Shyama Charan Gupta

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shyama Charan Gupta
| image =
| caption = S.C. Gupta
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1945|2|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chitrakoot district|Chitrakoot]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| residence = [[Prayagraj|Allahabad]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|9|1945|2|9|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| constituency1 = [[Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Allahabad]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 16 May 2014
| term_end1 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Rewati Raman Singh]]
| successor1 = [[Rita Bahuguna Joshi]]
| constituency2 = [[Banda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banda]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 13 May 2004
| term_end2 = 16 May 2009
| predecessor2 = [[Ram Sajeevan]]
| successor2 = [[R. K. Singh Patel]]
| party = [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] (1991–1998, 2014–2019) [[Samajwadi Party]] (1998–2014, 2019–2021)
| spouse = [[Jamunotri Gupta|Jamunotri Devi Gupta]]
| alma_mater = H
| profession = [[Industrialist]] [[Politician]] [[Philanthropist]]<ref>{{cite web |url =http://shyamgroup.org/social_responsibility.html
|title = Shyama Charan Gupta:Corporate Social Responsibilities
|publisher = Shyamgroup.org
}}</ref>
| children = [[Vidup Agrahari]] Vibhav Agrahari Venu Agrahari
| website = [http://www.shyamgroup.org Shyama Charan Gupta]
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'''Shyama Charan Gupta''' (9 February 1945 – 9 April 2021) was an Indian [[politician]] from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[entrepreneur]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Cash Flows Down The Sangam|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Cash-Flows-Down-The-Sangam/290726|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|date= 26 May 2014}}</ref> and [[Member of Parliament]] representing [[Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in the [[North Indian]] state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He was the founder of Shyama Group of companies, established in 1973.<ref>[http://iloksabha.in/16th/uttar-pradesh/shyama-charan-gupta/ Shyama Charan Gupta (Allahabad, UP)]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Samajwadi Party government victimising those who voted for BJP: Prayagraj MP Shyama Charan Gupta|url=http://www.politicalmirror.com/samajwadi-party-government-victimising-voted-bjp-allahabad-mp-shyama-charan-gupta/|publisher=Political Mirror|date=22 May 2014}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==

Shyama Charan Gupta was born in Unchadih, District Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh) on February 9, 1945. He was educated in a nearby village Manikpur till High School, completed Intermediate from Allahabad. His academic qualifications include B.A, LL.B. from Kanpur and Lucknow subsequently.<ref>http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4173</ref>

== Political career ==
Shyama Charan Gupta contested the parliamentary elections for the first time from Banda as an Independent candidate in 1984 and came third. His second parliamentary election was from Allahabad in 1991 on BJP ticket. He lost to [[Janata Dal]]'s Saroj Dubey by 5,196 votes. In 1996, he campaigned for [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] only to challenge him in [[1998 Lok Sabha elections]] as Samajwadi Party candidate. After losing the poll, he shifted to [[Banda (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in 1999 general elections. On 28 August 1989, he was elected as [[Mayor]] of [[Allahabad]]. He was elected the Mayor of Allahabad after a gap of 19 years, it was a prestigious election which he won as an independent candidate with the support of then Janta Dal. He emerged as a solid and a powerful Baniya Leader of Eastern UP during that time. In 2004, Shyama Charan was elected to the [[14th Lok Sabha]] from Banda parliamentary constituency on the ticket of [[Samajwadi Party]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Dissent over Shyama Charan Gupta rocks Allahabad BJP unit|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Dissent-over-Shyama-Charan-Gupta-rocks-Allahabad-BJP-unit/articleshow/32421545.cms|publisher=[[Times of India]]|date=21 Mar 2014}}</ref> He unsuccessfully fought from [[Phulpur, Allahabad|Phulpur]] in [[2009 Indian general election|2009 general election]], losing to his [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] rival by a margin of less than 15,000 votes. In 2014 general election he won from [[Allahabad]] on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ticket.<ref>http://www.ndtv.com/elections/india-mps/up-allahabad-election-results-2014</ref>

Gupta dropped hints of his dissatisfaction with [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]’s party when one of his sons joined the [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] in January, 2014, reportedly at his insistence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leader questions BJP move to field ex-SP man from Allahabad|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/leader-questions-bjp-move-to-field-ex-sp-man-from-allahabad-114032000995_1.html|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> He resigned from [[Samajwadi Party]] and joined [[BJP]] to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha election from [[Allahabad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rift in BJP over ‘outsider’ Allahabad candidate|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/rift-in-bjp-over-outsider-allahabad-candidate/|date=20 March 2014 }}</ref> He won the elections getting 313,772 votes, a margin of 62,009 votes over incumbent MP [[Rewati Raman Singh]] of the SP.<ref>http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS2452.htm?ac=52</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shyama Charan Gupta of BJP WINS the Allahabad |url=http://www.newsreporter.in/shyama-charan-gupta-of-bjp-wins-the-allahabad-constituency-uttar-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-2014-508570|date=16 May 2014}}</ref>
He was a member in the Committee on Finance, Committee for the Ministry of Mines & Steel, Committee on Subordinate Legislation.
Also previously during his tenure as Member of Parliament from Banda, between 2004 and 2009, he was on the Standing Committee of Finance and on the Consultative Committee of Food Processing.

== Business career ==
He established Shyama Group of companies in 1973, which was involved in Bidi manufacturing and has stakes in hospitality and real estate sectors.

== Personal life ==
Shyama Charan Gupta was married to [[Jamunotri Gupta]]; the couple has two sons [[Vidup Agrahari]] and Vibhav Agrahari, and a daughter Venu Agrahari.

He died from [[COVID-19]] on 9 April 2021, aged 76.<ref>[https://divya-bharat.com/former-mp-shyama-charan-popularly-known-as-beedi-king-dies-from-corona-wife-and-son-are-also-vulnerable-former-mp-mp-shyama-charan-known-as-beedi-king-dies-from-corona-wife-and-son-are-also-i/ Former MP Shyama Charan, popularly known as Beedi King, dies from Corona, wife and son are also vulnerable | Former MP MP Shyama Charan, known as Beedi King, dies from Corona, wife and son are also in the grip]</ref>

==References ==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4173 Official Bioprofile at Parliament of India of Shyama Charan Gupta]
* [http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shyama-charan-gupta Profile at Govt. of India website]

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[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Chitrakoot district]]
[[Category:Politicians from Allahabad]]
[[Category:People from Banda district, India]]
[[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Samajwadi Party politicians]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:16th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

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