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Satyanarayan Sharma
File:Satyanarayan Sharma.pdf
Satyanarayan Sharma
Member of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byNand Kumar Sahu
ConstituencyRaipur City Gramin
In office
2000–2008
ConstituencyMandirhasod
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–2000
ConstituencyMandirhasod

Satyanarayan Sharma (born 1 May 1943) is an Indian politician, belonging to Indian National Congress. He is currently serving his 7th term as an MLA, representing Raipur City Gramin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) constituency, Chhattisgarh. He has earlier served as a Minister in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. He was a pro-tem Speaker of the fourth legislative assembly of Chhatisgarh.[1]

Background

Satyanarayan Sharma was born on 5 January 1943. He is the son of Jagdish Prasad Sharma and the great-grandson of freedom fighter and editor Jhabarmal Sharma.

Personal life

He is married to Smt Nirmal Sharma. He has three sons.

Political career

He was first elected as an MLA in 1985 in the undivided Madhya Pradesh. Subsequently, he was elected an MLA 6 times in 1990, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2013, and 2018.[2] He was appointed as Minister of State (Independent Charge), Mineral Resources, Madhya Pradesh Government in 1995.

In 1998, he was elevated to Cabinet Minister of Commercial Tax(Sales Tax) and Public Relations in the Madhya Pradesh Government. In December 1998, after Assembly elections, he was made the Cabinet Minister for Commercial Tax(Sales Tax), Excise and Registration.

He was appointed as Cabinet Minister for Education(School, Higher, and Technical), Human Resource Department, Culture and Science & Technology in the Chhattisgarh government in 2000.

He was in consideration of becoming the Chief Minister in 2018.[3] Earlier, in 2000, when the state of Chhattisgarh was newly formed, he was in consideration of becoming the Chief Minister.[4]

He currently represents Raipur City Gramin (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly.[5]

Other positions held

Sharma was elected as Vice President of Bharat Scouts and Guides in 2013.[6] He is a member of the board of directors of the National Cooperative Housing Federation of India.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Congress leader Satyanarayan Sharma pro-tem Speaker of Chhattisgarh House". The Economic Times.
  2. ^ https://www.cgvidhansabha.gov.in/hindi_new/sadasy_parichay/48.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Congress has problem of plenty in Chhattisgarh with CM aspirants".
  4. ^ "The birth of Chhattisgarh".
  5. ^ Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
  6. ^ "BSGIndia".
  7. ^ "The National Cooperative Housing Federation of India (NCHF)".