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{{About|the Punjab politician|the Jammu and Kashmir politician|Ashwani Kumar Sharma (J&K politician)}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Ashwani Kumar Sharma<br />
| image =<br />
| caption = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|01|23|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Pathankot]], [[East Punjab|Punjab]], [[India]]<br />
| office3 = President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab]]<br />
| term3 = 17 January 2020 - 4 July 2023<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Shwait Malik]]<br />
| successor3 = [[Sunil Kumar Jakhar|Sunil Jakhar]]<br />
| term_start4 = 4 February 2010<br />
| term_end4 = 16 January 2013<br />
| predecessor4 = Rajinder Bhandari<br />
| successor4 = [[Kamal Sharma]]<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start1 = 10 March 2022 <br />
| predecessor1 = [[Amit Vij]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Pathankot Assembly constituency|Pathankot]]<br />
| term_start2 = 2012 <br />
| term_end2 = 2017<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Master Mohan Lal]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Amit Vij]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Pathankot Assembly constituency|Pathankot]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| spouse =<br />
| children = 1 Son<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ashwani Kumar Sharma''' (born 23 January 1964) is an Indian politician and the former [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] (BJP) Punjab president. He is a member of [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] and currently representing Pathankot Assembly constituency.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sharma was born in a lower-middle-class [[Punjabi Hindu]] family on 23 January 1964. His family had migrated to [[Pathankot]] from [[Sialkot]] after [[Partition of India|partition]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab 2012|url=http://myneta.info/pb2012/candidate.php?candidate_id=3|publisher=The Association for Democratic Reforms|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}<br />
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Ashwani Kumar Sharma received his early schooling at Vivekananda Model High School, Pathankot and later received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}<br />
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==Assets and liabilities declared during elections==<br />
During the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]], he declared Rs. 1,40,66,533 as an overall financial asset and Rs. nil as financial liability.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ashwani Kumar Sharma(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- PATHANKOT(PATHANKOT) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/punjab2022/candidate.php?candidate_id=269 |website=myneta.info |access-date=10 September 2025 |ref=Assets and Liabilities}}</ref><br />
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==Politics==<br />
Sharma was involved with [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]]. During his college days in [[Pathankot]], he was a member of ABVP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Candidate affidavit |url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews2pb2012/3/AshwaniKumar_SC04.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201164103/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews2pb2012/3/AshwaniKumar_SC04.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2014 |publisher=MyNeta |access-date=4 May 2013 }}</ref> <br />
After a term in office he was appointed General Secretary BJP Punjab from 2007 to 2010. Meanwhile, he became Chairman of District Planning Board Gurdaspur. He was made State President in 2010.<ref name='a'>. [http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html Results Punjab State Assembly Elections 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506042537/http://electionaffairs.com/punjab/state_assembly_elections_2012/winning_candidates_results_punjab_assembly_elections_2012.html |date=6 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bharatiya Janta Party Punjab|url=http://www.bjppunjab.in|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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He was made the President B.J.Y.M. (Pb) in 2004. After a successful term he was appointed General Secretary BJP Punjab from 2007 to 2010.<br />
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As of July 7, 2025, Ashwani Kumar Sharma was appointed the working president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Punjab unit. Sharma is also a sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Pathankot seat in the Punjab Legislative Assembly. <br />
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The decision to appoint Sharma was made by BJP national president J.P. Nadda and was effective immediately. Sharma previously served as the state unit's president and was replaced by Sunil Jakhar in July 2023. His new appointment is a move toward eventually replacing Jakhar, who had already resigned from the post in September 2024 but was asked to continue until a replacement was named.<br />
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Sharma's new role is seen as a way to prepare the party for the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls, with organizational changes expected.<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/mla-ashwani-kumar-sharma-appointed-as-working-president-of-punjab-bjp/articleshow/122303513.cms?from=mdr</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/punjab-bjp-revamp-old-hand-helm-ashwani-sharma-10114264/#:~:text=Pathankot%20MLA%20Sharma's%20appointment%20as,a%20senior%20BJP%20leader%20said.</ref><br />
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==MLA==<br />
He became Chairman of District Planning Board Gurdaspur. He was elected as BJP Punjab State President in 2010. Under his leadership party performed exceptionally well in 2012 legislative elections by winning all the Vidhan Sabha seats for BJP in Dist. Pathankot and contributed in building SAD-BJP alliance and was able to repeat the coalition government in Punjab after 43 years and also became member of legislative assembly in 2012.<br />
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He was elected as MLA in 2022. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the [[sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly]] by winning 92 out of [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|117 seats]] in the [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election]]. MP [[Bhagwant Mann]] was sworn in as [[List of chief ministers of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister]] on 16 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=16 March 2022 |title=AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece |access-date=22 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Electoral performance==<br />
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{{#section:Pathankot Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2012}}<br />
{{#section:Pathankot Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2017}}<br />
{{#section:Pathankot Assembly constituency|Assembly Election 2022}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2022–2027]]<br />
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Punjab, India MLAs 2012–2017]]<br />
[[Category:People from Pathankot district]]<br />
[[Category:Guru Nanak Dev University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Punjab]]<br />
[[Category:1964 births]]</div>SaraWong