Kuldeep Rai Sharma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byBishnu Pada Ray
ConstituencyAndaman & Nicobar Islands
President of the Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee
Assumed office
28 June 2020
National President Indian National CongressSonia Gandhi
Personal details
Born (1967-09-10) 10 September 1967 (age 56)
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseVinita Sharma
Children2 Daughter (Aastha Sharma and Namya Sharma)

Kuldeep Rai Sharma (born 10 September 1967) is an Indian politician belonging to INC, currently serving as Member of Parliament. He also served as President of Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee until 2021.[1][2] Later on, he was promoted by Congress President Sonia Gandhi as All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary incharge for Indian National Congress in Karnataka.[3]

Rai Sharma won the Lok Sabha election 2019 as an Indian National Congress candidate and became Member of Parliament of Andaman & Nicobar Islands constituency, defeating the BJP candidate by a nominal margin of 1,407 votes in his fourth attempt to reach the Parliament.

Results of Past Elections

In general elections of 2009 Kuldeep Rai Sharma was defeated by BJP MP candidate Bishnu Pada Ray with the difference of 2990 votes.[4] But then also he contested the next 2014 Indian general election from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency) and unlike before this time he was defeated by BJP MP candidate Shri. Bishnu Pada Ray with a large margin of 7812 votes.[5][6] In the Indian general election, 2019, again he was chosen as a MP candidate of Indian National Congress for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency). This time he won the election with a very small margin of 1407 votes from BJP MP candidate Shri. Vishal Jolly.[7][8]

Awards and recognition

UNICEF awarded him with PGC Awards 2020 for his work to protect child rights.[9] Rai Sharma in a short time as the Member of Parliament had initiated 18 debates and 15 questions on matters of child labour, malnutrition, mid-day meal schemes, safety of children and child immunization in the Parliament during 2019–20.

Rai Sharma has been awarded the prestigious "Sansad Ratna Award" consecutively in 2022 and 2023.[10][11] He has been proactive in the Parliament and has raised various issues with utmost sincerity. The award is based on his cumulative performance in the House from the first sitting of 17th Lok Sabha till the end of Winter Session 2021. He received the award from Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra in presence of Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, MoS, Parliamentary Affairs.

References

  1. ^ "UNI News". Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ Zubair Ahmed (5 April 2014). "Kuldeep Rai Sharma: One Chance Please!". Andaman Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Deccan Herald News". Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)". Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Andaman Nicobar Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 | Lok Sabha Election 2014 Results Andaman". Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)". Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)". Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Result 2019 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands Winning MP & Party | Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Seat". Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  9. ^ Denis Giles (7 October 2020). "UNICEF India Awards Kuldeep Rai Sharma, MP A&N Islands for His Works to Protect Child Rights". Andaman Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Principles, people and parliament decide destiny of nation: CEC Chandra". Business Standard. IANS. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  11. ^ Karthick, Tarun (27 March 2023). "Kuldeep Rai Sharma Awarded Sansad Ratna Award – 2023". nicobartimes.com. Port Blair. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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