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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Manglesh Kumar Srivastava
| office = [[Mayor]] of [[Gorakhpur]]
| image = [[File:Dr. Manglesh Kumar Srivastava.jpg|Manglesh Kumar Srivastava|200px]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] {{small|(2023–present)}}
| office1 = Member of Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation
| predecessor1 = Sitaram Jaiswal
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|07|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|Name not publicly available}}
| children = {{unbulleted list|Divyanshu Srivastava}}
| alma_mater = [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College]]
| profession = {{hlist|Politician|Physician}}
| term_start = May 2023
| appointer = Elected by voters
}}

'''Manglesh Kumar Srivastava''' (born 1 July 1961) is an Indian politician and physician serving as the Mayor of [[Gorakhpur]] since 2023. He is also the Senior Vice-President of the [[All India Council of Mayors]] and a former director of Tilak Pathology. A member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], he has been active in the medical community and municipal governance for several decades.

==Personal life==
Manglesh was born on 1 July 1961 in [[Gorakhpur]] to Adya Prasad and Shushila Devi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=Nagar Nikay Chunav Gorakhpur: जानिए कौन हैं डॉक्टर मंगलेश श्रीवास्तव जिन्हे भाजपा ने बनाया मेयर प्रत्याशी |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/gorakhpur/doctor-manglesh-shrivastava-will-bjp-mayor-candidate-from-gorakhpur-765245.html |access-date=2025-12-25 |language=hi}}</ref> He completed his MBBS and MD in Pathology from [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-31 |title=#Pathologist Dr. Manglesh Srivastava |url=https://www.nayalook.com/tag/pathologist-dr-manglesh-srivastava/ |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>

He is married and has children. His younger son, Divyanshu Srivastava, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at [[BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Department of Dermatology, BRD Medical College |url=https://brdmc.ac.in/DeptDermatology |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>

His family has longstanding ties to the [[Gorakhnath Temple]], and both his father and he have been involved in local community and educational institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-17 |title=Nagar Nikay Chunav Gorakhpur: जानिए कौन हैं डॉक्टर मंगलेश श्रीवास्तव |url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/gorakhpur/doctor-manglesh-shrivastava-will-bjp-mayor-candidate-from-gorakhpur-765245.html |access-date=2025-12-25 |language=hi}}</ref>

==Medical career==
Srivastava has served as the director of Tilak Pathology. He was president of the [[Indian Medical Association]] (IMA) Gorakhpur in 2020, and has been Secretary of the Pathology Association, Gorakhpur. He is also a member of the [[Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists]] and the [[Indian Association of Cytology]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IMA Gorakhpur: डा. मंगलेश अध्यक्ष, डा. वीएन अग्रवाल सचिव चुने गए |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur-city-dr-manglesh-president-elected-president-of-ima-gorakhpur-21042661.html |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>

==Political career==

===Early political involvement===
Srivastava is a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] and became vice president of [[Saraswati Shishu Mandir]], Saraswati Shiksha Samiti.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gorakhpur seat stays with BJP, vote share rises |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/gorakhpur-seat-stays-with-bjp-vote-share-rises/articleshow/100220057.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>

===Mayor election 2023===
He won the [[2023 Uttar Pradesh municipal elections]] for Mayor of Gorakhpur with 2,14,983 votes against the Samajwadi Party candidate Kajal Nishad, who received 1,47,957 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gorakhpur mayor election 2023 results |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/story-gorakhpur-mayor-election-2023-results-live-updates-bjp-manglesh-srivastava-samajwadi-party-kajal-nishad-congress-naveen-sinha-8161175.amp.html |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>

Bidding adieu to the gown-wearing tradition, the Mayor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayors Message To All |url=https://gorakhpurnagarnigam.up.gov.in/mmes.aspx |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref> Manglesh Srivastav took oath as the new mayor of Gorakhpur, donning a saffron Pagri and a scarf with the BJP symbol, on 27 May 2023. He said it is the right time to shun the gown as the country had completed 75 years of independence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manglesh Srivastava takes oath as Gkp mayor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/newly-elected-gorakhpur-mayor-shuns-gown-dons-saffron-pagri-and-bjp-scarf-during-oath-ceremony-with-80-corporators-101685202027762.html |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>

===Awards and recognition===
* 4th rank nationally in [[Swachh Survekshan]] 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UP CM lauds civic team as Gorakhpur rises to 4th place in Swachh Survekshan rankings |url=https://theprint.in/india/up-cm-lauds-civic-team-as-gorakhpur-rises-to-4th-place-in-swachh-survekshan-rankings/2700140/?amp |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>
* National honour for water conservation efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gorakhpur bags nat’l honour for water conservation efforts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/gorakhpur-bags-natl-honour-for-water-conservation-efforts/articleshow/125446737.cms |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>
* International WaterTech Award for smart flood management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=गोरखपुर नगर निगम को मिला इंटरनेशनल वाटरटेक अवार्ड |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/news/gorakhpur-municipal-corporation-received-international-watertech-award-135599443.html |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>
* 'Prez Award' for central scheme benefits distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=गोरखपुर नगर निगम को मिला 'प्रेज पुरस्कार' |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/news/gorakhpur-municipal-corporation-got-prez-award-133629908.html |access-date=2025-12-25}}</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Constituency !! Party !! Votes !! Opponent !! Opponent votes !! Result
|-
| 2023 || Gorakhpur Mayor || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 2,14,983 || [[Samajwadi Party]] || 1,47,957 || Won
|}

==See also==
* [[2023 Uttar Pradesh municipal elections]]
* [[List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh]]

==References==
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[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Gorakhpur]]
[[Category:Politicians from Gorakhpur]]
[[Category:Indian pathologists]]

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