Dinesh Sharma (born 12 January 1964) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in

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from

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. He was the Deputy Chief minister of

from 2017 to 2022. He was previously the

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. A professor by profession, he is a member of the

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and he has held various posts in the party.

Political career

Sharma's political talent was first noticed by former Prime Minister

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. Like many politicians in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sharma began his political career with the

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, the student wing of the

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. He was later named the state President of the BJP's Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth Wing). Sharma was subsequently elected as Mayor of Lucknow in 2006. He stood for re-election in 2012 and defeated his nearest rival, Neeraj Bora of the

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by over 171,000 votes. On 16 August 2014 he became the National Vice-President of

, following his contribution to the party's success in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. On 19 March 2017, he was appointed one of two Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh. He is not an elected member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was elected for Legislative Council (Upper House) on 9 September 2017. He was allocated the ministries of Higher and Secondary Education, Science and Technology, Electronics and IT departments. In March 2022, Sharma was replaced by Brajesh Pathak as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Sharma was named as the BJP candidate for the by-election to a Rajya Sabha seat from Uttar Pradesh in 2023 which he won unopposed and became Member of Parliament.

Academic career

Sharma joined the University of Lucknow in 1988. He was professor in the commerce department.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Dinesh 1964 births Politicians from Lucknow Mayors of Lucknow Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Living people Academic staff of the University of Lucknow Deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh Yogi ministry Members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party 21st-century Indian politicians