Manish Gupta (politician) explained

Manish Gupta
Office:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Term:14 March 2017[1] – 3 March 2020
Predecessor:Mithun Chakraborty
Successor:Subrata Bakshi
Constituency:West Bengal
Office1:Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal
Term Start1:21 May 2011
Term End1:21 November 2012
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Mamata Banerjee
2Blankname1:Department
2Namedata1:
  • Urban Development & Planning
Predecessor1:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Successor1:Rachhpal Singh
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Mamata Banerjee
2Blankname2:Department
2Namedata2:
  • Power & Electrical Engineering
Term Start2:21 November 2012
Term End2:19 May 2016
Constituency2:Jadavpur
Predecessor2:Mrinal Banerjee
Successor2:Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
Office3:Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Term Start3:13 May 2011
Term End3:19 May 2016
Constituency3:Jadavpur
Predecessor3:Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Successor3:Dr. Sujan Chakraborty
Office4:Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal
Term Start4:1997
Term End4:2001
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Birth Date:11 November 1941
Party:Trinamool Congress
Education:Calcutta University (B.Sc), IAS

Manish Gupta is an Indian politician who was the Minister for Power in the Government of West Bengal. He was a Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. In the 2011 Vidhan Sabha election of West Bengal he historically defeated his former boss- the then incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who remained the MLA of this constituency for twenty-four years by a huge margin of 16684 votes.[2] [3] He served under Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal before he retired as an IAS officer. He also worked as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal under Chief Minister Jyoti Basu[4] - a time when Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was the Deputy Chief Minister.[5]

On 10 March 2017, Manish Gupta was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, after the seat had fallen vacant after the resignation of Mithun Chakraborty.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bureaucrat-turned politician Manish Gupta elected as Rajya Sabha member. 10 March 2017.
  2. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Buddhadeb-loses-at-Jadavpur-constituency/Article1-697161.aspx "Buddhadeb loses at Jadavpur constituency"
  3. http://www.ndtv.com/article/assembly%20polls/the-man-who-beat-buddhadeb-bhattacharjee-for-the-first-time-in-24-years-105582 "The man who beat Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for the first time in 24 years"
  4. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Great-fall-of-Bengal/Article1-697256.aspx Great Fall of Bengal
  5. Manogya Loiwal . March 1, 2017 . Trinamool Congress nominates former minister and retired IAS Manish Gupta to Rajya Sabha. 2021-05-01. India Today. en.