Chandra Bhanu Gupta
Chandra Bhanu Gupta | |
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3rd Sucheta Kriplani | |
Personal details | |
Born | British India | 14 July 1902
Died | 11 March 1980 New Delhi, India | (aged 77)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902
Early life
He was born in
Social contribution
Gupta was the main force behind the Motilal Nehru Memorial Society, which set up various educational, social welfare and cultural centres in Lucknow. These include Ravindralaya, Children Museum, Bal Vidya Mandir, Acharya Narendra Dev Hostel, Homeopathic Hospital, a number of Degree Colleges and a Public Library in Lucknow.[4] Actively advised by Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, he introduced a number of schemes for social, cultural and educational development of the city.
Electoral politics
Chandra Bhanu Gupta won UP assembly election from Lucknow City East in 1952, defeating his Jana Sangh rival. But in 1957 he lost from the same seat to Triloki Singh of Socialist Party. Later he became Chief Minister during that assembly's five-year run. He might have won a bypoll or become MLC. In 1962 he became MLA from Ranikhet South seat. In 1967 and 1969 elections, he was elected from Ranikhet assembly seat. In 1970, he supported Tribhuvan Narayan Singh's bid to become CM of Uttar Pradesh as a member of Congress (O), but the government did not last long.[5]
Chandra Bhanu Gupta's government in 1967 lasted only for 19 days as
References
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- ^ a b "The Sunday Tribune - Books". Tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ISBN 9788174831002. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Central leaders trying to find a replacement for UP Chief Minister Ram Naresh Yadav". India Today. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-9351500322.
- ^ a b "Chaudhary Charan Singh, India's 6th PM, first non-Congress CM of UP". The Indian Express. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Explained: Jats and the BJP in Uttar Pradesh". The Indian Express. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
External links
- LU to be renamed after CB Gupta. Times of India, July 2005.