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| Venod Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) | |
| In office 10 April 1992 – 9 April 1998 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly of Haryana | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Jan Chetna Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Manu Sharma |
| Occupation | Politician |
Venod Sharma (born 10 January 1948) is an Indian politician and the founder of Jan Chetna Party. Sharma is a former member of Indian National Congress party. He has been a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) (1992-1998) from Punjab and a Member of Legislative Assembly (2005-2014) from Ambala, Haryana.
On 19 April 2014, Sharma was expelled from the Congress party, and following which he resigned as a Member of Legislative Assembly on 2 May 2014. He had earlier resigned as Union minister in 1999 after his son Manu Sharma involvement was found in Jessica Lal murder case. He made a come back in 2004, and won the states assembly election from Ambala city, Haryana.
Career
Sharma has been associated with Indian National Congress for 40 years. He was elected to Rajya Sabha being an Indian National Congress candidate on 10 April 1992 from Punjab. He retired serving the full term on 9 April 1998. In 1999, He resigned from the Congress party during Indian general election after his son Manu Sharma involvement was found in Jessica Lal murder case. Sharma made a come back in 2004 and won the Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Ambala city, Haryana. He was consecutively elected to the Legislative Assembly of Haryana twice from Ambala city in 2004 and 2009.
On 19 April 2014, He was expelled by the Congress party and following which he resigned as a Member of Legislative Assembly on 2 May 2014. On 23 June 2014, Sharma founded his own political party called, "Jan Chetna Patry".
References
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- "List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- "WebPage of Shri Venod Kumar Sharma Former Member Of Parliament (RAJYA SABHA)". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- "Expelled Cong leader Venod Sharma resigns as MLA". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- "Expelled Cong leader Venod Sharma resigns as MLA". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- "Venod Sharma, 18 expelled from Congress". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- "Venod Sharma resigns as Ambala City MLA". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- "Ambala MLA Venod Sharma forms own political party". Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2014.