Laxminarayan Sharma

Laxminarayan Sharma
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1967 (1967)–1972 (1972)
Preceded byBhaiya Lal
Succeeded byGauri Shankar Kaushal Jansangh
ConstituencyBerasia
Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1972 (1972)–1977 (1977)
Preceded byArjun Das
ConstituencyHuzur
In office
1977 (1977)–1980 (1980)
Succeeded byBabulal Gaur
ConstituencyGovindpura
In office
1980 (1980)–1998 (1998)
Succeeded byJodharam Gurjar
ConstituencyBerasia
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2004 (2004)–2008 (2008)
Succeeded byNarendra Singh Tomar
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1933-09-05)5 September 1933
Karondiya
Died17 October 2008(2008-10-17) (aged 75)
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (1980-2008)
Janata Party (1977-1980)
Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1956-1977)
SpouseLaxmi Devi Sharma
Alma materVikram University (LL.B), Barkatullah University (MA)
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Laxminarayan Sharma (L.N. Sharma) ( 5 September 1933 - 17 October 2008) was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.[1] He was a former cabinet minister of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He began his legislative career in 1967 and was an MLA for 35 years.

Laxminarayan Sharma was a visionary leader and played a significant role in the development of Madhya Pradesh specially in the agriculture sector and always strived for the upliftment of the rural communities. He is well known for his heroic efforts and fearless relief work during the 1984 Bhopal disaster.

He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at a young age and was a teacher by profession in a government school in Madhya Pradesh. He had penned many poems during his political career.

Shri L.N Sharma died on 17 October 2008 in New Delhi due to a heart attack at the age of 75.[2] His last rites were performed with full state honors[3] in Bhopal.

  1. ^ Published: Monday, October 20, 2008, 12:13 [IST] (20 October 2008). "RS adjourned after obituary reference to Laxminarayan Sharma - News Oneindia". News.oneindia.in. Retrieved 8 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Senior BJP leader cremated". www.oneindia.com. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2021.