Sant Ram Sharma
Pandit Sant Ram | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 5 March 1972 – 27 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Bansi Ram |
| Succeeded by | Dulo Ram |
| Constituency | Baijnath |
| In office 11 September 1993 – 30 June 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Dulo Ram |
| Succeeded by | Dulo Ram |
| Constituency | Baijnath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1929 Chobin,Baijnath |
| Died | 30 june 1998 Shimla |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist |
Pandit Sant Ram , commonly known as simply Sant Ram, was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Baijnath constituency first in the 1972 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Indian National Congress. Sant Ram was re-elected in the 1977, 1982, 1985, 1993, and 1998 legislative elections. He also served as a senior cabinet minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government under Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, and as president of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee. Shri Sant Ram died on 30 June 1998. Shri Dulo Ram was elected from Baijnath in the following by-election. His son, Sudhir Sharma, was born in 1972 and has served as both a minister in the Himachal Pradesh government, and as the MLA for Dharamshala Assembly constituency. Sharma is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-Congress MLA Sudhir Sharma seeks FIR against Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu for criminal defamation". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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- ^ "Himachal Pradesh crisis: Meet the 9 MLAs who voted against Congress and the minister who resigned". The Indian Express. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "I am the last member of my family in politics: Sudhir Sharma". The Times of India. 11 October 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Sudhir tarnished the legacy of Pandit Santram: Congress - HIMACHAL HEADLINES". 29 April 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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