Railway Employee Wins Union Election For 61st Time: Report
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The NERMU members are preparing to have him listed as the oldest active trade union leader in the Limca Book of Records and Guinness World Records.
They say men are like wine—some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. Gorakhpur's Kanhaiya Lal Gupta has proved it right with his overwhelmingly successful electoral career at Railway Mazdoor Union.
At the age of 106, he was elected for a record-breaking 61st time as general secretary of the North Eastern Railway Mazdoor Union (NERMU), The New Indian Express reported.
As the longest active trade union leader in the world, NERMU members are working to have his name added to the Limca and Guinness books.
Kanhaiya Lal Gupta joined the railways in 1946, and since then, he has held the position of general secretary of the North Eastern Railway Mazdoor Union (NERMU).