SHANTA KUMAR, SHRI
[BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY - KANGRA (HIMACHAL PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri Jagannath Sharma Date of Birth 12 September 1934 Place of Birth Garhjamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 3 August 1964 Spouse's Name Smt. Santosh Shailja Children One son and three daughters Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B. Educated at Panjab University and University of Delhi (Delhi) Profession Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Palampur, District Kangra-176061 (Himachal Pradesh) Tels. (01894) 30630, 30632 Fax (01894) 32588 Present Address 1, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi-110001 Tel. (011) 3717848 Positions Held 1965-68 President, Zila Parishad, Kangra 1972-85 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1977-80 Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh 1980-85 Leader of the Opposition, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha 1990-92 Member, Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh (2nd term) 1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99 Member, Rules Committee Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-I Member, Library Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power Books Published (i) Dharti Balidan Ki; (ii) Himalaya Par Lal Chhaya; (iii) Desh Bhakta Sanyasi; (iv) Lajo; (v) Man Ke Meet; (vi) Kaidi; (vii) Mrigtrishna; (viii) Rajniti ki Shatranj; (ix) O Pravasee Meet Mere; (x) Jyotirmayi; and (xi) Jail Diary (all in Hindi) Special Interests Health and meditation Favourite Pastime and Recreation Gardening, cooking and playing with children Sports and Clubs Yoga Countries Visited U.S.A. - for treatment only
Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com PressNote.comTotal electorate 8,96,183 Total votes polled 6,42,612 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Shanta Kumar (B.J.P.) 3,34,684 (2) Shri Sat Mahajan (I.N.C.) 2,75,449 (3) Shri Harnaik Singh (H.V.C.) 15,774 (4) Shri Pratap Chand Chaudhary (J.D.) 3,914
Election Result of Kangra Lok Sabha Constituency