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| name = Shanta Kumar |
| name = Shanta Kumar |
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| image =Shanta Kumar.jpg |
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| caption = Kumar in 2006 |
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| office = [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|3rd]] [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]] |
| office = [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|3rd]] [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]] |
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| term_start = 22 June 1977 |
| term_start = 22 June 1977 |
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| term_end = 14 February 1980 |
| term_end = 14 February 1980 |
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| predecessor = [[ |
| predecessor = [[President's Rule]] |
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| successor = [[Thakur Ram Lal]] |
| successor = [[Thakur Ram Lal]] |
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| term_start2 = 5 March 1990 |
| term_start2 = 5 March 1990 |
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| term_end2 = 15 December 1992 |
| term_end2 = 15 December 1992 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Virbhadra Singh]] |
| predecessor2 = [[Virbhadra Singh]] |
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| successor2 = [[Virbhadra Singh]] |
| successor2 = [[Virbhadra Singh]] |
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| constituency_MP3 = [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]] |
| constituency_MP3 = [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]] |
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| term_start3 = 16 May 2014 |
| term_start3 = 16 May 2014 |
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| term_end3 = 23 May 2019 |
| term_end3 = 23 May 2019 |
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| predecessor3 = [[Rajan Sushant]] |
| predecessor3 = [[Rajan Sushant]] |
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| successor3 = [[Kishan Kapoor]] |
| successor3 = [[Kishan Kapoor]] |
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| office4 = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)|Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] |
| office4 = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)|Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] |
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| term_start4 = 13 October 1999 |
| term_start4 = 13 October 1999 |
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| term_end4 = 30 June 2002 |
| term_end4 = 30 June 2002 |
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| constituency4 = Kangra |
| constituency4 = Kangra |
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| primeminister4 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] |
| primeminister4 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] |
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| successor4 = [[Sharad Yadav]] |
| successor4 = [[Sharad Yadav]] |
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| office5 = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]] |
| office5 = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]] |
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| term_start5 = 1 July 2002 |
| term_start5 = 1 July 2002 |
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| term_end5 = 6 April 2003 |
| term_end5 = 6 April 2003 |
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| primeminister5 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] |
| primeminister5 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] |
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| predecessor5 = [[Venkaiah Naidu]] |
| predecessor5 = [[Venkaiah Naidu]] |
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| successor5 = [[Kashiram Rana]] |
| successor5 = [[Kashiram Rana]] |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1934|9|12}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1934|9|12}} |
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| birth_place = [[Kangra district|Kangra]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br /> (now in [[Himachal Pradesh]], India) |
| birth_place = [[Kangra district|Kangra]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br /> (now in [[Himachal Pradesh]], India) |
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| spouse = Santosh Shailja |
| spouse = Santosh Shailja |
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| residence = Yamini Parisar, [[Palampur]], [[Kangra district|Distt. Kangra]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India |
| residence = Yamini Parisar, [[Palampur]], [[Kangra district|Distt. Kangra]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], India |
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| nationality = Indian |
| nationality = Indian |
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| party = [[Bharatiya |
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[[Janata Party]](1977-1980) |
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'''Shanta Kumar''' (born 12 September 1934) is an Indian politician who was the [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|3rd]] [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]] and a Union Minister in the [[Government of India]]. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was elected to the [[9th Lok Sabha]] from [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra constituency]] in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2014 from the same constituency. He has written a number of books. |
'''Shanta Kumar Sharma''' (born 12 September 1934) is an Indian politician who was the [[List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh|3rd]] [[Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]] and a Union Minister in the [[Government of India]]. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was elected to the [[9th Lok Sabha]] from [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra constituency]] in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2014 from the same constituency. He has written a number of books. He is the first and only person not of a Rajput background who has served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/report/jai-ram-thakur-himachal-cabinet-rajput-flavour/25190/ | title=Jai Ram Thakur's Himachal cabinet has a distinctly Rajput flavour | date=27 December 2017 }}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Shanta Kumar was born to Jagannath Sharma and Kaushalya Devi on 12 September 1934 in Garhjamula, [[Kangra district]], [[ |
