Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta
Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta (born 1958) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Nizamabad Urban Assembly constituency in Nizamabad district. He represented Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected as an MLA in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Gupta is from Nizamabad, Telangana. His father is Dhanpal Vittal. He did his B.Com. in 1979 at Mandhumalancha Degree College, Bodhan, which is affiliated with Osmania University.[3]
Career
[edit]Gupta served as the BJP's state executive committee member and was nominated to contest the Nizamabad Urban seat and was backed by the area's Member of Parliament Dharmapuri Arvind.[4] He was elected from Nizamabad Urban constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He polled 75,240 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohammed Ali Shabbir of Indian National Congress by a margin of 15,387 votes.[5][6][7] He first contested on the BJP ticket in the 2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election but could only finish third behind winner, Bigala Ganesh of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Mir Majaz Ali Shaik of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. He polled 28,301 votes while Ganesh got 42,148 votes.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nizamabad (Urban) Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: BJP's Dhanpal Suryanarayana defeats INC's Mohammed Ali Shabbir with 15387 votes". India Today. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Dhanpal Suryanarayana, BJP Candidate from Nizamabad Urban Assembly Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News". www.news18.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Dhanpal Suryanarayana(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- NIZAMABAD (URBAN)(NIZAMABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Pulloor, Narender (9 June 2023). "MP Arvind adopted two pronged strategy strengthen BJP, weaken BRS, Congress | MP Arvind adopted two pronged strategy strengthen BJP, weaken BRS, Congress". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Nizamabad (Urban) Telangana constituency election result 2023: Dhanpal Suryanarayana of BJP defeats Mohammed Ali Shabbir of Congress". The Times of India. 3 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Nizamabad (urban) Telangana Assembly Constituency Election 2023: Date of Result, Voting, Counting; Candidates". Financialexpress. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Nizamabad (urban) Election Result 2023 Live: Bjp Candidate Dhanpal Suryanarayana Wins From Nizamabad (urban)". news.abplive.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Nizamabad (urban) Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 5 May 2025.