Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Gushu Ram Sharma
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Ram Rakhi Sharma
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Date of Birth
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22.04.1954
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Place of Birth
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Palatan, Distt. – Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Chano Devi
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A.
Educated at Jammu University, Jammu & Kashmir
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Profession
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Defence Services
Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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Vill. Palatan, P.O. , Pallanwalla, Tehsil – Akhnoor
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Distt. – Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
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Tels. (0191) 2595085
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Present Address |
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22, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23782085, 9868180515 (M)
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Position Held |
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1983-1986, 1987-1990, and 2002-2004
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Member, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly (three terms)
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1988-1990
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Minister of State, Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir
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2003-2004
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Minister of Works (R&B), Government of Jammu and Kashmir
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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2007
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Member, Public Accounts Committee
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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2008 – 2009
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Official Language
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6 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
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1 May 2010
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Associated with a number of Old Age and Orphan Care Centres; personal attention paid to solemnise marriages of poor, needy and helpless; organising group marriages; special attention for arranging Pariwar Sammelan in rural and urban areas of the State; preservation of cultural heritage inside and outside the State
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Special Interests
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Upliftment of poor and downtrodden strata of society; interested in maintaining social and family life
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Sports and Clubs
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Hockey; Joint Secretary, All India Olympic Association, 1990; and member of various sports clubs in the State
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Reference: Loksabha