Mahesh Chandra Gupta
Indian politician
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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.[1][2][3]
Mahesh Chandra Gupta | |
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| Minister of state for Development Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Yogi Adityanath |
| Minister | Ashutosh Tandon |
| Succeeded by | Rakesh Rathour |
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abid Raza Khan |
| Constituency | Badaun |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Vimal Krishna Agarwal |
| Succeeded by | Abid Raza Khan |
| Constituency | Badaun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1957 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Vimlesh Kumari (m. 1975) |
| Parent |
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| Profession | Politician |
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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.[4] He has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.[5]
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.[6]
Posts held
| # | From | To | Position | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2007 | 2012 | Member, 15th Legislative Assembly | |
| 02 | 2017 | 2022 | Member, 17th Legislative Assembly | |
| 03 | 2019 | 2022 | Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| 04 | 2022 | Incumbent | Member, 18th Legislative Assembly |
