# Prem Chand Gupta
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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Prem Chand Gupta
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Bhiwani](/source/Bhiwani), [Punjab](/source/East_Punjab), [India](/source/India)
(now in [Haryana](/source/Haryana), [India](/source/India))
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| death_place =
| office = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament), [Rajya Sabha](/source/Rajya_Sabha)
| term_start = 10 April 2020
| constituency = [Bihar](/source/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Bihar)
| term_end = 9 April 2026
| constituency2 = [Jharkhand](/source/List_of_Rajya_Sabha_members_from_Jharkhand)
| term_start2 = 10 April 2014
| term_end2 = 9 April 2020
| predecessor =
| successor2 = [Shibu Soren](/source/Shibu_Soren)
| office3 = [Minister of Corporate Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs)
| prime_minister3 = [Manmohan Singh](/source/Manmohan_Singh)
| term_start3 = 30 May 2004
| term_end3 = 30 November 2008
| successor3 = [H. R. Bhardwaj](/source/H._R._Bhardwaj)
| predecessor3 = [Inder Kumar Gujral](/source/Inder_Kumar_Gujral)
| party = [Rashtriya Janata Dal](/source/Rashtriya_Janata_Dal)
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'''Prem Chand Gupta''' (born 3 February 1950) is an Indian politician and a former cabinet minister in [Ministry of Corporate Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs) of [India](/source/India).[{{Cite web |url=https://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/prem-chand-gupta |title=Prem Chand Gupta | National Portal of India |access-date=10 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227130445/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/prem-chand-gupta |archive-date=27 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}] He was a member of the [Rajya Sabha](/source/Rajya_Sabha), the upper house of [Indian Parliament](/source/Indian_Parliament) from Bihar.[{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/rajya-sabha-elections-all-five-candidates-in-bihar-elected-unopposed/566273 | title=Rajya Sabha elections: All five candidates in Bihar elected unopposed | publisher=Times Now | date=18 March 2020 | accessdate=19 March 2020}}] Earlier, he was elected from [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand) to the Rajya Sabha.[{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nathwani-gupta-elected-to-rs-unopposed-from-jharkhand-114013101088_1.html | title=Nathwani, Gupta elected to RS unopposed from Jharkhand | newspaper=Business Standard India | publisher=Business Standard | date=31 January 2014 | accessdate=19 March 2020| agency=Press Trust of India }}] He had some involvement in coal scam.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cbi-books-rjd-mp-son-in-coal-scam-case/article6275364.ece|title=CBI books RJD MP, son in Coal scam case|last=Pandey|first=Devesh K.|date=2014-08-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-04|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}] 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](/source/South_Extension), [New Delhi](/source/New_Delhi).[{{cite web|url=https://www.theindiansun.com.au/2018/01/19/lessons-rich-famous/|title=Lessons from the rich and famous |publisher=The Indian Sun|date=19 Jan 2018}}]
==Rajya Sabha Elections==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Position
! colspan="2" |Party
! Constituency
! From
! To
! Tenure
|-
| [Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Rajya_Sabha)
(1st Term)
| {{Party name with color|Janata Dal}}
| rowspan="3"|[Bihar](/source/Bihar)
| 10 April
1996
| 9 April
2002
| '''{{ayd|1996|4|10|2002|4|9}}'''
|-
| [Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Rajya_Sabha)
(2nd Term)
| {{Party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=4}}
| 10 April
2002
| 9 April
2008
| '''{{ayd|2002|4|10|2008|4|9}}'''
|-
| [Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Rajya_Sabha)
(3rd Term)
| 10 April
2008
| 12 February
2014
| '''{{ayd|2008|4|10|2014|2|12}}'''
|-
| [Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Rajya_Sabha)
(4th Term)
| [Jharkhand](/source/Jharkhand)
| 10 April
2014
| 25 March
2020
| '''{{ayd|2014|4|10|2020|3|25}}'''
|-
| [Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Rajya_Sabha)
(5th Term)
| [Bihar](/source/Bihar)
| 10 April
2020
| 9 April
2026
| '''{{ayd|2020|4|10}}'''
|}
== References ==
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Category:Living people
Category:1950 births
Category:Members of the Cabinet of India
Category:Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians
Category:Rajya Sabha members from Bihar
Category:Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand
Category:Coal block allocation scam
Category:Ministers for corporate affairs
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