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Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha RAJPUT, SHRI GANGA CHARAN [BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - HAMIRPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri Ram Swaroop Date of Birth 5 May 1960 Place of Birth Vill. Bamhori Kalan Orai, Distt. Jalaun (Uttar Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 5 June 1979 Spouse's Name Smt. Maya Rajput Children Two sons Educational Qualifications B.A. LL.B. Educated at Lucknow University (Uttar Pradesh) Profession Farmer, Advocate, Trader and Industrialist and Businessman Permanent Address Gopi Tractors Raath, Hamirpur-210301 (Uttar Pradesh) Tels. (05280) 20491 Present Address 144-146, South Avenue, New Delhi - 110011 Tel. (011) 3794752 Positions Held 1987-89 President, Yuva Lok Dal, Uttar Pradesh 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 1990-92 General-Secretary, Yuva Janata Dal 1992-95 President, All India, Yuva Janata Dal 1995 onwards Vice-President, Kisan Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.) 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1996-97 Member, Committee on Public Accounts Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998-99 Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals Member, Rules Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development Social and Cultural Activities Shram Daan from villages; helping in construction of roads in rural areas; launched (i) de-addiction drive; (ii) agitation for enhancing wages of bidi workers, labourers, porters and rickshaw pullers; (iii)agitation for the creation of Bundelkhand State; worked for liberation of bonded labourers and also organised cultural programmes; and (iv) agitation for O.B.C. and against pollution
Special Interests Writing realistic poems and reading progressive literature Favourite Pastime and Recreation Watching art movies and dramas and listening to ghazals Sports and Clubs Badminton, gymnastic and cricket Countries Visited Cuba, Germany, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information President, (i) Students Union, D.V. Degree College, Orai, Jalaun, 1980; (ii) O.B.C. Forum; and (iii) Youth Parliament Forum
Election Result of
Hamirpur Lok Sabha ConstituencyTotal electorate 10,40,257
Total votes polled 5,87,063Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Ganga Charan Rajput (B.J.P.) 2,01,810
(2) Shri Rajnarain (S.P.) 1,83,673
(3) Shri Dhuram (B.S.P.) 1,47,448
(4) Shri Yugraj (I.N.C.) 29,328
Reference: Loksabha