25:
335:, in 1985. He was re-elected in 1989, 1992 and in 1998. During his political career he was part of various committees, notable among them being Chairman – Standing Committee on Defence and Chairman Committee on Public Undertaking. While with the Indian National Congress, he was elected Secretary Congress Party in Parliament in 1990–91 and was Chairman All India Ex-Servicemen Congress from 1992 to 1997. He also helped establish the permanent control room in AICC. He left the Congress and joined the
312:
from
Hoshiarpur on multiple occasions. His mother was a homemaker. After his schooling, he joined the National Defence Academy on 1 December 1967 and went on to become a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. He was commissioned on 21 June 1969. In 1982, he was part of the IAF team which was sent to the USSR to bring the latest MIG23 fighter aircraft to India.
347:
Chaudhry was also a Member of Panjab
University Senate from 1987 to 1995 and of Panjab University Syndicate from 1989 to 1991. He remained President of DAV College Managing Committee, Hoshiarpur for 20 years from 1985 to 2005. During the Commonwealth games in 2010, he was the Vice-Chairman of the
311:
Chaudhry was born in
Hoshiarpur, a month before India gained independence, to Ch. Balbir Singh, a freedom fighter and a highly respected Indian politician. His father, fondly referred to as Sher-e Punjab, was a prominent political and social figure who also served as Member of Parliament and MLA
663:
724:
598:
729:
719:
303:
of Punjab in the Lok Sabha for four terms. He was also
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defence and Chairman of the Public Undertaking Committee.
448:
299:(3 July 1947 – 25 June 2024) was an Indian politician and a fighter pilot from the Indian Air Force. He was a Member of Parliament representing
46:
300:
181:
68:
749:
744:
739:
734:
619:
709:
217:
641:
39:
33:
548:
523:
498:
473:
423:
398:
315:
Following his father's assassination in 1985 by
Khalistani terrorists, Kamal resigned from the IAF and joined the
50:
316:
260:
336:
248:
171:
714:
704:
699:
97:
332:
264:
684:
289:
373:
124:
664:"Punjab: Hoshiarpur ex-MP Kamal Chaudhry passes away after prolonged illness in Delhi"
693:
221:
185:
356:
Chaudhry died after a prolonged illness at home, on 25 June 2024, at the age of 76.
573:
449:"Violence rocked the nation's capital and three Indian states... - UPI Archives"
213:
159:
136:
328:
101:
237:
574:"Rediff On The NeT : The Rediff Interview/Kamal Chaudhry"
18:
685:
Official biographical sketch in
Parliament of India website
549:"1998 India General (12th Lok Sabha) Elections Results"
499:"1989 India General (9th Lok Sabha) Elections Results"
399:"1977 India General (6th Lok Sabha) Elections Results"
279:
271:
254:
244:
227:
200:
195:
177:
165:
153:
130:
118:
96:
85:
725:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab
8:
424:"Indian Air Force Training Course Database"
82:
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
32:This article includes a list of general
365:
524:"1992 India General Elections Results"
474:"1985 India General Elections Results"
642:"Former MP Kamal Chaudhary joins BJP"
620:"Former MP Kamal Chaudhary joins BJP"
7:
730:Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India
720:Indian National Congress politicians
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
599:"Committee on Public Undertaking"
23:
343:Other activities and interests
1:
644:. Daily Pioneer. 27 June 2015
16:Indian politician (1947–2024)
374:"Once Upon a Time in Punjab"
327:Chaudhry was elected to the
622:. The Pioneer. 27 June 2015
766:
331:, the lower house of the
287:
191:
142:
107:
92:
317:Indian National Congress
307:Early life and education
261:Indian National Congress
53:more precise citations.
710:People from Hoshiarpur
337:Bharatiya Janata Party
249:Bharatiya Janata Party
172:Charanjit Singh Channi
348:Queen's Baton Relay.
98:Member of Parliament
750:India MPs 1998–1999
745:India MPs 1991–1996
740:India MPs 1989–1991
735:India MPs 1984–1989
333:Parliament of India
301:Hoshiarpur district
265:Shiromani Akali Dal
294:
293:
79:
78:
71:
757:
672:
671:
660:
654:
653:
651:
649:
638:
632:
631:
629:
627:
616:
610:
609:
603:
595:
589:
588:
586:
584:
570:
564:
563:
561:
559:
553:www.elections.in
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
528:www.elections.in
520:
514:
513:
511:
509:
503:www.elections.in
495:
489:
488:
486:
484:
478:www.elections.in
470:
464:
463:
461:
459:
445:
439:
438:
436:
434:
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
403:www.elections.in
395:
389:
388:
386:
384:
370:
323:Political career
234:
210:
208:
196:Personal details
168:
156:
147:
133:
125:Giani Zail Singh
121:
112:
83:
74:
67:
63:
60:
54:
49:this article by
40:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
765:
764:
760:
759:
758:
756:
755:
754:
690:
689:
681:
676:
675:
670:. 25 June 2024.
