Ram Swaroop Sharma (10 June 1958 – 17 March 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...

(BJP). He was elected to the

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in 2014 and 2019.

Career

Born in Jogindernagar in the

Mandi district Mandi district is one of the central districts of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India. The town of Mandi is the headquarters of the district. The main native language is Mandeali. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of ...

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. Sharma was the Organising Secretary of BJP (Mandi District) and was later elevated as Organizing Secretary of BJP (Himachal Pradesh). He also served as the Vice Chairman of the H.P. State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation. He contested Mandi seat in

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as BJP's candidate. He won the Mandi seat in 2014 on BJP ticket beating Smt.

Pratibha Singh Pratibha Singh (born 16 June 1956) is an Indian politician from Himachal Pradesh and a Member of the Indian Parliament. She is the widow of Virbhadra Singh, who was elected the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on six occasions. She represen ...

of the

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by a margin of 39796 votes. The BJP swept the election in Himachal Pradesh winning all 4 Lok Sabha seats. He was re-elected in 2019.

Death

He died on 17 March 2021 in New Delhi. He was found hanging in his room and the Delhi Police are investigating his death as a suicide.

References

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