Gulab Chand Kataria Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Politician • Teacher
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1977-present)
Political Journey	• 1977: Became the Vice President & General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha • 1977: Elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Udaipur constituency in Rajasthan • 1980: Became the State Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and remained till 1985 • 1980: Elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Udaipur constituency in Rajasthan for the second time • 1980: Became a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Estimate Committee • 1986: Became the State General Secretary of the Youth Morcha of the Bharatiya Janata Party and remained till 1992 (again from 1998 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2003) • 1989: Elected as the Member of the Parliament from the Udaipur constituency in Rajasthan • 1990: Became a member of various committees including the Advisory Committee of Agricultural Ministry and the Committee on Papers laid on the Table Lok Sabha and remained till 1991. • 1993: Contested and won the Rajasthan Legislative Elections from the Bari Sadri constituency • 1993: Appointed as the Minister of Primary & Secondary Education in the Rajasthan Government and remained till 1998 • 1997: Became a member of the Public Accounts Committee and remained until 1979. • 1998: Elected as an MLA from the Bari Sadri constituency in Rajasthan • 1999: Appointed as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and remained till 2003. He was again appointed to the same position from 2009 to 2013. • 2000: Appointed as the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan and remained till 2001 • 2003: Elected as an MLA from the Udaipur City constituency in Rajasthan (again in 2008, 2013, 2018) • 2003: Appointed as the Minister of Public Works Department in the Rajasthan Government and remained till 2004 • 2004: Appointed as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Rajasthan Government and remained till 2008 • 2013: Appointed as the Minister of Rural Development in the Rajasthan Government • 2014: Appointed as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Rajasthan Government • 2019: Became the Leader of the Opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Awards	2006: Excellent Teacher Award by Jiwan Mal Nahata Memorial Trust, New Delhi
Constitutional Posts
Post(s)	• 2023: Appointed as the 31st Governor of Assam • 2024: Appointed as the Governor of Punjab and the Administrator of Chandigarh
Personal Life
Date of Birth	13 October 1944 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	79 Years
Birthplace	Rajsamand, Rajputana Agency, British India (present-day Rajasthan, India)
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Rajsamand, Rajasthan
School	Vidhi Snatak Udaypur Vishvavidyalya, Udaipur
College/University	Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Educational Qualification(s)	• B.Ed (1968) • L.L.B (1975) • M.A in Geography
Religion	Jainism
Address	141 Machla Marg, Hiramgri, Sector 11, Udaipur
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversy	Charged by CBI in the Sheikh encounter killing In 2013, Gulab Chand Kataria's name was included in a supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation under section 120-B read with 364, 365, 368, 341, 342, 302 and 201 of IPC. He was accused of being part of the conspiracy to eliminate Sohrabuddin at the request of the marble lobby in Rajasthan; however, Kataria claimed that he was not involved in the case and it was just a political conspiracy against him. Later, he was found not guilty by court. [1]NDTV
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1 June 1968
Family
Wife/Spouse	Anita Kataria
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- 5
Parents	Father- Hukmi Chand Katariya Mother- Lahari Bai
Style Quotient
Car Collection	2009 TATA Safari
Money Factor
Assets/Properties (as of 2018-2019)	Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 1,95,00 Deposits in Banks: Rs. 43,38,272 Bonds: Rs. 6,26,000 NSS, Postal Savings: Rs. 31,00,000 LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 3,80,000 Motor Vehicles: Rs. 2,50,000 Jewellery: Rs. 28,000 Immovable Assets Agricultural Land: Rs. 60,00,000 Non Agricultural Land: Rs. 22,00,000 Residential Buildings: Rs. 60,00,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 2.3 (as of 2018-2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gulab Chand Kataria

• In 1961, he became the Karyakarta and Nagar Karyavah of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

• In 1972, he was appointed as the Sambhag Pramukh of the Udaipur Vidyarthi Parishad.

• In 1974, he was appointed as the State Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and in 1975, he became the State President of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

• Before he became a politician, he worked as a teacher.

• Later, he joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a right-wing all-India student organisation. He held various positions at the ABVP.

• Gulab Chand Kataria has worked as a Geography Lecturer at the Higher Secondary School, Jharol in Rajasthan. He has also served as the Head Master of the Saraswati Niketan Sr Sec School, Udaipur.

• He enjoys travelling and has travelled to various countries including the United States, Austria, Canada, and France.

• Kataria enjoys playing Kabaddi and Volleyball.