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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2004-2009 | |
| Constituency | Banda |
| Member of Parliament, 16th Lok Sabha | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1945 Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Jamunotri Devi Gupta |
| Children | Vidup Agrahari Vibhav Agrahari Venu Agrahari |
| Residence | Allahabad |
| Alma mater | Lucknow University |
| Profession | Industrialist Politician Philanthropist[1] |
| Website | Shyama Charan Gupta |
Shyama Charan Gupta (born 9 February 1945) is an Indian politician, and sitting Member of Parliament representing Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He is founder and CEO of Shyama Group of companies, established in 1973.
Political career
Mr. Shyama Charan Gupta contested the parliamentary elections for the first time from Allahabad in 1991 on BJP ticket. He lost to Janata Dal's Saroj Dubey by 5,196 votes. In 1996, he campaigned for Murli Manohar Joshi only to challenge him in 1998 Lok Sabha elections as Samajwadi Party candidate. After losing the poll, he shifted to Banda (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1999 general elections. On 28th August, 1989, he was elected as Mayor of Allahabad. In 2004, Mr. Shyama Charan was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Banda parliamentary constituency on the ticket of Samajwadi Party.[2] He unsuccessfully fought from Phulpur in 2009 general election, losing to his Bahujan Samaj Party rival by a margin of less than 15,000 votes. In 2014 general election he won from Allahabad on a BJP ticket.[3]
The business man-turned-politician Mr. Gupta dropped hints of his dissatisfaction with Mulayam Singh Yadav’s party when one of his sons joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in January, 2014, reportedly his instance.[4] He recently resigned from Samajwadi Party and joined BJP to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Allahabad.[5] He won the elections getting 313772 votes, a margin of 62009 votes over incumbent MP Rewati Raman Singh of the SP.[6]
Business career
He established Shyama Group of companies in 1973, which involved in Bidi manufacturing and has stakes in hospitality and real estate sectors.
Personal life
Mr. Shyama Charan Gupta married to Jamunotri Gupta and the couple has two sons Vidup Agrahari, Vibhav Agrahari and a daughter Venu Agrahari.
References
- ^ "Shyama Charan Gupta:Corporate Social Responsibilities". Shyamgroup.org.
- ^ "Dissent over Shyama Charan Gupta rocks Allahabad BJP unit". Times of India. Mar 21, 2014.
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/elections/india-mps/up-allahabad-election-results-2014
- ^ "Leader questions BJP move to field ex-SP man from Allahabad". Business Standard. March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Rift in BJP over 'outsider' Allahabad candidate". March 20, 2014.
- ^ http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2452.htm?ac=52
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