Sharwan Kumar

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Sharwan Kumar
Member, Committee on Public Undertaking, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
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7 May 2024
Children3
ResidenceD-5 Moti Nagar Queens Road Jaipur
EducationSecondary School
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Sharwan Kumar (2 October 1947) is an Indian politician serving as member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. [1] He has been elected as member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for six-terms. He is a member of the Indian National Congress.

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Political career

He first fought assembly elections in 1993 from Pilani and won as an independent candidate and then he won 1998 and 2003 elections as an Congress candidate from Pilani constituency.

In the 2008 Legislative Assembly Elections, he changed his constituency from Pilani to Surajgarh due to the reservation of the Pilani seat. He again won from Surajgarh, beating Bhartiya Janta Party Candidate Santosh Ahlawat by a margin of nearly 8000 votes. He again fought MLA elections in 2013 but lost to BJP candidate Santosh Ahlawat with over 50,000 votes. Since Santosh Ahlawat became an MP, the Surajgarh assembly seat again went to poll on 13 September 2014.

In the 2014 Surajgarh By-poll, Kumar faced BJP heavyweight and former Minister, Dr. Digamber Singh, the former Health and industries Minister of Rajasthan, was also a two time legislator, a popular leader of the state, lost the 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election from the Deeg-Kumher Assembly constituency in Bharatpur district. Amidst storming of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, ministers of Government of Rajasthan and other prominent BJP leaders in Surajgarh, Digamber Singh’s victory was certain. The mainstream media, local outlets and the public conversation all predicted Singh’s triumph by over 20,000 plus votes. Vasundhara declared - “You ( voters of Surajgarh Assembly Constituency ) are electing a Cabinet Minister in the government and not an MLA”, referring to Digamber’s political status and the government’s intentions to induct him in the cabinet immediately after the polls. [2] [3] [4]

However, as the results were declared, Kumar was able to pull off a stunner by defeating Singh with a narrow margin of 3270 votes. Kumar’s victory against Singh made national headlines and earned him fame in national politics. Digamber’s defeat was used by Congress leaders, Sachin Pilot, and, Ashok Gehlot, to lash out at ruling government and its inability to maintain public confidence. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Official Bio-Data of Sh. Sharwan Kumar
  2. ↑ "Raje begins by-poll campaign". The Hindu. 8 September 2014. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rajasthan bypolls: BJP confident on two seats, high-stake battle for Congress". The Indian Express. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Digamber Singh among 23 candidates filing nominations for Rajya Sabha bypolls". DNA India. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Digambar jumped the gun, but failed to shoot". The Times of India. 17 September 2014. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rajasthan bypolls: Congress wins 3 seats, BJP 1". India Today. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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