Hari Shanker Gupta is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the Wazirpur constituency from 2008 to 2013. He was elected in the 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mange Ram Garg.
Early life and education Gupta is the son of Sanwal Ram Gupta. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1976 and a Master of Commerce degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, in 1978.
Political career Gupta first contested a Delhi Legislative Assembly election in 1993, when he stood as an Indian National Congress candidate from the Timarpur Assembly constituency. He received 22,176 votes and finished second to Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajender Gupta.
In the 2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, Gupta contested the Wazirpur constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate. He received 39,977 votes, or 45.07% of the valid votes, and defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mange Ram Garg by 3,140 votes.
In the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly election, Gupta contested the Wazirpur constituency again as an Indian National Congress candidate. He received 24,750 votes, or 24.05% of the vote, and finished third behind Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mahander Nagpal and Aam Aadmi Party candidate Praveen Kumar.
In November 2023, Gupta was among former Congress MLAs present at a protest by Delhi Transport Corporation bus marshals outside the Delhi Secretariat.
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