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.[1] He is 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.
Prem Chand Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 10 April 2020 | |
| 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 Bhiwani, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
References
- "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.
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