Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri Bihari Lal Gupta
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Date of Birth
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13.04.1934
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Kaleeth, Distt. Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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06 May 1962
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Rekha Gupta
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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M.Sc. (Physics)
Qualifications
Educated at G.M. Science College, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and
Allahabad University, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)
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Profession
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Social Worker
Teacher, Educationist
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Permanent Address |
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38/A/B, II Extn. Gandhi Nagar,
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Jammu (J&K)
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Present Address |
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6, K. Kamraj Lane,
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011) 23017568, 23017569, FAX: 23017563
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Position Held |
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1972-77
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Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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1973-80
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General-Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Jammu and Kashmir
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1980-89
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General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Jammu and Kashmir
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1987-90
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Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Member, Public Accounts Committee; Public Undertakings Committee;
Committee on Government Assurances and Rules Committee
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1990-95
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President, B.J.P., Jammu and Kashmir (two terms)
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament
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Member, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf Board
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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13 Oct. 1999 – 31 Aug. 2001
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation
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1 Sept. 2001- 30 June 2002
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food
Processing Industries
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1 July 2002 – onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
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Book Published
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(i) Sansad mein Jammu Kashmir; (ii) Sansad mein dedh varsh; (iii) Mere Prayaas (all in Hindi)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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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
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Special Interests
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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
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading books, travelling and listening to devotional music
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Sports and Clubs
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President, (i) Jammu and Kashmir State Amateur Kabaddi Association; and (ii) Jammu and
Kashmir State Amateur Archery Association
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Countries Visited
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Canada, Norway, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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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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Reference: Loksabha