Kishori Lal Sharma

Indian politician

Kishori Lal Sharma


Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Smriti Irani
Constituency	Amethi

Personal details
Born	(1960-12-15) 15 December 1960 (age 63) Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Kiran Bala
Children	Divya Sharma and Anjali Sharma
Parent	Amar Nath Sharma (father)
Alma mater	Panjab University

Kishori Lal Sharma (born 15 December 1960) is an Indian politician who has been elected as Member of Parliament from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian General elections.^[1] He is a member of Indian National Congress.^[2]

Early life

Sharma grew up in Ludhiana, in Punjab.^[3]

Political career

Sharma first met Rajiv Gandhi in 1983.^[3] Amethi used to be Rajiv Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency, and in 1987, Gandhi sent Sharma to monitor and review work in the constituency on behalf of the Indian National Congress (INC).^[3] After Gandhi's assassination in 1991, Satish Sharma became the Indian National Congress candidate for Amethi, and Kishori Lal Sharma continued managing and coordinating the INC's work in the constituency. This continued when Sonia Gandhi became the INC candidate in the 1999 general election. In the 2004 general election Sonia Gandhi became the INC candidate for Rae Bareli and Rahul Gandhi became the INC candidate for Amethi; so Sharma managed and coordinated INC work in both constituencies.^[3] Sharma was blamed by the INC for antagonising caste leaders and other people of influence in Amethi, which was thought to have been a factor in the BJP defeating Rahul Gandhi in the the 2019 general election.^[3] The BJP had also won the Amethi seat in 1998.^[3]

When Sharma filed his nomination papers for the 2024 Indian General Elections, Priyanka Gandhi said: "Our family has a long-standing relationship with Kishori Lal Sharma-ji. He has always been engaged wholeheartedly in serving the people of Amethi and Raebareli. His passion for public service is an example in itself".^[3]

Sharma is the Member of Parliament elect from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Indian general Elections.^[4]^[5] He defeated Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Smriti Irani by a margin of 1,67,196 votes.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Who is Kishori Lal Sharma? Congress giant-slayer who handed crushing defeat to Smriti Irani in UP's Amethi". The Financial Express (India). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Amethi Giant Slayer: Meet the Gandhi loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma, set to beat BJP's Smriti Irani". Firstpost. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Joy, Shemin (3 May 2024). "Lok Sabha elections 2024. Meet the leader: Kishori Lal Sharma". Deccan Herald.
^ "Smriti Irani concedes defeat in Amethi, congratulates Kishori Lal Sharma". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Kishori Lal Sharma Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Kishori Lal of INC Wins". News18.com. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Amethi's new giant killer: Gandhi loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma defeats BJP's Smriti Irani". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Amethi Election Results 2024. Highlights: Kisori Lal defeats Smriti Irani by 167196 votes". Hindustan Times. 4 June 2024.
^ "Smriti Irani loses Amethi by over 1.67 lakh votes. In the 2019 polls, Smriti Irani clinched the Amethi Lok Sabha seat after defeating Rahul Gandhi". The Hindu. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 June 2024.