Chandra Bhanu Gupta

Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902[1] – 11 March 1980[2]) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In 1970s he was a member of Congress (O) and Janata Party.

Chandra Bhanu Gupta
3rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 26 February 1969 – 18 February 1970
Governor	Bezawada Gopala Reddy
Deputy	Kamalapati Tripathi
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
In office 14 March 1967 – 3 April 1967
Governor	Biswanath Das
Preceded by	Sucheta Kriplani
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
In office 7 December 1960 – 2 October 1963
Governor	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Biswanath Das
Preceded by	Sampurnanand
Succeeded by	Sucheta Kriplani
Personal details
Born	14 July 1902 Atrauli, Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	11 March 1980 (aged 77) New Delhi, India
Political party	Indian National Congress

Early life

He was born in Atrauli, Aligarh district in 1902. Gupta joined the Indian independence movement at 17, when he took part in anti-Rowlatt Bill demonstrations in Sitapur.[3] He was elected President of Congress Party for Lucknow in 1929.[3]

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]

References

1. http://www.kesarwani.net/about/ChandraBhanuGupta.aspx
2. "Indian states after 1947 M-W". Rulers.org. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
3. "The Sunday Tribune - Books". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
4. Lila Dhar (2009). Bhartiya Charit Kosh. Sharma Rajpal & Sons. ISBN 9788174831002. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
5. "Central leaders trying to find a replacement for UP Chief Minister Ram Naresh Yadav". India Today. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

External links

• LU to be renamed after CB Gupta. Times of India, July 2005.