Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha









RAJPUT, SHRI GANGA CHARAN
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - HAMIRPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)]



Father's Name	    	Shri Ram Swaroop

Date of Birth	    	5 May 1960

Place of Birth    	Vill. Bamhori Kalan Orai, Distt. Jalaun
			(Uttar Pradesh)

Marital Status	    	Married on 5 June 1979

Spouse's Name	    	Smt. Maya Rajput

Children	    	Two sons

Educational Qualifications  

		B.A. LL.B.

		Educated at Lucknow University (Uttar Pradesh)

Profession   

		Farmer, Advocate, Trader and Industrialist and Businessman

Permanent Address   

		Gopi Tractors Raath, 
		Hamirpur-210301
		(Uttar Pradesh)

		Tels. (05280) 20491 

Present Address  

		144-146, South Avenue,
		New Delhi - 110011

		Tel. (011) 3794752
 
Positions Held     

1987-89		President, Yuva Lok Dal, Uttar Pradesh

1989		Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 

1990-92		General-Secretary, Yuva Janata Dal

1992-95		President, All India, Yuva Janata Dal

1995 onwards	Vice-President, Kisan Morcha, Bharatiya
		Janata Party (B.J.P.)

1996		Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1996-97		Member, Committee on Public Accounts

		Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
 
1998    	Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 

1998-99		Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals

		Member, Rules Committee

		Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
		Human Resource Development

Social and Cultural Activities  

Shram Daan from villages; helping in construction of roads in 
rural areas; launched (i) de-addiction drive; (ii) agitation for 
enhancing wages of bidi workers, labourers, porters and 
rickshaw pullers; (iii)agitation for the creation of Bundelkhand
State; worked for liberation of bonded labourers and also organised 
cultural programmes; and (iv) agitation for O.B.C. and against pollution

Special Interests  

Writing realistic poems and reading progressive literature

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Watching art movies and dramas and listening to ghazals

Sports and Clubs  

Badminton, gymnastic and cricket

Countries Visited  

Cuba, Germany, U.K. and U.S.A.

Other Information  

President, (i) Students Union, D.V. Degree College, Orai, 
Jalaun, 1980; (ii) O.B.C. Forum; and (iii) Youth Parliament Forum

Election Result of
Hamirpur Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 	10,40,257
Total votes polled 	 5,87,063

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Shri Ganga Charan Rajput 	(B.J.P.) 2,01,810
(2) Shri Rajnarain 		(S.P.)   1,83,673
(3) Shri Dhuram 		(B.S.P.) 1,47,448  
(4) Shri Yugraj 		(I.N.C.)   29,328
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