Devendra Sharma (politician)

Devendra Sharma is an Indian politician, currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly. He is one of the strong leaders of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee and a member of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He is the 15th MLA, elected from the Aul constituency in 2014.[1] He belongs to the Indian National Congress party.

Devendra Sharma
Member, 15th Vidhan Sabha
Assumed office
2014-2019
ConstituencyAUL
Member: Odisha Vidhan Sabha
Assumed office
28 May 2014-jun 2019
Personal details
Born
Devendra Sharma

(1959-03-18) 18 March 1959 (age 65)
Cuttack, Odisha
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseAnita Devi (m. 1 July 1993)
ChildrenDr. Debasmita Sharma
ResidenceAul
EducationRavenshaw Collegiate School
Professionpolitician, social worker, lawyer

Early life

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Sharma was born in Cuttack, Odisha to Dr. Dibakar Sharma, Ex-MLA Aul and Kumari Kamala Devi. He studied at Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack. He studied law at Mayurbhanj Law College and graduated in 1982. Sharma is the grandson of Kabiraj Jagannath Sharma.

Political career

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Sharma followed in the footsteps of his father and is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Aul, Odisha. He heads the district congress association, Kendrapara, and is a member of AICC and OPCC.

Sports

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Sharma is an active member of the Odisha cricket association and president of the district cricket association, Kendrapara. He is mainly known in India and Odisha for his work in the field of football as he is responsible for the recognition of many star female Indian footballers such as Sasmita Malick.

Social work

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He runs Dr. Dibakar Sharma girls' high school meant for educating poor girls, and also runs Satya Sai School for the poor in Aul. He is also the President of Aul College.

Personal life

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Sharma married Kumari Anita Devi of Korkor, on 1 July 1993, the daughter of Zamindar Gagananda Rout and Atara Devi . They have one child, a daughter named Debasmita Sharma. Sharma is a doctor by profession having completed her MBBS from Indore, Madhya pradesh and schooling from St.Xavier’s High School, Kedargouri, Bhubaneswar in India. In 2024 She followed her father’s footsteps and entered Politics.

References

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  1. ^ "Aul Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Aul, Orissa".