Arvind Kumar Sharma
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Arvind Kumar Sharma (born 25 November 1962) is an Indian dental surgeon, politician who currently represents the Gohana Assembly constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. He was also a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency). He represented the Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency) constituency of Haryana in 15th Lok Sabha and was a member of the Indian National Congress but he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.[1]
Personal life
Sharma was born on 25 November 1962 to Satguru Dass Sharma and Bimla Devi in the village of M.P. Majra in Jhajjar district of Haryana. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and Master of Dental Surgery from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Sharma married Rita Sharma on 9 November 1989, with whom he has a son and a daughter. He is a medical practitioner, social worker and agriculturist.[2]
Political career
In January 2014, he left Indian National Congress and joined Bahujan Samaj Party and was named chief ministerial candidate. He lost from both Yamunanagar and Julana seats and was pushed to the third slot in both the seats.
In 2019, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and contested from Rohtak Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general election and defeated Deepender Singh Hooda of Indian National Congress with margin of 7,503 votes.[3][4] However, in 2024 Lok Sabha election, he lost to Hooda by 345,298 votes.[5]
Electoral performance
| Year | Election | Party | Constituency Name | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | Independent | Sonipat | Won |
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | bgcolor=Template:Party color| | File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow2.svg Shiv Sena | Lost | |
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | rowspan="3"bgcolor=Template:Party color| | File:Hand INC.svg Indian National Congress | Karnal | Won |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Won | |||
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | Lost | |||
| 2014 | 13th Haryana Assembly | rowspan="2"bgcolor=Template:Party color| | File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Bahujan Samaj Party | Julana | Lost |
| Yamunanagar | Lost | ||||
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | rowspan="3"bgcolor=Template:Party color| | File:Lotus flower symbol.svg Bharatiya Janata Party | Rohtak | Won |
| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | Lost | |||
| 2024 | 15th Haryana Assembly | Gohana | Won | ||
References
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External links
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- Living people
- India MPs 1996–1997
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- India MPs 2019–2024
- People from Jhajjar
- Lok Sabha members from Haryana
- Indian National Congress politicians from Haryana
- Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Haryana
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana
- Haryana MLAs 2024–2029