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]
Arvind Kumar Sharma | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2024 | |
| Governor | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Chief Minister | Nayab Singh Saini |
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| Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jagbir Singh Malik |
| Constituency | Gohana Assembly constituency |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Succeeded by | Deepender Singh Hooda |
| Constituency | Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ishwar Dayal Swami |
| Succeeded by | Ashwini Kumar Chopra |
| Constituency | Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Dharam Pal Singh Malik |
| Succeeded by | Kishan Singh Sangwan |
| Constituency | Sonipat (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1962 M.P. Majra, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2014–present) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Spouse |
Rita Sharma (m. 1989) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi (BDS) Maharshi Dayanand University (MDS) |
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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 | |
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| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | Independent | Sonipat | Won | |
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha |  Shiv Sena |
Lost | ||
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha |  Indian National Congress |
Karnal | Won | |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Won | |||
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | Lost | |||
| 2014 | 13th Haryana Assembly |  Bahujan Samaj Party |
Julana | Lost | |
| Yamunanagar | Lost | ||||
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
Rohtak | Won | |
| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | Lost | |||
| 2024 | 15th Haryana Assembly | Gohana | Won | ||
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