Rajesh Kumar Sharma (born 22 March 1952) was an Indian politician from Haryana. He represented the Yamunanagar Assembly constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1996 as a member of the Indian National Congress.
Political career
Sharma was elected from Yamunanagar in the 1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election as a Congress candidate. He lost the seat to Kamla Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 1987 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.
Sharma returned to the assembly from Yamunanagar in the 1991 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, defeating Kamla Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 25,885 votes against 20,699. He served as Minister of State for Sports, Cultural Affairs and Archives in the Haryana government.
In January 2002, Sharma withdrew his nomination as an independent candidate in the Yamunanagar by-election and joined the Indian National Lok Dal.
Personal life
Sharma was the son of Bhagwat Dayal Sharma. He was married to Vinay Kumari Sharma and had two sons and two daughters. He held a master's degree in geography and worked in agriculture and business.
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