| File:Anant Prasad Sharma Official portrait 1983.jpg | |
| Office | 11th Governor of West Bengal
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| Term start | 10 March 1983 |
| Term end | 14 August 1984 |
| Predecessor | B. D. Pande |
| Successor | Satish Chandra
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| Born | 1919-12-25
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| Died | Template:Death date and age
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Anant Prasad Sharma (25 December 1919 – October 1988) was an Indian Railway Union leader, politician who became Minister of State for Industry, and Union Minister of the government of India. He was also the Governor of the State of Punjab and the State of West Bengal. He was a member of the 3rd Lok Sabha and 5th Lok Sabha from Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] He also remained member of the Rajya Sabha thrice, 1968-1971, 1978-1983 and 1984-1988.[2]
Early years and education
Anant Sharma was born on 25 December 1919 to Ram Naresh Sharma, in his village named Gaudarh near Shahpur in Bhojpur District, Bihar (then in Shahabad District). He was born into a humble family. He studied at D.A.V. School.
Career
Sharma was a Railway Union Leader. Because of his career as a trade union leader, he was invited by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India,[3] to run for the Parliamentary elections from the constituency of Buxar, Bihar. He ran and won in 1962 and again in 1971. In 1966, he became the President of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC).[4][5]
In 1974, he was made the Minister of State for Industry, Government of India,[6] under the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi. Thereafter, he went on to become the Union Minister for Ministries including Communications, Surface Transport, Shipping and Civil Aviation in Government of India.Template:Citation needed He was the Minister of Communications from 1982 to 1983.[7] Shri A P Sharma became the Governor of the State of Punjab and the State of West Bengal in 1983.[8][9]
Personal life
He was married to Tara Devi, and the couple had two sons and four daughters.[4] He died in October 1988.Template:Citation needed
His eldest son, Shri Hriday Narayan Sharma, an India Railway officer was asked by Shri Rajiv Gandhi to contest the Bihar State Assembly Elections from Dumraon in 1990. He is settled in Delhi along with his family.Template:Citation needed
References
- ↑ aMEMBERS OF LOK SABHA - A. Parliament of India.
- ↑ Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 -S: 109. Sharma Shri Anant Prasad. Rajya Sabha.
- ↑ The 15 Prime Ministers of India.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Members Bioprofile: Fifth Lok Sabha.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India" Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Mtg with Shri Anant Prasad Sharma, Union Minister of State for Industry & Civil Supplies on 21 Oct 1974 | Bihar Chamber of Commerce & Industries. Biharchamber.org(1974-10-21).
- ↑ Former Ministers | Minister's Page | About Us | Department of Telecommunications. Dot.gov.in.
- ↑ List of Governors of West Bengal. Sensonmedia.net.
- ↑ The Raj Bhavan is not just a heritage building. Rajbhavankolkata.gov.in.
- His second son was Mr manmohan Sharma was an officer in air India.his wife is also very religiousTemplate:Cn
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