Mahesh Chandra Gupta

Mahesh Chandra Gupta is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Badaun (Assembly constituency) in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh.^[1][2][3]

Mahesh Chandra Gupta
Minister of state for Development Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office 21 August 2019 – 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Minister	Ashutosh Tandon
Succeeded by	Rakesh Rathour
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Preceded by	Abid Raza Khan
Constituency	Badaun
In office 2007–2012
Preceded by	Vimal Krishna Agarwal
Succeeded by	Abid Raza Khan
Constituency	Badaun
Personal details
Born	(1957-08-10) 10 August 1957 (age 67)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Vimlesh Kumari ​ (m. 1975)​
Parent	Raghuveer Sharan Gupta (father)
Residence(s)	Badaun, Uttar Pradesh
Profession	Politician
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Political career

Mahesh Chandra Gupta contested Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and defeated Samajwadi Party candidate with a margin of 16,467 votes.^[4] He has been appointed Minister of state in a Yogi Adityanath cabinet on 21 August 2019.^[5]

In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Mahesh Chandra Gupta won the Badaun seat by defeating Rais Ahmad of Samajwadi Party by a margin of 11179 votes.^[6]

Posts held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	2007	2012	Member, 15th Legislative Assembly
02	2017	2022	Member, 17th Legislative Assembly
03	2019	2022	Minister of State, Government of Uttar Pradesh
04	2022	Incumbent	Member, 18th Legislative Assembly