Chaman Lal Gupta (13 April 1934 – 18 May 2021) was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, belonging to

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. 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

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and did his MSC from G. M. Science College Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and

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, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). He was elected to Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly in 1972 as a member of

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. He was elected to

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in 1996, 1998, and 1999 from

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. 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

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on 18 May 2021, in

, during the

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.Ex-Union Minister and J&K BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta passes away after recovering from COVID-19
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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

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 Sabh

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