Manish Gupta (politician)
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Manish Gupta in Kolkata. Nov 2015
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for West Bengal | |
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Assumed office 14 March 2017 |
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| Minister for Development & Planning | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 21 November 2012 |
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| Succeeded by | Rachhpal Singh |
| Minister for Power | |
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In office 21 November 2012 – 2016 |
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| Succeeded by | Shovandeb Chatterjee |
| MLA | |
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In office 13 May 2011 – 19 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Sujan Chakraborty |
| Constituency | Jadavpur |
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| Born | 10 November 1942 |
| Political party | Trinamool Congress |
| Residence | 20 Suren Tagore Road, Kolkata - 700 019 |
| Alma mater | I.A.S |
Manish Gupta is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Power in the Government of West Bengal. He is also a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India). In this election he historically defeated 16,684 votes his former boss, the then incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who remained the MLA of this constituency for twenty-four years. He served under Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal before he retired as an IAS officer. He also worked as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal under Chief Minister Jyoti Basu - a time when Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was the Deputy Chief Minister.
On 10 March 2017, Manish Gupta was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, after the seat had fallen vacant after the resignation of Mithun Chakraborty. He will serve the latter's remaining term till 3 April 2020.
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