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Quick Info

Date of birth29 Jan 1969

Age57 years

BirthplaceKannauj, Uttar Pradesh (UP)

ProfessionPolitician

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

FamilyFather - Shambhu Dayal Gupta; Mother - Name not known

Net worth1.22 Crore INR (as per 2017 election affidavit)

Adesh Kumar Gupta Biography

Indian politician Adesh Kumar Gupta is a BJP leader who has served as North Delhi mayor and Delhi BJP president.

Early life and background
Adesh Kumar Gupta was born on 29 January 1969 in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree from Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University in Kanpur. After finishing his studies he moved to Delhi in 1986 seeking work and later established a construction and maintenance business there.

Gupta comes from a family with political connections; his father Shambhu Dayal Gupta previously served as a BJP city head in Gursahaiganj, Uttar Pradesh. During his college years he was active in student politics through the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), an organisation affiliated with the RSS, and he led ABVP activity in 1995–96. He was also briefly detained in Kanpur in 1991–92 for his participation in the Ram temple movement.

Career
Adesh Kumar Gupta built a political career within the Bharatiya Janata Party over many years after moving to Delhi. He was elected mayor of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in 2017 and served in that role following the municipal polls. He has also held the position of councillor for the West Patel Nagar ward.

In 2020 the BJP changed its Delhi leadership following that year’s Assembly election results, and Gupta was appointed president of the Delhi unit of the party on 2 June 2020. His selection was framed as part of a strategy to consolidate the party’s leadership in the capital ahead of future municipal contests.

Public profile
Gupta’s public image is closely tied to municipal administration and grassroots organisation. He is routinely described in reports as a longstanding party worker with deep links to local civic politics. His political opponents have included leaders from the Aam Aadmi Party, which has been a prominent rival in Delhi.

Personal life
Gupta is married; public records list his wife but do not provide her name in the available material. His parents are recorded as Shambhu Dayal Gupta (father) and his mother, whose name is not specified in the sourced material. He practices Hinduism and belongs to the Vaishya (Baniya) caste.

Physical and other details
Published profiles list Gupta’s height at approximately 170 cm (about 5 feet 6 inches). He is described in those profiles as having black eyes and white hair. His birthplace is given as Kannauj, and his address has been listed in New Delhi’s Baljeet Nagar area.

Controversies and public incidents
In June 2020 Gupta was arrested by the Delhi Police during a protest related to hospital treatment policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic; reports at the time said the protest targeted the Delhi government’s decision on treatment prioritisation. The arrest occurred while he and other BJP members were demonstrating.

Latest updates
Following the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, Gupta’s elevation to the role of Delhi BJP chief positioned him to play a central role in the party’s municipal strategy, particularly with attention on upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections. Earlier electoral documentation from his 2017 municipal candidacy includes a declared asset figure of 1.22 crore INR on the affidavit filed then.

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Recent Work

President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi

Appointed Delhi BJP chief on 2 June 2020 to lead the party in the capital.

2020
Mayor, North Delhi Municipal Corporation

Elected mayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation following the 2017 municipal elections.

2017
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Career Highlights

  1. Elected mayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (2017).
  2. Served as councillor for West Patel Nagar.
  3. Appointed president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi (2020).
  4. Active in student politics with ABVP and led ABVP activity in 1995–96.
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