Chandra Bhanu Gupta

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Chandra Bhanu Gupta
Chandra Bhanu Gupta
4th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
In office 7 December 1960 – 2 October 1963
Preceded by	Sampurnanand
Succeeded by	Sucheta Kriplani
In office 14 March 1967 – 3 April 1967
Preceded by	Sucheta Kriplani
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
In office 26 February 1969 – 18 February 1970
Preceded by	President's Rule
Succeeded by	Charan Singh
Personal details
Born	(1902-07-14)14 July 1902 Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Died	11 March 1980(1980-03-11) (aged 77) New Delhi
Political party	INC

Chandra Bhanu Gupta (Hindi: चंद्र भानु गुप्ता) (14 July 1902^[1] – 11 March 1980^[2]) was chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for three times. He was born in Aligarh district in 1902.

Early life

Gupta got involved in the freedom struggle at the early age of 17, when he took part in anti-Rowlatt Bill demonstrations in Sitapur.^[3]

At the age of 27 he was elected President of Lucknow city Congress.^[3]

Social contribution

C. B. Gupta was the main force behind 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.

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Political offices
Preceded by Sampurnanand	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 7 December 1960 – 2 October 1963	Succeeded by Sucheta Kriplani
Preceded by Sucheta Kriplani	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 14 March 1967 – 3 April 1967	Succeeded by Charan Singh
Preceded by President's Rule Administered by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Dr B G Reddy title/post previously held by- Charan Singh	Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 26 February 1969 – 18 February 1970	Succeeded by Charan Singh

v t e Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh

Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Govind Ballabh Pant Sampurnanand Chandra Bhanu Gupta Sucheta Kriplani Charan Singh Tribhuvan Narain Singh Kamalapati Tripathi Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna N. D. Tiwari Ram Naresh Yadav Banarsi Das V. P. Singh Sripati Mishra Vir Bahadur Singh Mulayam Singh Yadav Kalyan Singh Mayawati Ram Prakash Gupta Rajnath Singh Akhilesh Yadav

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Persondata
Name	Gupta, Chandra Bhanu
Alternative names
Short description	Indian politician
Date of birth	14 July 1902
Place of birth	Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Date of death	11 March 1980
Place of death	New Delhi

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