Arvind Kumar Sharma
Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 2024
Governor	Bandaru Dattatreya Ashim Kumar Ghosh
Chief Minister	Nayab Singh Saini
Ministry and Departments	Co-operation Jails Elections Heritage & Tourism
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 October 2024
Preceded by	Jagbir Singh Malik
Constituency	Gohana
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Deepender Singh Hooda
Succeeded by	Deepender Singh Hooda
Constituency	Rohtak
In office 13 May 2004 – 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Ishwar Dayal Swami
Succeeded by	Ashwini Kumar Chopra
Constituency	Karnal
In office 15 May 1996 – 10 March 1998
Preceded by	Dharam Pal Singh Malik
Succeeded by	Kishan Singh Sangwan
Constituency	Sonipat
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-25) 25 November 1962 (age 63) M.P. Majra, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India)
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2014–present)
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress Bahujan Samaj Party Shiv Sena (1966–2022) Independent politician
Spouse	Rita Sharma ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Gujarat University (BDS) Maharshi Dayanand University (MDS)
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Arvind Kumar Sharma (born 25 November 1962) is an Indian dental surgeon, politician who currently represents the Gohana Assembly constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.^[1] He was also a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency). He represented the Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency) constituency of Haryana in 15th Lok Sabha and was a member of the Indian National Congress but he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.^[2]

Personal life

Sharma was born on 25 November 1962 to Satguru Dass Sharma and Bimla Devi in the village of M.P. Majra in Jhajjar district of Haryana. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and Master of Dental Surgery from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Sharma married Rita Sharma on 9 November 1989, with whom he has a son and a daughter. He is a medical practitioner, social worker and agriculturist.^[3]

Political career

In January 2014, he left Indian National Congress and joined Bahujan Samaj Party and was named chief ministerial candidate. He lost from both Yamunanagar and Julana seats and was pushed to the third slot in both the seats.

In 2019, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and contested from Rohtak Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general election and defeated Deepender Singh Hooda of Indian National Congress with margin of 7,503 votes.^[4][5] However, in 2024 Lok Sabha election, he lost to Hooda by 345,298 votes.^[6]

Electoral performance

Year	Election	Party		Constituency Name	Result
1996	11th Lok Sabha		Independent	Sonipat	Won
1998	12th Lok Sabha		Shiv Sena		Lost
2004	14th Lok Sabha		Indian National Congress	Karnal	Won
2009	15th Lok Sabha				Won
2014	16th Lok Sabha				Lost
2014	13th Haryana Assembly		Bahujan Samaj Party	Julana	Lost
				Yamunanagar	Lost
2019	17th Lok Sabha		Bharatiya Janata Party	Rohtak	Won
2024	18th Lok Sabha				Lost
2024	15th Haryana Assembly			Gohana	Won

References

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website

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