Shanta Kumar
Shanta Kumar | |
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3rd 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 |
Member of Parliament for Kangra | |
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Rajan Sushant |
Succeeded by | Kishan Kapoor |
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
In office 13 October 1999 – 30 June 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
Constituency | Kangra |
Minister of Rural Development | |
In office 1 July 2002 – 6 April 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
Succeeded by | Kashiram Rana |
Personal details | |
Born | Kangra, Punjab, British India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) | 12 September 1934
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Santosh Shailja |
Residence | Yamini Parisar, Palampur, Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
Shanta Kumar (born 12 September 1934) is an Indian politician who was the 3rd Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and a Union Minister in the 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, 1999 and 2014 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.[3] He held the post till 1980 and came back to head the Government again in 1990 and stayed till 1992.[4] He had enforced "No Work,No Pay" policy during his second term as Chief Minister for strongly dealing with the striking government employees.[3] He was the Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.[5]
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.[3] He was Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution from 1999 to 2002 and Union Minister of Rural Development from 2002 to 2004.[3][5]
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in 2008.[6] In 2014, he was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Kangra.[7]
Personal background[]
He was married to Santosh Shailja in year 1964.[8][9] He has a son Vikram Sharma, daughter-in-law and two grand daughters.[10] His wife died in December 2020 due to coronavirus at Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda.[9] She worked as teacher in initial years but later quit her job and switched over to writing and social work among women and underprivileged sections and also wrote some books.[8]
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Shanta Kumar | 4,56,163 | 57.05 | +8.37 | |
INC | Chander Kumar | 2,86,091 | 35.79 | -9.76 | |
AAP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 24,430 | 3.06 | +3.06 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 8,704 | 1.09 | +1.09 | |
Majority | 1,70,072 | 21.27 | +18.13 | ||
Turnout | 7,99,445 | 64.46 | +9.31 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | +8.37 |
Writing[]
Kumar's books include:[11]
- Dharti Balidan Ki, 1962
- Himalaya Par Lal Chhaya, 1964
- Vishwa Vijeta Vivekanand, 1968
- Lajo, 1976
- Man Ke Meet, 1976
- Kaidi, 1976
- Jyotirmayi, 1977
- O Pravasi Meet Mere, 1977
- Mrigtrishna, 1980
- Kranti Abhi Adhoori Hai, 1985
- Deewar Ke Us Paar, 1995
- Rajneeti Ki Shatranj, 1997
- Tumhare Pyar Ki Pati, 1999
- Vrinda, 2007
- A Patriot monk Swami Vivekananda, 2012
References[]
- ^ "Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament: 13th Lok Sabha". parliamentofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Bipin, Bhardwaj (24 March 2019). "After Advani, roads closed for veteran BJP leader Shanta Kumar too, party hunts for new face in Himachal". National Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Shanta Kumar : Niti Central". www.niticentral.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "13th Lok Sabha Member Profile". Government of India. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Members Page
- ^ "Kangra(Himachal Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 with ..."
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Himachal Pradesh CM Shanta Kumar's Wife Dies Of Covid". Outlook. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Union minister Shanta Kumar to undergo Covid treatment at Mohali hospital". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar, son admitted to Mohali hospital for Covid-19 treatment". ANI News. ANI. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Kumar Shanta". Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- People from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- Chief ministers from Bharatiya Janata Party
- Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh
- 1934 births
- Living people
- 13th Lok Sabha members
- 9th Lok Sabha members
- 12th Lok Sabha members
- Lok Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh
- Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh
- 16th Lok Sabha members
- Leaders of the Opposition in Himachal Pradesh
- Chief ministers from Janata Party
- Janata Party politicians
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Himachal Pradesh
- Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians