himalayan Region including Hand pump Technology for driving water supply; Joint Convener, National Convention on Education; taught in St. Beed's College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; initiated reform measures for the improvement of higher and technical education in Himachal Pradesh; Vice Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) 1982-85
Political career
Posts held
- 1951 Secretary, Praja Socialist Party (P.S.P.), Distt. Ballia
- 1982-1984 Minister of State, Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 1984-1985 Minister of State, Forests, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 1985-1989 Member, Committee on Energy Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (four terms)
- 1989-1990 Cabinet Minister, Power and Projects, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 1993-1998 Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Public Health, Science and Technology, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 1998-1999 Cabinet Minister, Forest and Environment, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 2003-2004 Member, Committee on Estimates Member, Committee on Official Language
- 2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha Member, Committee on Tourism Deputy Minister, Higher Education and Public Relations, Government of Himachal Pradesh
- 2007-2009 Member, Standing Committee on Energy
- 2022 onwards Member of Himachal Legislative assembly
- 2022 As Protem speaker of Himachal Legislative assembly
- 2022 Minister of State, Agriculture and Forestry, Animal Husbandry Government of Himachal Pradesh
Electoral history
= 2022 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2022: Jawali constituency ! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |38243 |51.22% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janata Party |Sanjay Kumar Guleria |35212 |47.16% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}" |
|Himachal Jan Kranti Party |Arun Kumar |306 |0.41% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
|Aam Aadmi Party |Baldev Raj |277 |0.37% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|Bahujan Samaj Party |Bhir Singh |258 |0.35% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|None of the above}}" |
|None of the Above |NOTA |373 |0.5% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
|3031 |4.05% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
|74669 |74.98% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
|99,572 | |
= 2017 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2017: Guler constituency ! colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Arjun Singh |36,999 |55.3% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |28,786 |43.0% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Rakesh Kumar |315 |0.5% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|Communist Party Of India |Rustam Singh |314 |0.5% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|Bahujan Samaj Party |Manjana Devi |266 |0.4% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|Navbharat Ekta Dal |Harbans Lal Dhiman |236 |0.4% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
|8,213 |12.3% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
|66,916 |79.7% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
|84,616 | |
=2014=
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Kangra{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shanta Kumar
|votes = 4,56,163
|percentage = 57.06
|change = +8.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Chander Kumar
|votes = 2,86,091
|percentage = 35.79
|change = -9.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Dr. Rajan Sushant
|votes = 24,430
|percentage = 3.06
|change = +3.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Lal Hussain
|votes = 5,949
|percentage = 0.74
|change = -1.19
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = IND.
|candidate = Bhupinder Mehra
|votes = 5,585
|percentage = 0.70
|change = +0.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 8,704
|percentage = 1.09
|change = +1.09
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,70,072
|percentage = 21.27
|change = +18.13
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,99,445
|percentage = 63.52
|change = +8.37
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = +8.37
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2009=
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Kangra{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dr. Rajan Sushant
|votes = 3,22,254
|percentage = 48.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Chander Kumar
|votes = 3,01,475
|percentage = 45.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Col. Narinder Singh Pathania
|votes = 12,745
|percentage = 1.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = IND.
|candidate = Roshan Lal
|votes = 8,283
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Keshab
|votes = 7,720
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,779
|percentage = 3.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,61,847
|percentage = 55.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2004=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+2004 Indian general election: Kangra |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Candidate Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" | |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |314,555 |49.1% | |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Shanta Kumar |296,764 |46.3% | |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|Bahujan Samaj Party |Lt. Col. Shakti Chand Chaudhary ( RETD.) |10,860 |1.7% | |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Fakir Chand |10,594 |1.7% | |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
|Samajwadi Party |Roshan Rana |7,092 |1.1% | |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Dhani Ram |3,312 |0.5% | |
| colspan="3" |Majority
| 17,791 |2.8% | |
| colspan="3" |Turnout
| 6,40,345 |62.0% | |
= 2003 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 2003: Guler constituency |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |21,936 |54.5% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Harbans Singh |16,002 |39.8% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
|Samajwadi Party |Joginder Singh Pathania |903 |2.2% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
|Communist Party Of India |Azad Kumar |495 |1.2% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|Nationalist Congress Party |Malook Singh |350 |0.9% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Lok Jan Shakti Party}}" |
|Lok Jan Shakti Party |Pawan Kumar |319 |0.8% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|Bahujan Samaj Party |Ram Rattan |249 |0.6% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
| 5,934 |14.7% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
| 40,308 |77.5% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
|51,987 | |
= 1998 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1998: Guler constituency |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |18,674 |56.7% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Harbans Singh Rana |13,806 |41.9% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color| Communist Party of India}}" |
|Communist Party Of India |Azad Kumar |194 |0.6% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Pratap Chand |113 |0.3% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Janata Dal}}" |
|All India Rashtriya Janata Party |Bachittar Singh |109 |0.3% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Shiv Chander Singh |56 |0.2% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
|4,868 |14.6% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
|33,267 |74.3% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
|44,800 | |
= 1993 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1993: Guler constituency |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |19,051 |61.3% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Harbans Rana |10,308 |33.1% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Gulshan |941 |3.0% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|Bahujan Samaj Party |Gurcharandass |595 |1.9% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Janata Party}}" |
|Doordarshi Party |Sunil Kumar |113 |0.4% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Partep Singh |93 |0.3% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
| 8,743 |27.9% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
|31,308 |79.2% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
| 39,548 | |
= 1990 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1990: Guler constituency |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Harbans Singh Rana |15,140 |53.8% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |12,099 |43.0% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}" |
|Bahujan Samaj Party |Gurcharan Dass |499 |1.8% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Janata Party}}" |
|Doordarshi Party |Sunil Kumar |273 |1.0% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Chain Singh Guleria |128 |0.5% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
|3,041 |10.7% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
| 28,389 |74.1% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
| 38,314 | |
= 1985 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1985: Guler constituency |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |12,223 |56.0% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Harbans Singh Rana |9,022 |41.3% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Joginder Singh Pathania |310 |1.4% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Tilak Raj |279 |1.3% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
| 3,201 |14.5% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
| 22,037 |78.0% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
|28,271 | |
= 1982 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1982: Guler constituency |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Chander Kumar |8,867 |45.4% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Harbans Singh Rana |5,775 |29.6% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}" |
|Bharatiya Janta Party |Raghubir Singh |4,035 |20.7% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Parkash Chand |482 |2.5% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Lok Dal}}" |
|Lok Dal |Rajinder Singh |159 |0.8% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Janata Party}}" |
|Janta Party |Rakesh Narayana |121 |0.6% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Gurdial |99 |0.5% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
| 3,092 |15.6% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
| 19,787 |77.3% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
| 25,598 | |
= 1977 =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Himachal Pradesh Assembly election, 1977: Guler constituency |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |Party
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Name ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Votes % |
|---|
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Janata Party}}" |
|Janta Party |Harbans Singh |6,649 |45.1% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Chander Kumar |5,905 |40.0% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|Indian National Congress |Kuldip Singh |1,718 |11.6% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Mani Ram |238 |1.6% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Narinder Kumar |168 |1.1% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Rajender Singh |79 |0.5% |
| colspan="3" |Margin
|744 |5.0% |
| colspan="3" |Total Votes Polled
|15,030 |65.6% |
| colspan="3" |Electors
| 22,910 | |
References
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