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{{Short description|Indian politician (1934–2021)}}
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'''Chaman Lal Gupta''' (13 April 1934<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/bjp-veteran-chaman-lal-dies-at-87-101621368256156.html|title=BJP veteran Chaman Lal dies at 87|date=19 May 2021}}</ref> – 18 May 2021) was an Indian politician from [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], belonging to [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. 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 [[Jammu]] and did his MSC from G. M. Science College Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) and  [[Allahabad University]], Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh). He was elected to Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly in 1972 as a member of [[Jana Sangh]]. He was elected to [[Lok Sabha]] in 1996, 1998, and 1999 from [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. He was a member of J&K Vidhan Sabha again from 2008 to 2014, as an MLA from [[Jammu West (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | Jammu West]]. 

He had not been keeping well in his mid 80s. He died of [[COVID-19]] on 18 May 2021, in [[Jammu]], during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chaman-lal-gupta-veteran-jammu-bjp-leader-dies-of-covid-19-pm-modi-pays-tribute-2444133|title = Chaman Lal Gupta, Veteran Jammu BJP Leader, Dies. He Had COVID-19}}</ref><ref>[https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/jammu/ex-union-minister-and-jk-bjp-leader-chaman-lal-gupta-passes-away-after-recovering-from-covid-19/ Ex-Union Minister and J&K BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta passes away after recovering from COVID-19]</ref>

==Positions held==
*1972–77               Member, [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] Legislative Assembly
*1987–90               Member, [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|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 (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] Legislative Assembly Jammu West

== Electoral performance ==
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! Election !! Constituency !! colspan="2"|Party !! Result !! Votes % !! Opposition Candidate !! colspan="2"|Opposition Party !! Opposition vote %|| Ref
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|[[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]||[[Jammu West Assembly constituency|Jammu West]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||{{Won}}||40.26%||Surinder Singh Shangari||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||24.95%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]||[[Jammu East Assembly constituency|Jammu East]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||{{Won}}||49.52%||Ved Parkash||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||38.02%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]||[[Jammu East Assembly constituency|Jammu East]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}||{{Lost}}||29.91%||Om Parkash||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||55.98%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>
|-
|[[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]||[[Jammu South Assembly constituency|Jammu South]]||{{party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}||{{Won}}||51.44%||Amrit Kumar Malhotra||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||37.18%||<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>
|}

== Books published ==
*Sansad mein Jammu Kashmir;
*Sansad mein dedh varsh;
*Mere Prayaas
*Article 370: A Thorn

==References==
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==External links==
*Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament  of the 13th Lok Sabha [https://web.archive.org/web/20070423201626/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13JK05.htm]



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