Ved Prakash Gupta

Ved Prakash Gupta (born 18 February 1948^[1]) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh.^[2][3] In 2022, Ved Prakash Gupta, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, won from the prestigious Ayodhya Assembly constituency, where the Ram Mandir is located.^[3][4]

Ved Prakash Gupta
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2017
Preceded by	Tej Narayan Pandey
Constituency	Ayodhya
Personal details
Born	(1948-02-18) 18 February 1948 (age 77)[1] Bombay, Bombay Province, India[1]
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Narvada Gupta[1]
Children	3 sons, 2 daughters [1]
Parent	Kanti Lal Gupta[1] (father)
Education	B.S.C.[1]
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Business Engineering Teaching[1]

He is currently serving as a legislator (MLA) in the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly. Previously, he served as a member of the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, representing the Ayodhya Assembly constituency.^[5][3][4]

Political career

Following the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election he was re-elected as an MLA from the Ayodhya Assembly constituency after defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Tej Narayan Pandey by a margin of 19,990 votes.^[2][6]

See also

• Ayodhya
• Ram Mandir