Sham Lal Choudhary
Sham Lal Choudhary | |
|---|---|
 Sham Lal Choudhary | |
| Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 23 December 2014 – 2018 | |
| Governor | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Chief Minister | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Preceded by | Gharu Ram Bhagat |
| Succeeded by | Gharu Ram Bhagat |
| Constituency | Suchetgarh |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sham Lal Choudhary is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a cabinet minister in the BJP-PDP Coalition Government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir .[1][2][3][4]
Choudhary rapidly rose in politics. Hailing from the Dev Batala village of Bhimber Tehsil in what is now the Pakistani administered territory of Azad Kashmir, he migrated to the border village of Chakroi in Ranbir Singh Pura. He represented the border constituency of Suchetgarh in the Jammu district, in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.
Education
[edit]Choudhary started his primary education in the Chakroi government school and matriculated in 1977 before attending Government Higher Secondary School, R S Pura to complete his 10+2. An outstanding student, Choudhary entered the SPMR College of Commerce in 1981 despite hardships.
Social life
[edit]Choudhary has spearheaded various efforts to help the poor. He was responsible for changing the Chakroi Development Committee into the Border Development Committee, giving the people a voice in the area's development.
Political career
[edit]In 1996, Choudhary joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) to represent the border population, and in 2000 won his debut Panchayat elections unopposed.
BJP chose him as their party candidate from Suchetgarh for the 2008 assembly elections, which he won by a large margin.
In his first tenure as MLA, the border district experienced its greatest recorded development. Choudhary was re-elected in 2014, and was eventually inducted into the cabinet.[5][6]
Choudhary lost the DDC Elections from Suchetgarh,this was the only seat in Jammu which BJP lost.[7]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes % | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote % | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suchetgarh | Independent | Lost | 1.51% | Gharu Ram Bhagat | BJP | 46.32% | [8] | ||
| 2014 | Suchetgarh | BJP | Won | 38.82% | Taranjit Singh Toni | JKNC | 20.51% | [9] | ||
| 2008 | Suchetgarh | BJP | Won | 39.39% | Taranjeet Singh | JKNC | 22.77% | [10] | ||
| 2002 | Suchetgarh | Independent | Lost | 8.99% | Gharu Ram Bhagat | INC | 27.45% | [11] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Present Council of Minister
- ^ My Neta
- ^ BJP Minister of State a murder accused
- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Suchetgarh Assembly Constituency
- ^ "General Administration Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir". jkgad.nic.in. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ The Tribune (5 April 2016). "Allies bring two new faces each in Mehbooba govt". Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Former BJP minister Sham Lal Choudhary loses DDC election in Jammu by 11 votes". The Hindu. 23 December 2020.
- ^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.