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{{Infobox Indian politician<br />
| name = Vivek Gupta<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|12|27|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]]<br />
| residence = [[Kolkata]]<br />
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| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[West Bengal]]<br />
| term_start = 3 April 2012<br />
| term_end = 2 April 2018<br />
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| successor = [[Santunu Sen]], [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]]<br />
| constituency = [[West Bengal]]<br />
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| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]<br />
| religion = Hindu<br />
| spouse = Smt.Ruchika Gupta<br />
| children = 12<br />
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'''Vivek Gupta''' (born December 1975) is contesting as a candidate from Assembly Constituency Jorasakho of Trinamool Congress Party in [[West Bengal]] [[Election]] 2021. He was previously a Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha (2012- 2018) representing [[All India Trinamool Congress]] [[Rajya Sabha]] members from West Bengal. He is the Managing Director & Chief group editor of SANMARG which is the leading Hindi daily in Eastern India.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Vivek Gupta was born in Kolkata to a Hindu family. He went to Don Bosco School Calcutta and later to Bhawanipore College in Kolkata. He began his career as a journalist. <br />
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He is educated at [[Calcutta University]] with B.com (Hons), a Degree in System Design & Analyst from Kolkata NIIT and degree in Print Production Education at V.D.M.A (Germany)<br />
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==Political career==<br />
He was nominated in the year May 2012 to [[Rajya Sabha]] from West Bengal.<br />
He has served as a member of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (LS) committee on food, consumer affair & Public Distribution in the year 2012.<br />
He was a member of Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees (RS) committee on Industry. He is since December 2012 onwards Member of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs) Council and since October 2013 onwards Member, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction.<ref name=electtions-in>{{cite web|title=Vivek Gupta Biography|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/vivek-gupta.html|website=Elections.in|accessdate=12 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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He participated in the [[World Earth Summit]] in 2012, and in the 9th [[World Hindi Conference]] in Johannesburg 2012.<br />
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He was Member Hindi Advisory Committee of West Bengal during 2010–2012. He was President of Paschim Banga Hindi Academy during 2011–2012.<ref name=india-gov-in>{{cite web|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Vivek Gupta|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2197|accessdate=12 October 2015}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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* https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/west-bengal-assembly-elections-2021-jaya-bachchan-takes-part-in-a-roadshow-for-tmcs-jorasanko-candidate-vivek-gupta/cid/1812312<br />
* https://myneta.info/rajsab09aff/candidate.php?candidate_id=380<br />
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[[Category:1975 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:All India Trinamool Congress politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Politicians from Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]<br />
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