Anil Sharma (Himachal Pradesh politician)

Anil Sharma (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian politician, agriculturist and businessman from Himachal Pradesh. He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Mandi as a member of the Indian National Congress in 1993, 2007, and 2012 and as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2017.[1][2][3][4][5] He is also the father of actor Aayush Sharma and son of Pandit Sukh Ram.

Anil Sharma
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
December 2007
Preceded bySukh Ram
ConstituencyMandi
Minister of Multi Purpose Projects, Power, Non Conventional Energy Sources
In office
2017–2019
Succeeded bySukh Ram Chaudhary
ConstituencyMandi
Personal details
Born (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress
Himachal Vikas Congress
SpouseSunita Sharma
Children2 (including Aayush Sharma)
Parent
Residence(s)Sultanpur, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
EducationB.Sc. (Dairy Technology)
Profession

Political career

Sharma was also Minister of State for Youth Services, Sports and Forest in Virbhadra Singh Government from 1993 to 1996. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998 as member of Himachal Vikas Congress which was formed by his father Sukh Ram after they were expelled from the Congress party after the telecom scam. He was also Minister of Virbhadra Singh Government from 2012 to 2017.[6]

In 2017, prior to elections, Sharma joined Bharatiya Janata Party along with his father Sukh Ram and son Aashray Sharma. It is considered as impact of Sukh Ram that BJP won 9 out of 10 seats in Mandi district.

He was Minister of Multi Purpose Projects, Power, Non Conventional Energy Sources in Jai Ram Thakur cabinet from 2017 to 2019.

In 2019, Sukh Ram crossed over from Bharatiya Janata Party to Indian National Congress along with his grandson Aashray Sharma who was given ticket from Mandi Lok Sabha seat. This led to resignation of Sharma from his minister's post.[7][8][9][10]

Personal life

He is son of Sukh Ram, former Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996. His son Aashray Sharma was given ticket from Mandi Lok Sabha seat. His other son Aayush Sharma is married to Salman Khan's sister Arpita.[11]

References
  1. My Neta
  2. Member's Profile
  3. Anil Sharma quits BJP cabinet in Himachal Pradesh
  4. BJP's Anil Sharma told to campaign against son in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi
  5. H.P. Minister Anil Sharma resigns from Cabinet
  6. Anil Sharma quits Virbhadra cabinet, joins BJP
  7. Bodhi, Anand (15 October 2017). "Sukh Ram and sons cross over to BJP - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  8. "Back in HP Congress, Sukhram Buries Decades-long Feud with Virbhadra Singh, Cements Ties with Hug". News18. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  9. "Former Union Minister Sukh Ram, grandson Aashray Sharma join Congress". The Hindu. PTI. 25 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 April 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. IANS (7 April 2019). "Party hoppers before Lok Sabha polls". Business Standard India. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  11. Arpita Khan's husband Aayush Sharma: Lesser known facts
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