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]

Nirbhay Pal Sharma
MLA, 13th Legislative Assembly
In office
Oct 1996 – Nov 2000
Preceded byNirbhay Pal Sharma
Succeeded byDr. Dharam Singh Saini
ConstituencySarsawa
MLA, 12th Legislative Assembly
In office
Dec 1993 – Oct 1995
Preceded byMohd. Hasan Shah
Succeeded byNirbhay Pal Sharma
ConstituencySarsawa
MLA, 09th Legislative Assembly
In office
Mar 1985 – Nov 1989
Preceded byRulha Singh
Succeeded byRam Sharan
ConstituencySarsawa
Personal details
BornSaharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)
Died(2000-11-05)5 November 2000
Saharanpur
Resting placeSaharanpur
Citizenship India
Nationality India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
SpousePrakash Pal
ChildrenRaghav Lakhanpal
Residence(s)Saharanpur, (Uttar Pradesh)
ProfessionPolitician

Personal life edit

Nirbhay Pal Sharma was born in Saharanpur.[5]

Political career edit

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]

Murder edit

On 5 November 2000, Sharma's residence in Officers Colony in Saharanpur was attacked by armed assailants allegedly belonging to the Bawaria tribe.[7] 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.[8][4][5]

Posts Held edit

# 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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "1985 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "1993 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "1996 Election Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Nirbhay Pal Sharma murder". The Tribune website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "MLA killings". The Economic Times website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ^ "BJP MLA shot dead". The Hindu. 7 November 2000. Retrieved 11 October 2017.[dead link]
  7. ^ Five held for BJP MLA's murder, Times Of India, Dec 12, 2000
  8. ^ "Sarsawa MLAs". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 4 February 2015.