| Office | Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
|
|---|---|
| Constituency | Hawa Mahal |
| Born | c.1946
|
| Nationality | Indian
|
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Santosh Sharma
|
| Occupation | Business
|
Brij Kishore Sharma (born c.1946) is an Indian former politician.[1][2]
He was born in 1946, the eldest son of Nawal Kishore Sharma, the Governor of Gujarat State (2004-2009), and Munni Devi.[3][4]
In 1968 he obtained a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Rajasthan Board of Technical Education.[5]
In 2008, Sharma contested the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections, as the Indian National Congress candidate, for the Hawa Mahal constituency. He polled 44,926 votes (41% of the total vote) winning the seat by a margin of 580 votes, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Manju Sharma, the daughter of Bhanwar Lal Sharma.[4][6][7]
Sharma was subsequently appointed as Education Minister in Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's Cabinet.[4]
At the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections he lost the seat to Surendra Pareek, the former member for Hawa Mahal, by 12,715 votes.[7]
References
- ↑ General Election 2013 - Candidate's Affidavit. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ Brij Kishore Sharma. Elections India. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ Nawal Kishore cremated with full state honours. Times of India(12 October 2012). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 BJP struggles to pick seat for Diya Kumari. Indian Express(22 October 2013). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ Brij Kishore Sharma (Criminal & Asset Declaration). National Election Watch. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ 2008 Vidhan Sabha Election Result - Hawamajal, Rajasthan. Election Administration India. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hawa Mahal Assembly Constituency Election Results. Result University. Retrieved 13 September 2021.