Congress leader, former Union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday morning. Born on 31st March in 1961, Akhilesh had done schooling at Colvin Taluqdars College, Lucknow.
A diploma in Public Administration, he had also done LL.B., MBA and Ph.D. He has been a national level badminton player and represented Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1983.
Das has been minister of state for steel in UPA-I, and also served as a mayor of Lucknow. He held many posts in the Congress for almost two decades.
The son of former UP CM Banarasi Das, Akhilesh had stakes in real estate, media and numerous educational institutions apart from having an active interest in politics and sports.
