Manglesh Kumar Srivastava (born 1 July 1961) is the Mayor of Gorakhpur and Ex-director of Tilak Pathology. He has been elected as the Mayor candidate from the Bhartiya Janta Party in Gorakhpur Mayor Elections 2023.[1][2]
Manglesh Kumar Srivastava | |
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| Mayor Of Gorakhpur | |
| Assumed office May 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Elected by voters |
| Member of Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation | |
| Preceded by | Sitaram Jaiswal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1961 Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janta Party (2023-present) |
| Residence(s) | Raptinagar, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Alma mater | Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College |
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Personal life
editManglesh was born on 1 July 1961 in Gorakhpur to Adya Prasad and Shushila Devi.[3] He is a pathologist[4] and completed his MBBS and MD in pathology from Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur.
Political career
editSrivastava is a member of Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh,[5] and became the vice president of Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Saraswati Shiksha Samiti.
In 2020, he was the president of the Indian Medical Association,[6] Gorakhpur, through which full benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana were made available to the patients of covid and also contributed to the work done by CM Yogi in Gorakhpur (Japanese fever).
Srivastava has been an active member of the medical community for many years and is the former Secretary of the Pathology Association, Gorakhpur and the President of NMO(MNO) Goraksh Prant Gorakhpur. Additionally, he is a Member of the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (APM) and the Indian Association of Cytology (IAC).[7] He won the Gorakhpur Mayor Elections 2023,[8] with 49.79% of the total votes cast, defeating the Samajwadi Party candidate by 61,076 votes, a 2% increase over the votes polled by the successful BJP candidate in 2017.
Bidding adieu to the gown-wearing tradition, the Mayor[9] Manglesh Srivastav took oath as the new mayor of Gorakhpur, donning a saffron Pagri and a scarf with the BJP symbol, on 27 May 2023. He said it is the right time to shun the gown as the country had completed 75 years of independence.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation Election: Dr Manglesh Srivastava became mayor Archives". DAINIK JANWANI. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Gorakhpur Nagar Nigam Election Results 2023 LIVE: BJP's Manglesh Srivastava Wins Mayor Post Against SP Candidate". English Jagran. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Nagar Nikay Chunav Gorakhpur: जानिए कौन हैं डॉक्टर मंगलेश श्रीवास्तव जिन्हे भाजपा ने बनाया मेयर प्रत्याशी". hindi.oneindia (in Hindi). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "#Pathologist Dr. Manglesh Srivastava - नया लुक | Naya Look | हिंदी न्यूज़ | Hindi news | ताजा ख़बरें | Lates News in UP | नया लुक". 31 August 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Gorakhpur seat stays with BJP, vote share rises". The Times of India. 14 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "IMA Gorakhpur: डा. मंगलेश अध्यक्ष, डा. वीएन अग्रवाल सचिव चुने गए". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "गोरखपुर में पुराना गाउन पहनकर नवनिर्वाचित मेयर मंगलेश श्रीवास्तव लेंगे शपथ, नगर निगम के गठन से जुड़ी है परंपरा". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "State Election Commission::UP". sec.up.nic.in. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Mayors Message To All". nagarnigamgkp.org. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Manglesh Srivastava takes oath as Gkp mayor". Hindustan Times. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.