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| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end =
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| predecessor = [[Bishnu Pada Ray]]
| predecessor = [[Bishnu Pada Ray]]
| successor = [[Bishnu Pada Ray]]
| constituency = [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)|Andaman & Nicobar Islands]]
| constituency = [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)|Andaman & Nicobar Islands]]
| office2 = [[Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee|President of the Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee]]
| office2 = [[Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee|President of the Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee]]
| term_start2 = 28 June 2020
| term_start2 = 28 June 2020
| term_end2 =
| term_end2 = 6 August 2021
| successor2 = Rangalal Haldar
| 1blankname2 = National President [[Indian National Congress]]
| 1blankname2 = National President [[Indian National Congress]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Sonia Gandhi]]
| 1namedata2 = [[Sonia Gandhi]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|9|10|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|9|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], India
| birth_place = [[Port Blair]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], India
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Vinita Sharma
| children = 2 Daughter (Aastha Sharma and Namya Sharma)
}}
}}
'''Kuldeep Rai Sharma''' (born 10 September 1967) is an Indian politician belonging to [[Indian National Congress|INC]], currently serving as Member of Parliament. He also served as President of [[Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee]] until 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uniindia.com/aicc-appoints-ranglal-halder-as-president-of-andaman-nicobar-territorial-congress-committee/east/news/2469982.html|title = UNI News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Zubair Ahmed|title=Kuldeep Rai Sharma: One Chance Please!|url=http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4644:kuldeep-rai-sharma-one-chance-please&catid=37&Itemid=142|access-date=14 June 2016|work=Andaman Chronicle|date=5 April 2014}}</ref> Later on, he was promoted by Congress President [[Sonia Gandhi]] as All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary incharge for [[Indian National Congress]] in Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/congress-appoints-kuldeep-rai-sharma-and-punjab-mla-raminder-singh-awla-as-aicc-secretaries-1039709.html|title = Deccan Herald News}}</ref>
'''Kuldeep Rai Sharma''' (born 10 September 1967) is an Indian politician belonging to [[Indian National Congress|INC]], who served as a member of Parliament from 2019 to 2024. He also served as President of [[Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee]] until 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uniindia.com/aicc-appoints-ranglal-halder-as-president-of-andaman-nicobar-territorial-congress-committee/east/news/2469982.html|title=UNI News|access-date=14 April 2023|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127173124/http://www.uniindia.com/aicc-appoints-ranglal-halder-as-president-of-andaman-nicobar-territorial-congress-committee/east/news/2469982.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Zubair Ahmed|title=Kuldeep Rai Sharma: One Chance Please!|url=http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4644:kuldeep-rai-sharma-one-chance-please&catid=37&Itemid=142|access-date=14 June 2016|work=Andaman Chronicle|date=5 April 2014|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810233644/http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4644:kuldeep-rai-sharma-one-chance-please&catid=37&Itemid=142|url-status=live}}</ref> Later on, he was promoted by Congress President [[Sonia Gandhi]] as All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary incharge for [[Indian National Congress]] in Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/congress-appoints-kuldeep-rai-sharma-and-punjab-mla-raminder-singh-awla-as-aicc-secretaries-1039709.html|title=Deccan Herald News|access-date=14 April 2023|archive-date=26 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326181907/https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/congress-appoints-kuldeep-rai-sharma-and-punjab-mla-raminder-singh-awla-as-aicc-secretaries-1039709.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


Rai Sharma won the [[2019 Indian general election|Lok Sabha election 2019]] as an Indian National Congress candidate and became [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)|Andaman & Nicobar Islands constituency]], defeating the BJP candidate by a nominal margin of 1,407 votes in his fourth attempt to reach the Parliament.
Kuldeep Rai Sharma won the [[2019 Indian general election|Lok Sabha election 2019]] as an Indian National Congress candidate and became [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] of [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)|Andaman & Nicobar Islands constituency]], defeating the BJP candidate by a nominal margin of 1,407 votes in his fourth attempt to reach the Parliament.


== Results of Past Elections ==
== Results of Past Elections ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%; text-align: center;"
In general elections of 2009 Kuldeep Rai Sharma was defeated by [[BJP]] MP candidate [[Bishnu Pada Ray]] with the difference of 2990 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/results/andaman-and-nicobar-islands-an.html|title = Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)}}</ref> But then also he contested the next [[2014 Indian general election]] from the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and unlike before this time he was defeated by [[BJP]] MP candidate [[Bishnu Pada Ray|Shri. Bishnu Pada Ray]] with a large margin of 7812 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://elections.webdunia.com/andaman-and-nicobar-loksabha-election-results-2014.htm|title=Andaman Nicobar Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 &#124; Lok Sabha Election 2014 Results Andaman}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/results/andaman-and-nicobar-islands-an.html|title = Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)}}</ref>
|+
In the [[Indian general election, 2019]], again he was chosen as a MP candidate of [[Indian National Congress]] for the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Lok Sabha constituency)]]. This time he won the election with a very small margin of 1407 votes from [[BJP]] MP candidate Shri. Vishal Jolly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/results/andaman-and-nicobar-islands-an.html|title = Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Results - (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/andaman-&-nicobar-islands/andaman-and-nicobar-islands-election-results-14_1256.html|title = Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Election Result 2019 &#124; Andaman and Nicobar Islands Winning MP & Party &#124; Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha Seat}}</ref>
!Year
!Office
!Constituency
!Party
!Votes for
!%
!Opponent
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Result
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lok Sabha constituency|Andaman and Nicober Islands]]
|[[Indian Congress (Socialist)]]
|29,687
|20.36
|[[Manoranjan Bhakta]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|52,365
|35.91
|{{Lost}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|72,221
|42.46
|[[Bishnu Pada Ray]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|75,211
|44.21
|{{Lost}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|83,157
|43.69
|[[Bishnu Pada Ray]]
|90,969
|47.80
|{{Lost}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|95,308
|45.98
|Vishal Jolly
|93,901
|45.30
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|78,040
|38.54
|[[Bishnu Pada Ray]]
|102,436
|50.58
|{{Lost}}
|}


