Sudhir Gupta (born 19 May 1959; ) is an Indian

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and member of the

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. He is currently a member of parliament, having been elected twice, in 2014 and 2019, to the Lok Sabha from Mandsour constituency in Madhya Pradesh. In 2024 Lok Sabha Election Gupta again won with a margin of 500655 votes. He defeated INC's Dilip Singh Gurjar.

Early life

Gupta was born and raised in

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. His father, Ramchandra Gupta, was an Oil merchant. He joined the

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organisation and was an active member of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.

Career

After completing his education, Gupta worked at the Co-operative Bank in Mandsaur. He also worked as a

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representative. As an office worker for

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, he participated in the

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Movement and was arrested in the

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. He has been associated with Akhil Bhartiya Vaishy Mahasammelan, the Chamber of Commerce, Mandsaur Judo Parishad and the Bharat Vikas Parishad. He has worked as a

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administrator. He was nominated for membership of the Committee on Estimate, the Standing Committees of the Ministry of Commerce, and in the

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in the

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References

1959 births Living people India MPs 2014–2019 India MPs 2019–2024 Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh People from Mandsaur Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council India MPs 2024–2029 Vikram University alumni {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub