Chandra Bhanu Gupta | |
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3rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh | |
In office 7 December 1960 – 2 October 1963 |
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Preceded by | Sampurnanand |
Succeeded by | Sucheta Kriplani |
In office 14 March 1967 – 3 April 1967 |
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Preceded by | Sucheta Kriplani |
Succeeded by | Charan Singh |
In office 26 February 1969 – 18 February 1970 |
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Preceded by | President's Rule |
Succeeded by | Charan Singh |
Personal details | |
Born |
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
14 July 1902
Died | 11 March 1980 New Delhi |
(aged 77)
Political party | INC |
Chandra Bhanu Gupta (Hindi: चंद्र भानु गुप्ता) (14 July 1902 – 11 March 1980) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He was born in Aligarh district in 1902.
Gupta joined the Indian independence movement at 17, when he took part in anti-Rowlatt Bill demonstrations in Sitapur. He was elected President of Congress Party for Lucknow in 1929.
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. Actively advised by Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, he introduced a number of schemes for social, cultural and educational development of the city.