Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902 – 11 March 1980) served three terms as

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of Indian state of

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. In 1970s he was a member of

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and Janata Party.

Early life

He was born in Atrauli, Aligarh district in 1902. Gupta joined the

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at 17, when he took part in anti-Rowlatt Bill demonstrations in

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. He was elected President of Congress Party for

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in 1929.

Social contribution

Gupta was the main force behind the Motilal Nehru Memorial Society, which set up various educational, social welfare and cultural centres in

. 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. 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.

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LU to be renamed after CB Gupta
Times of India, July 2005. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gupta, Chandra Bhanu 1902 births 1980 deaths People from Aligarh district Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967 Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1969–1974 Leaders of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians Chief ministers from Indian National Congress (Organisation)