Name of Member: Shri Mangat Ram Sharma
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
Lok Sabha Experience: 11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
SHARMA, SHRI MANGAT RAM I.N.C. - JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR)
Father's Name : Pandit Chet Ram
Date of Birth : 17 November 1932
Place of Birth : Vill. Bigwan in Distt. Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)
Marital Status : Married on 5 May 1948
Spouse's Name : Smt. Daya Rani
Children : Six sons
Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc.
Educated at Gandhi Memorial Science College, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)
Profession :
Agriculturist
Permanent Address :
42 B/D, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu-180004
Tel. (0191), 530853
Positions Held :
October 1947 Joined National Conference
1950 Elected Chairman, Tehsil Panchayat, Kathua
1954-56 President, National Conference, Tehsil Kathua
1957 Resigned from the Post of B.D.O., Kathua and joined D.N.C.C.
1957-60 District President, D.N.C.C., Kathua
1960-72 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council (twice) from
Jammu Province Panchayat Constituency
1965-70 President, D.C.C., Kathua
1970 onwards Member, A.I.C.C.
General-Secretary, P.C.C., Jammu and Kashmir;
also held various other offices at block and district levels
1972-90 Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (four times)
1975-77 Minister of State, Transport Relief & Rehabilitation, Jammu and Kashmir
1977-79 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances,
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
1979-81 Chairman, Committee of Privileges, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
1982-84 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
1984-87 Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
1987-89 Leader, Congress Legislative Party, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
1989-90 Cabinet Minister, Transport & Food Supplies, Jammu and Kashmir
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh)
Special Interests :
Co-operatives, panchayat and agriculture
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled
Other Information :
Courted arrest for leading a Student’s protest against Dr. Graham’s policy of division of Jammu & Kashmir on the eve of his visit to India; Member (i) Debt Conciliation Board, Kathua; and (ii) Tehsil Council, Kathua, 1950-53; appointed B.D.O., Kathua in 1956; Director, NAFED & Chairman, Co-operative Marketing Federation, Jammu & Kashmir and Tehsil Panchayat Board, 1966-68; President, Marketing Society of village Kathua
Election Result : Jammu Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate 12,06,499 Total votes polled 5,81,314 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Shri Mangat Ram Sharma (I.N.C.) 1,94,228 (2) Shri Vaid Vishno Dutt (B.J.P.) 1,47,495 (3) Shri Abdul Rehman Sheikh (B.S.P.) 91,580 (4) Shri Balwan Singh (J.D.) 88,272
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