Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha









CHAUDHRY, SQN. LDR. (RETD.) KAMAL
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - HOSHIARPUR (PUNJAB)]



Father's Name       Chaudhry Balbir Singh                   

Date of Birth       3 July 1947

Place of Birth      Hoshiarpur (Punjab)                               

Marital Status      Married on 10 April 1977

Spouse's Name       Smt. Sudha Chaudhry                     

Children            One son and  one daughter

Educational Qualifications  

               Pre-Engineering, National Defence Academy, All Purpose
               Flying Instructor Course, MIG Conversion

               Educated at D.A.V. College, Hoshiarpur, Khadakvasla, Poona,
               Flying Instructors' (F.I.S.) School, Tambaram and the former
               U.S.S.R.

Profession         

               Agriculturist, Pilot, Teacher and Educationist, 
                    
Permanent Address  

               Civil Lines                             
               Hoshiarpur-146001                       
               (Punjab)                                

               Tel. (01882) 22103                                                    

Present Address  

76, Lodhi Estate,
New Delhi-110003

Tel. (011) 4652929

Positions Held  

1985           Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

       
       Member, Committee on Science and Technology,
               Environment and Forests

       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
       Defence

1989           Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

       Member, Estimates Committee

       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
       Defence

1992           Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of 
       Defence

1995-96        Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings

1998           Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1998-99        Chairman, Committee on Defence and its
       Sub-Committees

       Member, General Purposes Committee

       Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
       IndiaPress Affairs

Social and Cultural Activities  

President, Arya Samaj ,Hoshiarpur

Special Interests  

Practising Yoga

Favourite Pastime and Recreation  

Western Dance, making friends, listening to music
and travelling

Sports and Clubs  

Boxing, wrestling, riding, swimming, diving, water polo,
sailing, rock climbing, gliding, para sailing, badminton,
volleyball, basketball and athletics; President, Boxing
Association, Hoshiarpur; Chairman, Lal Bahadur Shastri
Hockey Tournament Committee; Member, (i) Punjab Olympic
Association; (ii) Air Force Golf Club, New Delhi;
(iii) Madras Gymkhana Club; and (iv) Secunderabad Club

Countries Visited  

Widely travelled (12 countries); as a member of Indian
Parliamentary Delegation, visited Jordan and Yemen and as a
member of IPU Delegation, visited Brazil

Other Information  

Squadron Leader in Indian Air Force, Fighter Pilot, Staff
Officer to the Station Commander during Indo-Pak War,
December, 1971; Adjutant of a Fighter Squadron, 1972-73;
Flying Instructor at Fighter Training Wing; Flight
Commander of the latest fighter interceptor Squadron of
the Indian Air force at that time; President, Managing
Committee, D.A.V. College, Hoshiarpur since 1985 and
managing 15 schools/colleges; Patron, District Model Schools
Association, Hoshiarpur; Member, (i) Panjab University
Senate, 1988-1996; and (ii) Panjab University Syndicate,
1989-91; Patron, National Ex Servicemen Co-ordination Committee

Election Result of
Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha Constituency  

Total electorate 10,80,594
Total votes polled  5,96,713

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Sqn. Ldr. (Retd.) Kamal Chaudhry (B.J.P.) 3,04,091
(2) Shri Charandeep Singh Kamboj(B.S.P.) 2,38,759
(3) Shri Raghunath Singh (C.P.M.)   34,657
(4) Shri Lawrance (Ind.)      4,512
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