Chaitanya Sharma

Chaitanya Sharma (born 1994)^[1] is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Gagret Assembly constituency in Una district. He won the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Indian National Congress.^[2] Later, he was disqualified from the house and subsequently lost the 2024 by election on the BJP ticket.

Chaitanya Sharma
Member of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 2022–2024
Preceded by	Rajesh Thakur
Succeeded by	Rakesh Kalia
Constituency	Gagret
Personal details
Born	1994 (age 29–30) Una district, Himachal Pradesh
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress
Education	LLB (Delhi University)

Early life and education

Sharma is from Gagret, Una district, Himachal Pradesh. He is the son of Rakesh Sharma. He completed LLB in 2021 at Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. He is a practicing advocate.^[3]

Career

Sharma won from Gagret Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. He polled 40,767votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA, Rajesh Thakur of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 15,685 votes.^[4] In February 2024, he was disqualified along with five other Congress MLAs for cross voting for BJP in the Rajya Sabha election.^[5] In May 2024 by election, he lost to the BJP rebel Rakesh Kalia who contested on a Congress ticket from Gagret, by a margin of 8,487 votes. He polled 27,281 votes against 35,768 votes garnered by Kalia.^[6] In 2022, he was the youngest member of the assembly.^[7]

References

1. "Chaitanya Sharma(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- GAGRET(UNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
2. Live, A. B. P. (8 December 2022). "Gagret Election 2022 Final Results LIVE: INC Candidate CHAITANYA SHARMA wins from Gagret , Details Inside". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
3. "Chaitanya Sharma(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- GAGRET : BYE ELECTION ON 01-06-2024(UNA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
4. "Gagret Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Chaitanya Sharma Of Congress Wins". News18. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
5. "6 Congress MLAs Disqualified, Himachal's Ruling Party Back From The Brink". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
6. PTI (4 June 2024). "Himachal Assembly bypoll results 2024: Congress wins 4 of 6 seats in Himachal Assembly bypolls, MLA strength reaches 38". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
7. Bharat, E. T. V. (8 December 2022). "Chaitanya is the youngest and Shandil oldest candidate who won HP elections". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 8 December 2024.