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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Anil Sharma
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|06|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kullu]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| residence = Sultanpur, [[Kullu]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| office1 = [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency1 = [[Mandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandi]]
| term_start1 = 2007
| term_end1 = incumbent
| predecessor1 = [[Sukh Ram]]
| successor1 = incumbent
| office2 = Minister of Multi Purpose Projects, Power, Non Conventional Energy Sources
| constituency2 = [[Mandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandi]]
| term_start2 = 2017
| term_end2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = n/a
| successor2 = n/a
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| religion =
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />[[Himachal Vikas Congress]]
| spouse = Sunita Sharma
| children = 2 (including [[Aayush Sharma]])
| father = [[Sukh Ram|Pandit Sukh Ram]]
| education = B.Sc. (Dairy Technology)
| alma_mater =
| profession = {{hlist|[[Agriculturist]]|[[Politician]]|[[Businessperson]]}}
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'''Anil Sharma''' (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian politician, agriculturist and businessperson from [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He was elected to the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Mandi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mandi]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] in [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1993]], [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007]], and [[2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2012]] and as a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2017]].<ref>[http://myneta.info/HimachalPradesh2017/candidate.php?candidate_id=3289 My Neta]</ref><ref>[https://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/Member/Details/24 Member's Profile]</ref><ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/anil-sharma-quits-bjp-cabinet-in-himachal-pradesh/story-C5YNvjFcvUwAjLTsdN8x6J.html Anil Sharma quits BJP cabinet in Himachal Pradesh]</ref><ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/bjp-anil-sharma-campaign-against-son-himachal-pradesh-mandi-1490864-2019-03-31 BJP's Anil Sharma told to campaign against son in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hp-minister-anil-sharma-resigns-from-cabinet/article26824962.ece H.P. Minister Anil Sharma resigns from Cabinet]</ref> He is also the father of actor [[Aayush Sharma]] and son of [[Sukh Ram|Pandit Sukh Ram]].

== 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 were expelled from the Congress party after the telecom scam. He was also Minister of [[Virbhadra Singh]] Government from 2012 to 2017.<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/anil-sharma-quits-virbhadra-cabinet-joins-bjp-1065361-2017-10-15 Anil Sharma quits Virbhadra cabinet, joins BJP]</ref>

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 ministry|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 form [[Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandi Lok Sabha seat]]. This led to resignation of Sharma from his ministers post.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/sukh-ram-and-sons-cross-over-to-bjp/articleshow/61085523.cms|title=Sukh Ram and sons cross over to BJP - Times of India|last=Bodhi|first=Anand|date=15 October 2017|work=The Times of India|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/back-in-hp-congress-sukhram-buries-decades-long-feud-with-virbhadra-singh-cements-ties-with-hug-2082215.html|title=Back in HP Congress, Sukhram Buries Decades-long Feud with Virbhadra Singh, Cements Ties with Hug|website=News18|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/former-union-minister-sukh-ram-grandson-aashray-sharma-join-congress/article26633428.ece|title=Former Union Minister Sukh Ram, grandson Aashray Sharma join Congress|date=2019-03-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-04-07|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/party-hoppers-before-lok-sabha-polls-119040700015_1.html|title=Party hoppers before Lok Sabha polls|last=IANS|date=2019-04-07|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

He is son of [[Sukh Ram]], former [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications and Information Technology]] from 1993 to 1996. His son Aashray Sharma who was given ticket form [[Mandi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mandi Lok Sabha seat]]. His other son [[Aayush Sharma]] is married to [[Salman Khan]]'s sister Arpita.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/arpita-khans-husband-aayush-sharma-lesser-known-facts/photostory/45286730.cms Arpita Khan's husband Aayush Sharma: Lesser known facts]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:People from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Himachal Pradesh MLAs 2017–2022]]
[[Category:Himachal Vikas Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh]]

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