| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
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|---|---|
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh
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| Born | 14 January 1919
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| Died | 12 November 2000
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Somvati Gupta |
| Children | Asha Singh, Aruna Bishnoi, Madan Mohan Gupta, Hari Mohan Gupta, Rajiv Mohan Gupta, Archana Gupta and Sanjeev Mohan Gupta
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Gurudev Gupta was an Indian politician and renowned journalist. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Indian National Congress. He along with his brothers Shri Pooranchand Gupta and Shri J C Arya established the Hindi daily newspaper "Dainik Jagran" in 1942 from Jhasi. Today the said newspaper is a mega brand in the print media industry of India and is the largest circulated newspaper of the country.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003. Rajya Sabha.
- ↑ Parliamentary Debate{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1978)
- ↑ Parliamentary Debates: Official Report{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Council of States Secretariat(1978)