Kuldeep Rai Sharma

Kuldeep Rai Sharma is an Indian politician. He currently serves as Member of Parliament and All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary incharge for congress in state of Karnataka.[1] However, in 2021, he was removed from the post of President of Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee and was succeeded by Ranglal Haldar.[2][3] Later on he was promoted by Congress President Sonia Gandhi as All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary incharge for Indian National Congress in Karnataka.[4] Kuldeep Rai Sharma won the Lok Sabha election 2019 as an Indian National Congress candidate and became Member of Parliament of Andaman & Nicobar Islands constituency, defeating the BJP candidate by a nominal margin of 1,407 votes in his fourth attempt to reach the Parliament.

Kuldeep Rai Sharma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byBishnu Pada Ray
ConstituencyAndaman & Nicobar Islands
President of the Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee
Assumed office
28 June 2020
National President Indian National CongressSonia Gandhi
Personal details
Born (1967-09-10) 10 September 1967
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Results of Past Elections

In general elections of 2009 Kuldeep Rai Sharma was defeated by BJP MP candidate Bishnu Pada Ray with the difference of 2990 votes.[5] But then also he contested the next 2014 Indian general election from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency) and unlike before this time he was defeated by BJP MP candidate Shri. Bishnu Pada Ray with a large margin of 7812 votes.[6][7] In the Indian general election, 2019, again he was chosen as a MP candidate of Indian National Congress for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency). This time he won the election with a very small margin of 1407 votes from BJP MP candidate Shri. Vishal Jolly.[8][9]

Awards and recognition

UNICEF awarded him with PGC Awards 2020 for his work to protect child rights.[10] Kuldeep Rai Sharma in a short time as the Member of Parliament had initiated 18 debates and 15 questions on matters of child labour, malnutrition, mid-day meal schemes, safety of children and child immunization in the Parliament during 2019–2020.

Kuldeep Rai Sharma has been awarded with the prestigious "Sansad Ratna Award 2022”.[11] He has been proactive in the Parliament and has raised various issues with utmost sincerity. The award is based on his cumulative performance in the House from the first sitting of 17th Lok Sabha till the end of Winter Session 2021. He received the award from Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India Shri Sushil Chandra in presence of Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Hon’ble MoS, Parliamentary Affairs.

References
  1. "Deccan Herald News".
  2. "UNI News".
  3. Zubair Ahmed (5 April 2014). "Kuldeep Rai Sharma: One Chance Please!". Andaman Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. "Deccan Herald News".
  5. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)".
  6. "Andaman Nicobar Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 | Lok Sabha Election 2014 Results Andaman".
  7. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)".
  8. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)".
  9. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Result 2019 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands Winning MP & Party | Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Seat".
  10. Denis Giles (7 October 2020). "UNICEF India Awards Kuldeep Rai Sharma, MP A&N Islands for His Works to Protect Child Rights". Andaman Chronicle. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. "Principles, people and parliament decide destiny of nation: CEC Chandra". Business Standard. IANS. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.


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