Payare Lal Sharma | |
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![]() Payare Lal Sharma | |
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 8 October 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ghulam Mohammad Saroori |
Constituency | Inderwal Assembly constituency |
Personal details | |
Political party | Jammu &Kashmir National Conference |
Profession | Politician |
Payare Lal Sharma is an Indian politician from Jammu &Kashmir. He is a Member of the Jammu &Kashmir Legislative Assembly from 2024,representing Inderwal Assembly constituency as an Independent candidate. [1] [2] He rejoined the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference after his victory and extended his support to the Second Omar Abdullah ministry to form the government. [3] [4]
Sharma left the National Conference party after being denied a ticket for the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. He subsequently contested the election as an independent candidate from the Inderwal constituency,winning by a narrow margin of 643 votes. Sharma defeated Ghulam Mohammad Saroori,a two-time winner of the seat,securing 14,192 votes,while Saroori received 13,552 votes. [5]
After winning the election as an independent candidate,Sharma,along with four other independent MLAs,joined the National Conference party. [6]