Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Udhampur
State : Jammu and Kashmir
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 3 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Bihari Lal Gupta
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 13 Apr 1934
Profession : Social Worker Teacher, Educationist
Positions held :
1972-77 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly1973-80 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh (B.J.S.), Jammu and Kashmir1980-89 General-Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Jammu and Kashmir1987-90 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative AssemblyMember, Public Accounts Committee; Public Undertakings Committee; Committee on Government Assurances and Rules Committee1990-95 President, B.J.P., Jammu and Kashmir (two terms)1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Secretary, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and TourismMember, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of ParliamentMember, Joint Committee on the functioning of Wakf BoardMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)13 Oct. 1999 - 31 Aug. 2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Civil Aviation1 Sept. 2001- 30 June 2002 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industries1 July 2002 - onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Sansad mein Jammu Kashmir; (ii) Sansad mein dedh varsh; (iii) Mere Prayaas (all in Hindi)
Social And Cultural Activities
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
Special Interests
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
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books, travelling and listening to devotional music
Sports and Clubs
President, (i) Jammu and Kashmir State Amateur Kabaddi Association; and (ii) Jammu and Kashmir State Amateur Archery Association
Countries Visited
Canada, Norway, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
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’
