Mahesh Chandra Gupta

Mahesh Chandra Gupta
Minister of state for Development
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
MinisterAshutosh Tandon
Succeeded byRakesh Rathour
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byAbid Raza Khan
ConstituencyBadaun
In office
2007–2012
Preceded byVimal Krishna Agarwal
Succeeded byAbid Raza Khan
ConstituencyBadaun
Personal details
Born (1957-08-10) 10 August 1957 (age 69)
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Vimlesh Kumari
​
(m. 1975)​
Parent
  • Raghuveer Sharan Gupta (father)
ProfessionPolitician
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Mahesh Chandra Gupta is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Badaun (Assembly constituency) in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh.

Political career

Mahesh Chandra Gupta contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and defeated Samajwadi Party candidate with a margin of 16,467 votes. He has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Mahesh Chandra Gupta won the Badaun seat by defeating Rais Ahmad of Samajwadi Party by a margin of 11179 votes.

Posts held

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0120072012Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
0220172022Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
0320192022Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh
042022IncumbentMember, 18th Legislative Assembly

References

  1. ↑ "National Election Watch". myneta.info. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Badaun – Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2017". india.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "mahesh-chandra-gupta in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022". News18. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2017". eciresults.nic.in. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "In First Cabinet Expansion, UP CM Yogi Adityanath Inducts 18 Ministers, Promotes 5". News18.
  6. ↑ "Badaun Election Results 2022 Declared: BJP's Mahesh Chandra Gupta Wins by Margin of 11179 Votes". www.india.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.