Shyama Charan Gupta was born in Unchadih, District Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh) on February 9, 1945. He was educated in a nearby village Manikpur till High School, completed Intermediate from Allahabad. His academic qualifications include B.A, LL.B. from Kanpur and Lucknow subsequently.[5]
Political careeredit
Shyama Charan Gupta contested the parliamentary elections for the first time from Banda as an Independent candidate in 1984 and came third. His second parliamentary election was 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 28 August 1989, he was elected as Mayor of Allahabad. He was elected the Mayor of Allahabad after a gap of 19 years, it was a prestigious election which he won as an independent candidate with the support of then Janta Dal. He emerged as a solid and a powerful Baniya Leader of Eastern UP during that time. In 2004, Shyama Charan was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Banda parliamentary constituency on the ticket of Samajwadi Party.[6] 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.[7]
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 at his insistence.[8] He resigned from Samajwadi Party and joined BJP to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Allahabad.[9] He won the elections getting 313,772 votes, a margin of 62,009 votes over incumbent MP Rewati Raman Singh of the SP.[10][11] He was a member in the Committee on Finance, Committee for the Ministry of Mines & Steel, Committee on Subordinate Legislation. Also previously during his tenure as Member of Parliament from Banda, between 2004 and 2009, he was on the Standing Committee of Finance and on the Consultative Committee of Food Processing.
Business careeredit
He established Shyama Group of companies in 1973, which was involved in Bidi manufacturing and has stakes in hospitality and real estate sectors.
Personal lifeedit
Shyama Charan Gupta was married to Jamunotri Gupta.[12]
He died from COVID-19 on 9 April 2021, aged 76.[13]
Referencesedit
^. Shyamgroup.org. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^"Cash Flows Down The Sangam". Outlook. 26 May 2014.
^. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
^"Samajwadi Party government victimising those who voted for BJP: Prayagraj MP Shyama Charan Gupta". Political Mirror. 22 May 2014.
shyama, charan, gupta, february, 1945, april, 2021, indian, politician, from, bharatiya, janata, party, entrepreneur, member, parliament, representing, allahabad, sabha, constituency, north, indian, state, uttar, pradesh, founder, shyama, group, companies, est. Shyama Charan Gupta 9 February 1945 9 April 2021 was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party entrepreneur 2 and Member of Parliament representing Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh He was the founder of Shyama Group of companies established in 1973 3 4 Shyama Charan GuptaMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 16 May 2014 23 May 2019Preceded byRewati Raman SinghSucceeded byRita Bahuguna JoshiConstituencyAllahabadMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 13 May 2004 16 May 2009Preceded byRam SajeevanSucceeded byR K Singh PatelConstituencyBandaPersonal detailsBorn 1945 02 09 9 February 1945Chitrakoot United Provinces British IndiaDied9 April 2021 2021 04 09 aged 76 Delhi IndiaPolitical partyBhartiya Janata Party 1991 1998 2014 2019 Samajwadi Party 1998 2014 2019 2021 ResidenceAllahabadProfessionIndustrialistPoliticianPhilanthropist 1 Websitewww shyamgroup org Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 3 Business career 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editShyama Charan Gupta was born in Unchadih District Chitrakoot Uttar Pradesh on February 9 1945 He was educated in a nearby village Manikpur till High School completed Intermediate from Allahabad His academic qualifications include B A LL B from Kanpur and Lucknow subsequently 5 Political career editShyama Charan Gupta contested the parliamentary elections for the first time from Banda as an Independent candidate in 1984 and came third His second parliamentary election was 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 28 August 1989 he was elected as Mayor of Allahabad He was elected the Mayor of Allahabad after a gap of 19 years it was a prestigious election which he won as an independent candidate with the support of then Janta Dal He emerged as a solid and a powerful Baniya Leader of Eastern UP during that time In 2004 Shyama Charan was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Banda parliamentary constituency on the ticket of Samajwadi Party 6 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 7 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 at his insistence 8 He resigned from Samajwadi Party and joined BJP to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Allahabad 9 He won the elections getting 313 772 votes a margin of 62 009 votes over incumbent MP Rewati Raman Singh of the SP 10 11 He was a member in the Committee on Finance Committee for the Ministry of Mines amp Steel Committee on Subordinate Legislation Also previously during his tenure as Member of Parliament from Banda between 2004 and 2009 he was on the Standing Committee of Finance and on the Consultative Committee of Food Processing Business career editHe established Shyama Group of companies in 1973 which was involved in Bidi manufacturing and has stakes in hospitality and real estate sectors Personal life editShyama Charan Gupta was married to Jamunotri Gupta 12 He died from COVID 19 on 9 April 2021 aged 76 13 References edit Shyama Charan Gupta Corporate Social Responsibilities Shyamgroup org Archived from the original on 22 March 2014 Retrieved 21 March 2014 Cash Flows Down The Sangam Outlook 26 May 2014 Shyama Charan Gupta Allahabad UP Archived from the original on 10 September 2014 Retrieved 9 September 2014 Samajwadi Party government victimising those who voted for BJP Prayagraj MP Shyama Charan Gupta Political Mirror 22 May 2014 Members Lok Sabha Dissent over Shyama Charan Gupta rocks Allahabad BJP unit Times of India 21 March 2014 Assembly Elections 2021 Live Updates News Schedule Results Leader questions BJP move to field ex SP man from Allahabad Business Standard 20 March 2014 Rift in BJP over outsider Allahabad candidate 20 March 2014 Constituencywise All Candidates Archived from the original on 20 May 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2014 Shyama Charan Gupta of BJP WINS the Allahabad 16 May 2014 Tiwari Mrigank 11 June 2012 Mayoral elections It s all in the family Allahabad News Times of India The Times of India TNN Former MP Shyama Charan popularly known as Beedi King dies from Corona wife and son are also vulnerable Former MP MP Shyama Charan known as Beedi King dies from Corona wife and son are also in the grip Archived from the original on 6 May 2021 Retrieved 10 April 2021 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shyama Charan Gupta External links editOfficial Biography at Parliament of India Archived 12 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Profile at Govt of India websiteLok SabhaPreceded byRewati Raman Singh Member of Parliament from Allahabad2014 2019 Succeeded byRita Bahuguna Joshi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shyama Charan Gupta amp oldid 1180029628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
