Prem Chand Gupta
Prem Chand Gupta (born 3 February 1950) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from Bihar. Earlier, he was elected from Jharkhand to the Rajya Sabha. He had some involvement in coal scam. He was previously an NRI based in Hong Kong who promoted a factory manufacturing watches in India (Indo Swiss Time) and entered politics later. He currently lives in South Extension, New Delhi.
Prem Chand Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 10 April 2020 – 9 April 2026 | |
| Constituency | Bihar |
| In office 10 April 2014 – 9 April 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Shibu Soren |
| Constituency | Jharkhand |
| Minister of Corporate Affairs | |
| In office 30 May 2004 – 30 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| Succeeded by | H. R. Bhardwaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1950 |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Prem Chand Gupta (born 3 February 1950) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in Ministry of Corporate Affairs of India.[1] He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from Bihar.[2] Earlier, he was elected from Jharkhand to the Rajya Sabha.[3] He had some involvement in coal scam.[4] He was previously an NRI based in Hong Kong who promoted a factory manufacturing watches in India (Indo Swiss Time) and entered politics later. He currently lives in South Extension, New Delhi.[5]
Rajya Sabha Elections
[edit]| Position | Party | Constituency | From | To | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1st Term) |
JD | Bihar | 10 April 1996 |
9 April 2002 |
5 years, 364 days | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (2nd Term) |
RJD | 10 April 2002 |
9 April 2008 |
5 years, 365 days | ||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (3rd Term) |
10 April 2008 |
12 February 2014 |
5 years, 308 days | |||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (4th Term) |
Jharkhand | 10 April 2014 |
25 March 2020 |
5 years, 350 days | ||
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (5th Term) |
Bihar | 10 April 2020 |
9 April 2026 |
6 years, 12 days | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Prem Chand Gupta | National Portal of India". Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha elections: All five candidates in Bihar elected unopposed". Times Now. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Nathwani, Gupta elected to RS unopposed from Jharkhand". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Pandey, Devesh K. (2 August 2014). "CBI books RJD MP, son in Coal scam case". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Lessons from the rich and famous". The Indian Sun. 19 January 2018.
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