Biographical Sketch

Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha







RAJPUT, SHRI GANGA CHARAN
B.J.P. - HAMIRPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)

Father's Name:   Shri Ram Swaroop

Date of Birth:   5 May 1960

Place of Birth:   Vill. Bamhori Kalan Urai, 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, Businessman

Permanent Address :
   Gopi Tractors Raath, Hamirpur-210301
(Uttar Pradesh)
Tels. (01972) 4491, 4006

Positions Held :
   
1987-89President, Yuva Lok Dal, Uttar Pradesh
1989Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)
1990-92General Secretary, Yuva Janata Dal
1992-95President, Yuva Janata Dal
1995 onwardsVice-President, Kisan Morcha, B.J.P. 
1996Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) 

Social and Cultural Activities :

'Shram Daan' from villages; helping in construction of roads in rural areas; launched de-addiction drive; worked for liberation of bonded labourers, launched an agitation for enhancing wages of bidi workers, labourers, porters and rickshaw pullers; initiated an agitation for the creation of Bundelkhand State; also organised cultural programmes

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 :
   Germany and U.S.A.

Other Information :
   President, Students Union, D.V. Degree College, Urai, Jalaun, 1980

Election Result :
   
Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate10,16,288
Total votes polled 4,45,639
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri Ganga Charan Rajput (B.J.P.)1,73,238
(2) Shri Raj Narayan (S.P.)1,05,258
(3) Swami Prasad (B.S.P.)  95,725
(4) Shri Sunil Shastri (I.N.C.)          31,035