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Sukh Ram (Sukhram Sharma) was born on 27 July, 1927 in Mandi, Punjab, British India, is an Indian politician (1927–2022). Discover Sukh Ram's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?
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Sukhram Sharma |
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94 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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27 July, 1927 |
Birthday |
27 July |
Birthplace |
Mandi, Punjab, British India |
Date of death |
11 May, 2022 |
Died Place |
New Delhi, India |
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India
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Sukh Ram Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Anil Sharma (son) |
Sukh Ram Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sukh Ram worth at the age of 94 years old? Sukh Ram’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. He is from India. We have estimated Sukh Ram's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pandit Sukh Ram (born Sukhram Sharma; 27 July 1927 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology from 1993 to 1996.
He was a member of Lok Sabha from the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh.
He won the Vidhan Sabha elections five times and the Lok Sabha elections three times.
Sukhram Sharma was born on 27 July 1927 in a poor family of 10 children in Kotli, Himachal Pradesh.
He attended the Delhi Law School and practised as a lawyer at the Mandi District law courts in 1953.
In 1962, he became a Member of the Territorial Council in Himachal Pradesh.
Ram represented the Mandi Assembly seat from 1963 to 1984.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 and served as a junior minister in the Rajiv Gandhi government.
He served as minister of state for defence production and supplies, planning and food and civil supplies.
Sukh Ram was the Union minister of state (independent charge) holding the communications portfolio from 1993 to 1996.
While Ram represented the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, his son contested and won the Assembly seat in 1993.
Ram won the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in 1996, but the two were expelled from the Congress party after the telecom scam.
They formed the Himachal Vikas Congress, entered into a post-poll alliance with the BJP and joined the government.
In 1996 he was Communications Minister during a major telecom scam.
Ram contested the Assembly Elections in 1998 from Mandi Sadar and won by a huge margin of 22000+ votes; that was highest in the State.
His son Anil Sharma was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1998.
In the 2003 Assembly poll, Ram retained the Mandi Assembly seat but joined the Congress in the run-up to the 2004 Lok Sabha polls.
Sharma won the Mandi Assembly seat in 2007 and 2012 as a Congress candidate.
In 2011 he was sentenced to 5 years in jail for corruption when he was Communications Minister in 1996.
In 2011 he was sentenced to 5 years in jail for corruption in this scam.
In 2017, prior to elections, Ram joined BJP along with Sharma and grandson Aashray Sharma.
It is considered as impact of Ram that BJP won 9 out of 10 seats in Mandi District and one seat i.e. Joginder Nagar was won by an independent candidate.
Sharma was the Power Minister in the state of Himachal Pradesh under BJP regime.
The family has a significant influence among the Himachal's brahmins, who comprise nearly 20%, or a fifth, of the state's electorate (the second-highest for any state in India, next to Uttarakhand).
Ram crossed over to Bharatiya Janata Party in 2017 before reverting to the Indian National Congress in 2019.