Nirbhay Pal Sharma

Nirbhay Pal Sharma
Nirbhay Pal Sharma
MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly
	In office; Oct 1996 – Nov 2000
Preceded by	Nirbhay Pal Sharma
Succeeded by	Dr. Dharam Singh Saini
Constituency	Sarsawa
MLA, 12th Legislative Assembly
	In office; Dec 1993 – Oct 1995
Preceded by	Mohd. Hasan Shah
Succeeded by	Nirbhay Pal Sharma
Constituency	Sarsawa
MLA, 09th Legislative Assembly
	In office; Mar 1985 – Nov 1989
Preceded by	Rulha Singh
Succeeded by	Ram Sharan
Constituency	Sarsawa
Personal details
Born	Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Died	5 November 2000; Saharanpur
Resting place	Saharanpur
Citizenship	India
Nationality	India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Prakash Pal
Residence	Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession	Politician

Nirbhay Pal Sharma was an Indian politician and member of the 09th, 12th and the 13th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. Sharma represented the Sarsawa constituency of Uttar Pradesh (which is now called Behat (Assembly constituency)) and was a member of the BJP political party.[1][2][3] Sharma was murdered on 5 November 2000 at his residence in Saharanpur.[4][5] [6]

Personal life

Nirbhay Pal Sharma was born in Saharanpur.[5]

Political career

Nirbhay Pal Sharma had been in active politics since 1970s. He was a MLA for three terms. During the 09th and the 12th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh he was a member of the Indian National Congress whereas during the 13th Legislative Assembly he was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

His son Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma was also a BJP MLA for the same seat.

Murder

On 5 November 2000, Sharma's residence in Officers Colony in Saharanpur was attacked by armed assailants. Allegedly the attackers remained at his residence for 30 minutes and killed Sharma. It was also alleged that Nirbhay Sharma had called the police but the police did not respond on time.[7][4][5]

Posts Held

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	1985	1989	Member, 09th Legislative Assembly
02	1993	1995	Member, 12th Legislative Assembly
03	1996	2000	Member, 13th Legislative Assembly	died during the term

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References

"1985 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
"1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
"1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
"Nirbhay Pal Sharma murder". The Tribune website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
"MLA killings". The Economic Times website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
"BJP MLA shot dead". The Hindu website. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
"Sarsawa MLAs". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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[1985_Election_Results-1] "1985 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[1993_Election_Results-2] "1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[1996_Election_Results-3] "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[Nirbhay_Pal_Sharma_murder-4] "Nirbhay Pal Sharma murder". The Tribune website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[MLA_killings-5] "MLA killings". The Economic Times website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[6] "BJP MLA shot dead". The Hindu website. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[Sarsawa_MLAs-7] "Sarsawa MLAs". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.