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| Venod Sharma | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1948-01-10) January 10, 1948 (age 76) Doraha, Ludhiana in Punjab |
Venod Sharma (born January 10, 1948) is an Indian politician who was a leader of Indian National Congress party from Haryana before he resigned in March 2014. He was a Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution at in the P.V. Narasimha Rao cabinet (inducted 1995).
Venod Sharma is currently the MLA of Ambala city.
Early life
Born in Doraha, a city of Ludhiana, Venod Sharma is the son of Pandit Kedar Nath Sharma.
Political career
The former Indian National Congress leader, Sharma belonged to the General category of Ambala constituency and has been associated with the Congress party for more than 40 years. Venod has been the Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha and MLA from Haryana twice and is currently the sitting MLA from Ambala. He served three terms, in 1980, 2005 and 2009. In 2006 Sharma resigned from the Haryana cabinet.
After realizing that the Congress party had moved away from its agenda, Sharma left the party on March 5, 2014. Initially, he was keen to join HJC but dropped the idea in the face of resistance from BJP. On 23rd June 2014, Venod Sharma founded the Haryana Janchetna Party.
Personal life
Venod Sharma is married to Smt. Shakti Rani Sharma and has three children (two sons and one daughter). Venod Sharma is the son of Pandit Kedar Nath Sharma.
Positions held
- 1978 – 1983: General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress; General Secretary P.C.C.; President P.C.C.; Special Invitee to the Congress Working Committee
- 1988 - 1998: President of Chandigarh UT Congress Committee
- 1995: Minister of State in Union Cabinet
- 2005 - 2014 : Ambala Constituency MLA
References
- "Venod Sharma next in line to form political party in Haryana". www.indianexpress.com. Indian Express. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- "Ambala MLA Venod Sharma forms own political party". Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2014.