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{{short description|Indian politician and the third chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh}}[[File:Chandrabhanu Gupta.jpg|thumb|the third chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
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{{Infobox Indian politician
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Chandra Bhanu Gupta
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| caption = Chandra Bhanu Gupta
| office = 3rd [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| term_start = 26 February 1969
| term_end = 18 February 1970
| predecessor = [[President's rule]]
| successor = [[Charan Singh]]
| term_start1 = 14 March 1967
| term_end1 = 3 April 1967
| predecessor1 = [[Sucheta Kriplani]]
| successor1 = [[Charan Singh]]
| term_start2 = 7 December 1960
| term_end2 = 2 October 1963
| predecessor2 = [[Sampurnanand]]
| successor2 = [[Sucheta Kriplani]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1902|07|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Atrauli]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|3|11|1902|7|14|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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'''Chandra Bhanu Gupta''' (14 July 1902<ref>http://www.kesarwani.net/about/ChandraBhanuGupta.aspx</ref> – 11 March 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rulers.org/indstat4.html |title=Indian states after 1947 M-W |publisher=Rulers.org |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>) served three terms as [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh|chief minister]] of Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. In 1970s he was a member of Congress (O) and Janata Party.

==Early life==
He was born in [[Atrauli]], [[Aligarh district]] in 1902.
Gupta joined the [[Indian independence movement]] at 17, when he took part in [[Rowlatt Act|anti-Rowlatt Bill]] demonstrations in [[Sitapur]].<ref name="tribuneindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031207/spectrum/book6.htm |title=The Sunday Tribune - Books |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> He was elected President of [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] for [[Lucknow]] in 1929.<ref name="tribuneindia.com" />

==Social contribution==
Gupta was the main force behind the Motilal Nehru Memorial Society, which set up various educational, social welfare and cultural centres in [[Lucknow]]. These include Ravindralaya, Children Museum, [[Bal Vidya Mandir, Lucknow|Bal Vidya Mandir]], Acharya Narendra Dev Hostel, Homeopathic Hospital, a number of Degree Colleges and a Public Library in Lucknow.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80nQTsxE5tEC&q=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%2C+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%8A&pg=PA267 |title=Bhartiya Charit Kosh |author= Lila Dhar |publisher=Sharma Rajpal & Sons|date=2009 |isbn=9788174831002 |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref> Actively advised by Nirmal Chandra Chaturvedi, he introduced a number of schemes for social, cultural and educational development of the city.

==Electoral Politics==
Chandra Bhanu Gupta won UP assembly election from Lucknow City East in 1952, defeating his Jana Sangh rival. But in 1957 he lost from the same seat to Triloki Singh of Socialist Party. Later he became Chief Minister during that assembly's five year run. He might have won a bypoll or become MLC. In 1962 he became MLA from Ranikhet South seat. In 1967 and 1969 elections, he was elected from Ranikhet assembly seat. In 1970, he supported Tribhuvan Narayan Singh's bid to become CM of Uttar Pradesh as a member of Congress (O), but the government did not last long. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19771130-central-leaders-trying-to-find-a-replacement-for-up-chief-minister-ram-naresh-yadav-823508-2014-09-16|title=Central leaders trying to find a replacement for UP Chief Minister Ram Naresh Yadav|work=India Today|accessdate=8 September 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121017080238/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-07-15/lucknow/27833951_1_lu-teachers-association-cb-gupta-lu-officials LU to be renamed after CB Gupta]. Times of India, July 2005.

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| before= [[Sampurnanand]]
| title = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| years = 7 December 1960 – 2 October 1963
| after = [[Sucheta Kriplani]]
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| before= [[Sucheta Kriplani]]
| title = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| years = 14 March 1967 – 3 April 1967
| after = [[Charan Singh]]
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| before= ''President's Rule'' Administered by the [[List of Governors of Uttar Pradesh|Governor of Uttar Pradesh]], Dr B G Reddy title/post previously held by- [[Charan Singh]]
| title = [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]
| years = 26 February 1969 – 18 February 1970
| after = [[Charan Singh]]
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