Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902[1] – 11 March 1980[2]) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
[3] Gupta was the main force behind the Motilal Nehru Memorial Society, which set up various educational, social welfare, and cultural centres in Lucknow.
These include Ravindralaya, Children Museum, Bal Vidya Mandir, Acharya Narendra Dev Hostel, Homeopathic Hospital, National P.G.
Chandra Bhanu Gupta won UP assembly election from Lucknow City East in 1952, defeating his Jana Sangh rival.
In 1970, he supported Tribhuvan Narayan Singh's bid to become CM of Uttar Pradesh as a member of Congress (O), but the government did not last long.