Chander Kumar | |
|---|---|
) Chander Kumar | |
| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office one | |
| Preceded by | Shanta Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Rajan Sushant |
| Constituency | Kangra Chamba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1944 Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Krishna Chaudhary |
| Children | son Neeraj Bharti, daughter Sonima Bharti |
| Residence | Kangra |
Chander Kumar (born 8 May 1944) served as Member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kangra Chamba constituency of Himachal Pradesh as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2009. His political career started when he was elected to Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Guler (now Jawali) constituency.
- 1982 to 1984: Vice Chairman, Himachal Road Transport Corporation
- 1984 to 1985: Deputy Health Minister
- 1985 to 1988: Forest Minister for State
- 1988: Agriculture Minister
- 1993 to 1998: Cabinet Minister for Irrigation and Public Health, Technology, Hemurja and Pollution Control Board
- 1998 to 2003: MLA
- 2003 to 2004: Cabinet Forest Minister
- 2004 to 2009: Member of parliament, Lok Sabha representing Kangra Chamba Constituency
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).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts (HPU)
- 1966: Master Of Arts Geography (Punjab University)
- 1967: M.Ed
- 1980: LLB (HPU)
In the November 2017 assembly elections, Kumar was the Indian National Congress candidate from Jawali constituency and lost to Arjun Singh of the Bhartiya Janta party.