== Awards and recognition ==
== Awards and recognition ==
[[UNICEF]] awarded him with PGC Awards 2020 for his work to protect child rights.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Denis Giles |title=UNICEF India Awards Kuldeep Rai Sharma, MP A&N Islands for His Works to Protect Child Rights|url=http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php/19861-unicef-india-awards-kuldeep-rai-sharma-mp-a-n-islands-for-his-works-to-protect-child-rights
[[UNICEF]] awarded him with PGC Awards 2020 for his work to protect child rights.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Denis Giles|title=UNICEF India Awards Kuldeep Rai Sharma, MP A&N Islands for His Works to Protect Child Rights|url=http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php/19861-unicef-india-awards-kuldeep-rai-sharma-mp-a-n-islands-for-his-works-to-protect-child-rights|access-date=7 October 2020|work=Andaman Chronicle|date=7 October 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111115517/http://www.andamanchronicle.net/index.php/19861-unicef-india-awards-kuldeep-rai-sharma-mp-a-n-islands-for-his-works-to-protect-child-rights|url-status=live}}</ref> He initiated 18 debates and 15 questions on matters relating to child labour, malnutrition, mid-day meal schemes, safety of children and child immunisation in the parliament during 2019–20.
|access-date=7 October 2020|work=Andaman Chronicle|date=7 October 2020}}</ref> Rai Sharma in a short time as the Member of Parliament had initiated 18 debates and 15 questions on matters of child labour, malnutrition, mid-day meal schemes, safety of children and child immunization in the Parliament during 2019–20.

Kuldeep Rai Sharma has been awarded with the prestigious "Sansad Ratna Award 2022".<ref>{{cite news |agency=IANS |title=Principles, people and parliament decide destiny of nation: CEC Chandra|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/principles-people-and-parliament-decide-destiny-of-nation-cec-chandra-122032600373_1.html
|access-date=26 March 2022|work=Business Standard|date=26 March 2022}}</ref> He has been proactive in the Parliament and has raised various issues with utmost sincerity. The award is based on his cumulative performance in the House from the first sitting of 17th Lok Sabha till the end of Winter Session 2021. He received the award from Chief Election Commissioner of India Sushil Chandra in presence of Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, MoS, Parliamentary Affairs.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 7 November 2024

Kuldeep Rai Sharma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byBishnu Pada Ray
Succeeded byBishnu Pada Ray
ConstituencyAndaman & Nicobar Islands
President of the Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee
In office
28 June 2020 – 6 August 2021
National President Indian National CongressSonia Gandhi
Succeeded byRangalal Haldar
Personal details
Born (1967-09-10) 10 September 1967 (age 57)
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseVinita Sharma
Children2 Daughter (Aastha Sharma and Namya Sharma)

Kuldeep Rai Sharma (born 10 September 1967) is an Indian politician belonging to INC, who served as a member of Parliament from 2019 to 2024. He also served as President of Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee until 2021.[1][2] Later on, he was promoted by Congress President Sonia Gandhi as All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary incharge for Indian National Congress in Karnataka.[3]

Kuldeep Rai Sharma won the Lok Sabha election 2019 as an Indian National Congress candidate and became Member of Parliament of Andaman & Nicobar Islands constituency, defeating the BJP candidate by a nominal margin of 1,407 votes in his fourth attempt to reach the Parliament.

Results of Past Elections

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Year Office Constituency Party Votes for % Opponent Party Votes % Result
1998 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Andaman and Nicober Islands Indian Congress (Socialist) 29,687 20.36 Manoranjan Bhakta Indian National Congress 52,365 35.91 Lost
2009 Indian National Congress 72,221 42.46 Bishnu Pada Ray Bharatiya Janata Party 75,211 44.21 Lost
2014 83,157 43.69 Bishnu Pada Ray 90,969 47.80 Lost
2019 95,308 45.98 Vishal Jolly 93,901 45.30 Won
2024 78,040 38.54 Bishnu Pada Ray 102,436 50.58 Lost

Awards and recognition

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UNICEF awarded him with PGC Awards 2020 for his work to protect child rights.[4] He initiated 18 debates and 15 questions on matters relating to child labour, malnutrition, mid-day meal schemes, safety of children and child immunisation in the parliament during 2019–20.

References

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  1. ^ "UNI News". Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ Zubair Ahmed (5 April 2014). "Kuldeep Rai Sharma: One Chance Please!". Andaman Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Deccan Herald News". Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ Denis Giles (7 October 2020). "UNICEF India Awards Kuldeep Rai Sharma, MP A&N Islands for His Works to Protect Child Rights". Andaman Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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