668:Hindustan Times
662:
661:
657:
647:
645:
640:
639:
635:
625:
623:
618:
617:
613:
601:
597:
596:
592:
582:
580:
572:
571:
567:
557:
555:
547:
546:
542:
532:
530:
522:
521:
517:
507:
505:
497:
496:
492:
482:
480:
472:
471:
467:
457:
455:
447:
446:
442:
432:
430:
422:
421:
417:
407:
405:
397:
396:
392:
382:
380:
372:
371:
367:
362:
354:
345:
325:
309:
256:
255:Other political
245:Political party
236:
232:
218:Punjab Province
212:
206:
204:
166:
154:
148:
143:
131:
119:
113:
108:
88:
75:
64:
58:
55:
45:Please help to
44:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
763:
761:
753:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
692:
691:
688:
687:
680:
679:External links
677:
674:
673:
655:
633:
611:
606:eparlib.nic.in
590:
565:
540:
515:
490:
465:
440:
428:Bharat Rakshak
415:
390:
364:
363:
361:
358:
353:
350:
344:
341:
324:
321:
308:
305:
297:Kamal Chaudhry
292:
291:
285:
284:
281:
277:
276:
275:Sudha Chaudhry
273:
269:
268:
258:
252:
251:
246:
242:
241:
235:(aged 76)
229:
225:
224:
202:
198:
197:
193:
192:
189:
188:
179:
175:
174:
169:
163:
162:
157:
151:
150:
140:
139:
134:
128:
127:
122:
116:
115:
105:
104:
94:
93:
90:
89:
87:Kamal Chaudhry
86:
77:
76:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
762:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
686:
683:
682:
678:
669:
665:
659:
656:
643:
637:
634:
621:
615:
612:
607:
600:
594:
591:
579:
575:
569:
566:
554:
550:
544:
541:
529:
525:
519:
516:
504:
500:
494:
491:
479:
475:
469:
466:
454:
450:
444:
441:
429:
425:
419:
416:
404:
400:
394:
391:
379:
375:
369:
366:
359:
357:
351:
349:
342:
340:
338:
334:
330:
322:
320:
318:
313:
306:
304:
302:
298:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
259:
253:
250:
247:
243:
239:
230:
226:
223:
222:British India
219:
215:
203:
199:
194:
190:
187:
183:
180:
176:
173:
170:
164:
161:
158:
152:
146:
141:
138:
135:
129:
126:
123:
117:
111:
106:
103:
99:
95:
91:
84:
81:
73:
70:
62:
52:
48:
42:
41:
35:
30:
21:
20:
715:Arya Samajis
667:
658:
646:. Retrieved
636:
624:. Retrieved
614:
605:
593:
581:. Retrieved
578:m.rediff.com
577:
568:
556:. Retrieved
552:
543:
531:. Retrieved
527:
518:
506:. Retrieved
502:
493:
481:. Retrieved
477:
468:
456:. Retrieved
452:
443:
431:. Retrieved
427:
418:
406:. Retrieved
402:
393:
381:. Retrieved
377:
368:
355:
346:
326:
314:
310:
296:
295:
257:affiliations
233:(2024-06-25)
231:25 June 2024
178:Constituency
167:Succeeded by
144:
132:Succeeded by
109:
80:
65:
56:
37:
705:2024 deaths
700:1947 births
211:3 July 1947
155:Preceded by
120:Preceded by
51:introducing
694:Categories
360:References
214:Hoshiarpur
207:1947-07-03
182:Hoshiarpur
160:Kanshi Ram
137:Kanshi Ram
34:references
339:in 1998.
329:Lok Sabha
149:1998–1999
145:In office
114:1984–1996
110:In office
102:Lok Sabha
59:June 2024
378:The Wire
288:Source:
280:Children
648:5 April
583:19 July
558:19 July
533:19 July
508:19 July
483:19 July
458:19 July
433:19 July
408:19 July
383:19 July
240:, India
47:improve
626:16 May
272:Spouse
186:Punjab
36:, but
602:(PDF)
352:Death
238:Delhi
650:2019
628:2016
585:2023
560:2023
535:2023
510:2023
485:2023
460:2023
435:2023
410:2023
385:2023
228:Died
201:Born
453:UPI
696::
666:.
604:.
576:.
551:.
526:.
501:.
476:.
451:.
426:.
401:.
376:.
319:.
263:,
220:,
216:,
184:,
100:,
652:.
630:.
608:.
587:.
562:.
537:.
512:.
487:.
462:.
437:.
412:.
387:.
283:2
267:,
209:)
205:(
72:)
66:(
61:)
57:(
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.