Shanta Kumar Sharma was born to Jagannath Sharma and Kaushalya Devi on 12 September 1934 in Garhjamula, [[Kangra district]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13HP03.htm |title=Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament: 13th Lok Sabha |publisher=parliamentofindia.nic.in |access-date=2013-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201150852/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13HP03.htm |archive-date=2013-02-01}}</ref> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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His political career began in 1963 when he was elected as a [[Panch]] in the [[Gram |
His political career began in 1963 when he was elected as a [[Panch]] in the [[Gram panchayat]] for Garhjamula. He was subsequently elected as a member of the Panchayat Samiti in [[Bhawarna]] and then was president of [[District Councils of India|Zilla Parishad]] in Kangra from 1965 to 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shanta-kumar-shri |title=National Portal of India |publisher=india.gov.in |access-date=2013-02-05}}</ref> |
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He was elected to the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 1972. He remained a member till 1985. He was re-elected to the House again in 1990 and continued till 1992. He became the [[Chief Minister]] of Himachal Pradesh in 1977<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference3" /> |
He was elected to the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 1972. He remained a member till 1985. He was re-elected to the House again in 1990 and continued till 1992. He became the [[Chief Minister]] of Himachal Pradesh in 1977.<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference3" /> He held the post till 1980 and came back to head the Government again in 1990 and stayed till 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.niticentral.com/2012/12/shanta-kumar.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411114545/http://www.niticentral.com/2012/12/shanta-kumar.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-11 |title=Shanta Kumar : Niti Central |publisher=niticentral.com |access-date=2013-02-05 }}</ref> He had enforced "No Work, No Pay" policy during his second term as Chief Minister for strongly dealing with the striking government employees.<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference3" /> He was the Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.<ref name="loksabhabio">{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=418 |title=13th Lok Sabha Member Profile |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2014-06-22}}</ref> |
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He was elected to the [[9th Lok Sabha]] in 1989 from [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]. He was re-elected twice in 1998 and 1999. He was a senior minister in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] government from 1999 to 2004<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference3">{{cite news |last1=Bipin |first1=Bhardwaj |title=After Advani, roads closed for veteran BJP leader Shanta Kumar too, party hunts for new face in Himachal |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/after-advani-roads-closed-for-veteran-bjp-leader-shanta-kumar-too-party-hunts-for-new-face-in-himachal |access-date=24 February 2021 |publisher=National Herald |date=24 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
He was elected to the [[9th Lok Sabha]] in 1989 from [[Kangra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kangra]]. He was re-elected twice in 1998 and 1999. He was a senior minister in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] government from 1999 to 2004.<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference3">{{cite news |last1=Bipin |first1=Bhardwaj |title=After Advani, roads closed for veteran BJP leader Shanta Kumar too, party hunts for new face in Himachal |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/politics/after-advani-roads-closed-for-veteran-bjp-leader-shanta-kumar-too-party-hunts-for-new-face-in-himachal |access-date=24 February 2021 |publisher=National Herald |date=24 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution from 1999 to 2002 and Union Minister of Rural Development from 2002 to 2004.<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference3" /><ref name="loksabhabio"/> |
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He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Himachal Pradesh in 2008.<ref>[http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx Members Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2014, he was elected to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from Kangra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/parliamentary-constituencies/kangra.html|title=Kangra(Himachal Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 with ...}}</ref> |
He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Himachal Pradesh in 2008.<ref>[http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx Members Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2014, he was elected to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from Kangra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/himachal-pradesh/parliamentary-constituencies/kangra.html|title=Kangra(Himachal Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 with ...}}</ref> In 2014-15 he chaired a committee on the restructuring of the [[Food Corporation of India]] (FCI).<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 January 2015|others=Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution|title=Recommendations of High Level Committee on restructuring of FCI|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114860|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref> |
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==Personal |
==Personal background== |
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He was married to Santosh Shailja in |
He was married to Santosh Shailja in 1964.<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference2">{{cite news |title=Former Himachal Pradesh CM Shanta Kumar's Wife Dies of Covid |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-former-himachal-pradesh-cm-shanta-kumars-wife-dies-of-covid/368751 |access-date=24 February 2021 |publisher=Outlook |date=29 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference1" /> He has three daughters Indu Sharma, Renu Mujumdar, Shalini Sathyan and a son Vikram Sharma.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar, son admitted to Mohali hospital for Covid-19 treatment |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/senior-bjp-leader-shanta-kumar-son-admitted-to-mohali-hospital-for-covid-19-treatment20201230164944/ |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=ANI News |publisher=ANI |date=30 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> His wife died in December 2020 due to coronavirus at [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra|Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College]], Tanda.<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference1">{{cite news |title=Former Union minister Shanta Kumar to undergo Covid treatment at Mohali hospital |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/former-union-minister-shanta-kumar-to-undergo-covid-treatment-at-mohali-hospital/story-WVXYe0GXpGQzee7ASBskgI.html |access-date=24 February 2021 |work=Hindustan Times|date=30 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She worked as teacher in initial years but later quit her job and switched over to writing and social work among women and underprivileged sections and also wrote some books.<ref name="Shanta Kumar Reference2" /> |
