Biographical Sketch
SHARMA, SHRI MANGAT RAM I.N.C. - JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR)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
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 1947Joined National Conference 1950Elected Chairman, Tehsil Panchayat, Kathua 1954-56President, National Conference, Tehsil Kathua 1957Resigned from the Post of B.D.O., Kathua and joined D.N.C.C. 1957-60District President, D.N.C.C., Kathua 1960-72Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council (twice) from Jammu Province Panchayat Constituency 1965-70President, D.C.C., Kathua 1970 onwardsMember, A.I.C.C. General-Secretary, P.C.C., Jammu and Kashmir; also held various other offices at block and district levels 1972-90Member, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (four times) 1975-77Minister of State, Transport Relief & Rehabilitation, Jammu and Kashmir 1977-79Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1979-81Chairman, Committee of Privileges, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1982-84Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1984-87Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1987-89Leader, Congress Legislative Party, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1989-90Cabinet Minister, Transport & Food Supplies, Jammu and Kashmir 1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Special Interests :
Co-operatives, panchayat and agriculture Countries Visited :
Widely travelled Other Information :
Election Result :
Jammu Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate12,06,499 Total votes polled5,81,314 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