Dinesh Sharma (politician) explained

Dinesh Sharma
Office:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Term Start:9 September 2023
Predecessor:Hardwar Dubey
Constituency:Uttar Pradesh
Office1:Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Yogi Adityanath
Alongside1:Keshav Prasad Maurya
Term Start1:19 March 2017
Term End1:25 March 2022
Predecessor1:Narain Singh
Successor1:Brajesh Pathak
Office2:Minister of Secondary & Higher Education
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Term Start2:19 March 2017
Term End2:25 March 2022
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Yogi Adityanath
Successor2:Yogendra Upadhyaya
Office3:Minister of Science & Technology
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Term Start3:19 March 2017
Term End3:25 March 2022
1Blankname3:Chief Minister
1Namedata3:Yogi Adityanath
Successor3:Yogendra Upadhyaya
Office4:Minister of Electronics & Information Technology
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Term Start4:19 March 2017
Term End4:25 March 2022
1Blankname4:Chief Minister
1Namedata4:Yogi Adityanath
Successor4:Yogendra Upadhyaya
Office5:Leader of the House
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Term Start5:11 May 2017
Term End5:25 March 2022
Predecessor5:Ahmed Hassan
Successor5:Swatantra Dev Singh
Office7:Mayor of Lucknow
Term Start7:14 November 2006
Term End7:22 March 2017
Predecessor7:S. C. Rai
Successor7:Suresh Awasthi
Office6:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Term Start6:9 September 2017
Term End6:9 September 2023
Constituency6:elected by Legislative Assembly members
Predecessor6:Ashok Bajpai
Successor6:Dara Singh Chauhan
Birth Date:1964 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation:Academician
Alma Mater:Lucknow University (M.Com), Ph.D)
Spouse:Jayalakshmi Sharma

Dinesh Sharma (born 12 January 1964) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabhafrom Uttar Pradesh. He was the Deputy Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2017 to 2022. He was previously the mayor of Lucknow. A professor by profession, he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and he has held various posts in the party.

Political career

Sharma's political talent was first noticed by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Like many politicians in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sharma began his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was later named the state President of the BJP's Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth Wing).[1] Sharma was subsequently elected as Mayor of Lucknow in 2006. He stood for re-election in 2012 and defeated his nearest rival, Neeraj Bora of the Indian National Congress by over 171,000 votes.[2] On 16 August 2014 he became the National Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party, following his contribution to the party's success in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. On 19 March 2017, he was appointed one of two Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh. He is not an elected member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was elected for Legislative Council (Upper House) on 9 September 2017.

He was allocated the ministries of Higher and Secondary Education, Science and Technology, Electronics and IT departments.[3] [4]

In March 2022, Sharma was replaced by Brajesh Pathak as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[5]

Sharma was named as the BJP candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh in 2023 which he won unopposed and became Member of Parliament.[6] [7]

Academic career

Sharma joined the University of Lucknow in 1988.[1] He was professor in the commerce department.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Singh. Kamendra. 19 March 2017. Deputy CM-designate, Dinesh Sharma: A professor known to have good rapport with Lucknow Muslims. Indian Express. 22 October 2020.
  2. News: PTI. 19 March 2017. The slow and steady rise of Dinesh Sharma. Deccan Herald. 22 October 2020.
  3. News: CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights . . 22 March 2017. 22 October 2020.
  4. News: Verma . Gyan . Thakur . Meenal . 23 March 2017 . Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath allocates portfolios, keeps home . . 22 October 2020.
  5. News: UP: Brajesh Pathak sworn in as deputy CM, replaces Dinesh Sharma. Know about him . 25 March 2022 . Hindustan Times . 25 March 2022 . en.
  6. News: The Indian Express . BJP names former deputy CM Dinesh Sharma as its Rajya Sabha candidate from UP . 3 September 2023 . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903185136/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/bjp-names-former-deputy-cm-dinesh-sharma-as-rajya-sabha-candidate-from-up-8922345/ . 3 September 2023.
  7. News: Former DyCM Dinesh Sharma elected unopposed to RS . 11 September 2023 . The Times of India . 9 September 2023.