Gulab Chand Jain Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Governor of Punjab and

Administrator of Chandigarh The Administrator of Chandigarh is appointed by the President of India under article 239 of the Constitution of India. Since 1984, the Governor of Punjab has acted as the administrator of Chandigarh. The official residence is Raj Bhavan, P ...

since 31 July 2024. He was the 31st Governor of

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

from 22 February 2023 to 29 July 2024. He was a minister in the

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its districts of Rajasthan, 41 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legis ...

from 2013 till 2018, 2003 to 2008 and from 1993 to 1998. He is a senior leader of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

(BJP) in

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

and is also a member of central working committee of the party. Kataria hails from

Udaipur Udaipur (Hindi: , ) (ISO 15919: ''Udayapura'') is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about south of the state capital Jaipur. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of t ...

and has represented it in 9th

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Udaipur from 1989 to 1991. He was booked by the

Central Bureau of Investigation The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the domestic crime investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and gover ...

in the Sheikh encounter killing, during the rule of the national Congress government, but was found not guilty by a special court. He was also the Leader of Opposition in the

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, also known as the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of the state of Rajasthan. It is a vital part of the state government, responsible for making and implementing laws. The assembly meets ...

from 2019 till 2023, 2013 to 2013 and from 2002 to 2003. He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan from 1999 to 2000. He was also the member of the

from

from 2003 to 2023 and from 1977 to 1986 and from Bari Sadri from 1993 to 2003.

Early life

Kataria was born in Rajsamand. He is married to Anita Kataria and has 5 daughters.

Political career

Kataria served as the Home Minister of

from 2004 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2018. Kataria served as education minister in

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (23 October 1923 – 15 May 2010) was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college fol ...

government between 1993 and 1998. He was MLA of Barisadri from 1993 to 2003.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kataria, Gulabchand 1944 births Living people Indian Hindus Home ministers of Rajasthan People from Udaipur Rajasthan MLAs 2013–2018 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Rajasthan India MPs 1989–1991 State cabinet ministers of Rajasthan Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan Leaders of the opposition in Rajasthan Rajasthan MLAs 1977–1980 Rajasthan MLAs 1980–1985 Rajasthan MLAs 1993–1998 Rajasthan MLAs 1998–2003 Rajasthan MLAs 2003–2008 Rajasthan MLAs 2008–2013 Rajasthan MLAs 2018–2023 Governors of Assam Governors of Punjab, India Administrators of Chandigarh Presidents of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan