Anant Prasad Sharma
10th Governor of West Bengal
In office
10 March 1983 – 14 August 1984
Preceded byB. D. Pande
Succeeded bySatish Chandra (acting)
Personal details
Born(1919-12-25)December 25, 1919
DiedOctober 1988(1988-10-00) (aged 68)

Anant Prasad Sharma (25 December 1919 – October 1988) was an Indian Railway Union leader, politician who became Minister of State for Industry, and Union Minister of the government of India. He was also the Governor of the State of Punjab and the State of West Bengal. He was a member of the 3rd Lok Sabha and 5th Lok Sabha from Buxar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] He also remained member of the Rajya Sabha thrice, 1968-1971, 1978-1983 and 1984-1988.[2]

Early years and education

Anant Sharma was born on 25 December 1919 to Ram Naresh Sharma, in his village named Gaudarh near Shahpur in Bhojpur District, Bihar (then in Shahabad District). He was born into a humble family. He studied at D.A.V. School.

Career

Sharma was a Railway Union Leader. Because of his career as a trade union leader, he was invited by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India,[3] to run for the Parliamentary elections from the constituency of Buxar, Bihar. He ran and won in 1962 and again in 1971. In 1966, he became the President of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC).[4][5]

In 1974, he was made the Minister of State for Industry, Government of India,[6] under the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi. Thereafter, he went on to become the Union Minister for Ministries including Communications, Surface Transport, Shipping and Civil Aviation in Government of India.[citation needed] He was the Minister of Communications from 1982 to 1983.[7] Shri A P Sharma became the Governor of the State of Punjab and the State of West Bengal in 1983.[8][9]

Personal life

He was married to Tara Devi, and the couple had two sons.[4] He died in October 1988.[citation needed]

His eldest son, Shri Hriday Narayan Sharma, an India Railway officer was asked by Shri Rajiv Gandhi to contest the Bihar State Assembly Elections from Dumraon in 1990. He is settled in Delhi along with his family.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a"MEMBERS OF LOK SABHA - A". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 -S: 109. Sharma Shri Anant Prasad". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "The 15 Prime Ministers of India". India Today. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Members Bioprofile: Fifth Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of India" Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mtg with Shri Anant Prasad Sharma, Union Minister of State for Industry & Civil Supplies on 21 Oct 1974 | Bihar Chamber of Commerce & Industries". Biharchamber.org. 21 October 1974. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  7. ^ Minister of State Former Ministers. "Former Ministers | Minister's Page | About Us | Department of Telecommunications". Dot.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  8. ^ "List of Governors of West Bengal". Sensonmedia.net. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  9. ^ "The Raj Bhavan is not just a heritage building". Rajbhavankolkata.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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