Shanta Kumar

Shanta Kumar
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
In office
22 June 1977 – 14 February 1980
Preceded by Thakur Ram Lal
Succeeded by Thakur Ram Lal
In office
5 March 1990 – 15 December 1992
Preceded by Virbhadra Singh
Succeeded by Virbhadra Singh
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
In office
13 Oct. 1999 – 30 June 2002
Minister of Rural Development
In office
1 July 2002 – 6 April 2003
Personal details
Born (1934-09-12) 12 September 1934
Garhjamula, Kangra, Punjab, British India
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janta Party
Spouse(s) Santosh Shailja
Residence Yamini Parisar, Palampur, Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Shanta Kumar (born 12 September 1934) is a former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and a former minister in Government of India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Kangra constituency in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999 from the same constituency. He has written a number of books.

Early life

Shanta Kumar was born to Jagannath Sharma and Kaushalya Devi on 12 September 1934 in Garhjamula, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.[1]

Political career

His political career began in 1963 when he was elected as a Panch in the Gram Panchayat for Garhjamula. He was subsequently elected as a member of the Panchayat Samiti in Bhawarna and then was president of Zilla Parishad in Kangra from 1965 to 1970.[2]

He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1972. He remained a member till 1985. He was re-elected to the House again in 1990 and continued till 1992. He became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in 1977. He held the post till 1980 and came back to head the Government again in 1990 and stayed till 1992.[3] He was the Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.[4]

He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha in 1989 from Kangra. He was re-elected twice in 1998 and 1999. He was a senior minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1999 to 2004. He was Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution from 1999 to 2002 and Union Minister of Rural Development from 2002 to 2004.[4]

He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in 2008. [5]In 2014, he was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Kangra.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament: 13th Lok Sabha". parliamentofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  2. ↑ "National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Shanta Kumar : Niti Central". www.niticentral.com. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  4. 1 2 "13th Lok Sabha Member Profile". Government of India. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
  5. ↑ Members Page

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