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== Election results == |
== Election results == |
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 5 November 2024
Shanta Kumar | |
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3rd Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh | |
In office 22 June 1977 – 14 February 1980 | |
Preceded by | President's Rule |
Succeeded by | Thakur Ram Lal |
In office 5 March 1990 – 15 December 1992 | |
Preceded by | Virbhadra Singh |
Succeeded by | Virbhadra Singh |
Member of Parliament for Kangra | |
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Rajan Sushant |
Succeeded by | Kishan Kapoor |
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
In office 13 October 1999 – 30 June 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Succeeded by | Sharad Yadav |
Constituency | Kangra |
Minister of Rural Development | |
In office 1 July 2002 – 6 April 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Preceded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
Succeeded by | Kashiram Rana |
Personal details | |
Born | Kangra, Punjab, British India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) | 12 September 1934
Political party | Bharatiya Jana Sangh(till 1977)
Janata Party(1977-1980) Bharatiya Janata Party(1980-Present) |
Spouse | Santosh Shailja |
Residence(s) | Yamini Parisar, Palampur, Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India |
Shanta Kumar Sharma (born 12 September 1934) is an Indian politician who was the 3rd Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and a Union Minister in the Government of India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Kangra constituency in 1989. He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998, 1999 and 2014 from the same constituency. He has written a number of books. He is the first and only person not of a Rajput background who has served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.[1]
Early life
[edit]Shanta Kumar Sharma was born to Jagannath Sharma and Kaushalya Devi on 12 September 1934 in Garhjamula, Kangra district, Punjab Province.[2]
Political career
[edit]His political career began in 1963 when he was elected as a Panch in the Gram panchayat for Garhjamula. He was subsequently elected as a member of the Panchayat Samiti in Bhawarna and then was president of Zilla Parishad in Kangra from 1965 to 1970.[3]
He was elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1972. He remained a member till 1985. He was re-elected to the House again in 1990 and continued till 1992. He became the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in 1977.[4] He held the post till 1980 and came back to head the Government again in 1990 and stayed till 1992.[5] He had enforced "No Work, No Pay" policy during his second term as Chief Minister for strongly dealing with the striking government employees.[4] He was the Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.[6]
He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha in 1989 from Kangra. He was re-elected twice in 1998 and 1999. He was a senior minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1999 to 2004.[4] He was Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution from 1999 to 2002 and Union Minister of Rural Development from 2002 to 2004.[4][6]
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh in 2008.[7] In 2014, he was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Kangra.[8] In 2014-15 he chaired a committee on the restructuring of the Food Corporation of India (FCI).[9]
Personal background
[edit]He was married to Santosh Shailja in 1964.[10][11] He has three daughters Indu Sharma, Renu Mujumdar, Shalini Sathyan and a son Vikram Sharma.[12] His wife died in December 2020 due to coronavirus at Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda.[11] She worked as teacher in initial years but later quit her job and switched over to writing and social work among women and underprivileged sections and also wrote some books.[10]
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Shanta Kumar | 4,56,163 | 57.05 | +8.37 | |
INC | Chander Kumar | 2,86,091 | 35.79 | −9.76 | |
AAP | Dr. Rajan Sushant | 24,430 | 3.06 | +3.06 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 8,704 | 1.09 | +1.09 | |
Majority | 1,70,072 | 21.27 | +18.13 | ||
Turnout | 7,99,445 | 64.46 | +9.31 | ||
BJP hold | Swing | +8.37 |
Writing
[edit]Kumar's books include:[13]
- Dharti Balidan Ki, 1962
- Himalaya Par Lal Chhaya, 1964
- Vishwa Vijeta Vivekanand, 1968
- Lajo, 1976
- Man Ke Meet, 1976
- Kaidi, 1976
- Jyotirmayi, 1977
- O Pravasi Meet Mere, 1977
- Mrigtrishna, 1980
- Kranti Abhi Adhoori Hai, 1985
- Deewar Ke Us Paar, 1995
- Rajneeti Ki Shatranj, 1997
- Tumhare Pyar Ki Pati, 1999
- Vrinda, 2007
- A Patriot monk Swami Vivekananda, 2012
References
[edit]- ^ "Jai Ram Thakur's Himachal cabinet has a distinctly Rajput flavour". 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch: Member of Parliament: 13th Lok Sabha". parliamentofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "National Portal of India". india.gov.in. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d Bipin, Bhardwaj (24 March 2019). "After Advani, roads closed for veteran BJP leader Shanta Kumar too, party hunts for new face in Himachal". National Herald. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Shanta Kumar : Niti Central". niticentral.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ a b "13th Lok Sabha Member Profile". Government of India. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Members Page
- ^ "Kangra(Himachal Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 with ..."
- ^ "Recommendations of High Level Committee on restructuring of FCI". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "Former Himachal Pradesh CM Shanta Kumar's Wife Dies of Covid". Outlook. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Former Union minister Shanta Kumar to undergo Covid treatment at Mohali hospital". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar, son admitted to Mohali hospital for Covid-19 treatment". ANI News. ANI. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Kumar Shanta". Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- People from Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
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- India MPs 2014–2019
- Leaders of the Opposition in Himachal Pradesh
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