Gulab Chand Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh since 31 July 2024. He was the 31st Governor of Assam from 22 February 2023 to 29 July 2024.[1][2] He was a minister in the Government of Rajasthan from 2013 till 2018, 2003 to 2008 and from 1993 to 1998. He is a senior leader of BJP in Rajasthan and is also a member of central working committee of the party. He hails from Udaipur and has represented it in 9th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Indian Parliament from Udaipur from 1989 to 1991. He was booked by the C.B.I. in the Sheikh encounter killing.[3] during the rule of the Congress Government at the Centre, but was found not guilty by the Court. He was also the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 2019 till 2023, 2013 to 2013 and from 2002 to 2003.[4] He was the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan state unit from 1999 to 2000. He was also the member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Udaipur from 2003 to 2023 and from 1977 to 1986 and from Bari Sadri from 1993 to 2003.
Gulab Chand Kataria | |
|---|---|
| 30th Governor of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
| Preceded by | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Administrator of Chandigarh | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Cabinet Minister, Government of Rajasthan | |
| In office 20 December 2013 – 11 December 2018 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Home Affairs | 28 October 2014 – 11 December 2018 |
| Minister of Rural Development | 20 December 2013 – 28 October 2014 |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Home Affairs | 31 May 2004 – 13 December 2008 |
| Minister of Public Works Department | 8 December 2003 – 30 May 2004 |
| In office 13 December 1993 – 30 November 1998 | |
Ministry | Term |
| Minister of Primary & Secondary Education | 13 December 1993 – 30 November 1998 |
| Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2003 – 16 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Trilok Poorbiya |
| Constituency | Udaipur |
| In office 1993–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Chhagan Lal |
| Succeeded by | Prakash Chaudhary |
| Constituency | Bari Sadri |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Bhanu Kumar Shastri |
| Succeeded by | Girija Vyas |
| Constituency | Udaipur |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Indubala Sukhadia |
| Succeeded by | Girija Vyas |
| Constituency | Udaipur, Rajasthan |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan | |
| In office 27 May 1999 – 19 June 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Raghuveer Singh Koshal |
| Succeeded by | Bhanwar Lal Sharma |
| 31st Governor of Assam | |
| In office 22 February 2023 – 29 July 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Preceded by | Jagdish Mukhi |
| Succeeded by | Lakshman Acharya |
| Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 17 January 2019 – 16 February 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Rajendra Singh Rathore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1944 Rajsamand, Rajputana Agency, British India (present-day Rajasthan, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Anita Kataria |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
Early life
editKataria was born in Rajsamand.[5] He is married to Anita Kataria and has 5 daughters.[6]
Political career
editKataria served as the Home Minister of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2018.[7] Kataria served as education minister in Bhairon Singh Shekhawat government between 1993 and 1998. He was MLA of Barisadri from 1993 to 2003.
Positions held
editDepartmental positions
edit| SI No. | Post | Department | Government or Legislature | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Member | Estimates Committee | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1980 - 1981 |
| 2. | Member | Estimates Committee (A) | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1981 - 1985 |
| 3. | Member | Committee on Papers laid on the Table | Lok Sabha | 1990 |
| 4. | Member | Committee on Agriculture | Lok Sabha | 1990 |
| 5. | Minister | Primary & Secondary Education and Bhasha | Govt. of Rajasthan | 1993 - 1998 |
| 6. | Minister | Sanskrit Shiksha, Lingual Minority, Language (Bhasha Vibhag), Devasthan | Govt. of Rajasthan | 1993 - 1998 |
| 7. | Chairman | Public Accounts Committee | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1999 - 2000 |
| 8. | Member | House Committee | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 1999 - 2000 |
| 9. | MLA | Leader of the Opposition | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 2002 - 2003 |
| 10. | Minister | Home and Public Works Department | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2004 |
| 11. | Minister | Home | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2004 - 2008 |
| 12. | Minister | Rural Development and Panchayati Raj | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2013 |
| 13. | Minister | Home | Govt. of Rajasthan | 2013 - 2018 |
| 14. | MLA | Leader of the Opposition | Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | 2018- 16 February 2023 [8] |
| 15. | Governor | Governor of Assam | Assam | February 2023- July 2024 |
| 16. | Governor | Governor of Punjab | Punjab | 28 July 2024- Incumbent |
| 17. | Administrator | Administrator of Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 28 July 2024- Incumbent |
Memberships of Legislature
edit| SI No. | Legislature | Post | Tenure | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 1977 - 1980 | JP | |
| 2. | 7th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 1980 - 1985 | BJP | |
| 3. | 9th Lok Sabha | MP | 1989 - 1991 | BJP | |
| 4. | 10th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 1993 - 1998 | BJP | |
| 5. | 11th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | Badi Sadri MLA | 1998 - 2003 | BJP | |
| 6. | 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2003 - 2008 | BJP | |
| 7. | 13th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2008 - 2013 | BJP | |
| 8. | 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2013 - 2018 | BJP | |
| 9. | 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | MLA | 2018-16 February 2023 [8] | BJP | |
Party posts held
edit| SI No. | Post | Tenure | Organization | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vice President & General Secretary | 1977 - 1980 | Janta Yuva Morcha | JP | |
| 2. | Secretary | 1980 - 1985 | Rajasthan BJP | BJP | |
| 3. | General Secretary | 1986 - 1993 | Rajasthan BJP | BJP | |
| 4. | President | 1999 - 2000 | Rajasthan BJP | BJP | |
References
edit- ^ "Gulab Chand Kataria sworn in as Assam governor". The Economic Times. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Gulab Chand Kataria sworn in as Assam governor". The Hindu. 22 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Sheikh fake encounter case: CBI books BJP leader Gulab Chand Kataria | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Leader of the Opposition Rajasthan Legislative Assembly". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Kataria shift nudges caste equation". Hindustan Times. 7 November 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Hamza (20 June 2016). "Not many are surprised over Rajasthan minister Kataria's 'sa** Manmohan' remark". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Wadhawan, Dev Ankur (27 March 2017). "Rajasthan: Congress seeks home minister's resignation over comments in Bikaner gangrape case". India Today. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Resignation from the membership of the Legislative Assembly". Zoom News. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.