Chander Kumar

Chander Kumar (born 8 May 1944) serving as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jawali. Previously he was elected as MLA from Guler constituency for 5 terms between 1983 and 2004. He also served as Minister in serving key portfolios like Higher Education, Health, Environment and so on. He represented the Kangra constituency of Himachal Pradesh as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2009.

Chander Kumar
Cabinet Minister, Government of Himachal Pradesh[1]
Assumed office
8 January 2023
GovernorRajendra Arlekar
CabinetSukhu ministry
Chief MinisterSukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Ministry and Departments
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Husbandry
Protem Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
19 December 2022 – 05 January 2023
Chief MinisterSukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Preceded byVipin Singh Parmar, BJP
Succeeded byKuldeep Singh Pathania, INC
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
8 December 2022
Preceded byArjun Singh
ConstituencyJawali
In office
1983–1990
ConstituencyGuler constituency
In office
1993–2004
ConstituencyGuler constituency
Cabinet Minister, Higher Education and Public Relations (Himachal Pradesh)
In office
2003–2004
Chief MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Cabinet Minister, Forest & Environment (Himachal Pradesh)
In office
1998–1999
Chief MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Cabinet Minister, Irrigation, Public Health, Science & Technology (Himachal Pradesh)
In office
1993–1998
Chief MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Cabinet Minister, Power & Projects (Himachal Pradesh)
In office
1989–1990
Chief MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Minister of State, Forests (Himachal Pradesh)
In office
1984–1985
Chief MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Minister of State, Agriculture (Himachal Pradesh)
In office
1983–1984
Chief MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Member of parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byShanta Kumar
Succeeded byRajan Sushant
ConstituencyKangra
Personal details
Born (1944-05-08) 8 May 1944
Dhan, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKrishna Chaudhary
ChildrenNeeraj Bharti, Sonima Bharti
Residence(s)Village - Dhan, P.O. - Matlhar, Teh- Jawali, Dist - Kangra, (Himachal Pradesh) Present "MLA" of JAWALI CONSTITUENCY
Alma materM.A., M.Ed., LLB Educated at Punjab University, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
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Early political career

Chander Kumar (born 8 May 1944) in Dhan, Kangra

Qualifications:

Personal background

He was married to Smt. Krishna Chaudhary on 2nd March 1976. His son Neeraj Bharti was Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Department of Education) elected from Jawali Constituency of district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh until 2017. His daughter in law Monika Bharti is former Congress Youth President (Himachal Pradesh).

In the November 2022 assembly elections, Kumar was the Indian National Congress candidate from Jawali constituency[2] and won from Sanjay Guleria of the Bhartiya Janta party.

Books Published

Articles on land use planning, forests and environment Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Himurja; handpump technology for hilly areas

Other Information

Was actively involved in the policy document of Himalayan Sustained Development of Ecology and Forestry Authority; Water- shed programme in the Himalayan Region including Hand pump Technology for driving water supply; Joint Convener, National Convention on Education; taught in St. Beed's College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; initiated reform measures for the improvement of higher and technical education in Himachal Pradesh; Vice Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) 1982-85

Political career

Posts held

References
  1. "Council of Ministers - Government of Himachal Pradesh, India". himachal.nic.in. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. "Congress candidate from Jawali assembly seat in Himachal: Chander Kumar". OneIndia. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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