Arvind Kumar Sharma

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Dr. Arvind Sharma.jpg

| caption =

| office = Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana

| predecessor =

| successor =

| governor = Bandaru Dattatreya

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Nayab Singh Saini

| subterm = Cabinet

| suboffice =

| 2blankname = Ministry and Departments

| 2namedata = *Co-operation

Jails
Elections
Heritage & Tourism

| term_start = 17 October 2024

| office1 = Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly

| constituency1 = Gohana Assembly constituency

| term_start1 = 8 October 2024

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Jagbir Singh Malik

| successor1 =

| office2 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| constituency2 = Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency)

| term_start2 = 23 May 2019

| term_end2 = 4 June 2024

| predecessor2 = Deepender Singh Hooda

| successor2 = Deepender Singh Hooda

| office3 =

| constituency3 = Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency)

| term_start3 = 2004

| term_end3 = 2014

| predecessor3 = Ishwar Dayal Swami

| successor3 = Ashwini Kumar Chopra

| office4 =

| constituency4 = Sonipat (Lok Sabha constituency)

| term_start4 = 1996

| term_end4 = 1998

| predecessor4 = Dharam Pal Singh Malik

| successor4 = Kishan Singh Sangwan

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = M.P. Majra, Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India)

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (2014–present)

| otherparty = *Indian National Congress

| spouse = {{marriage|Rita Sharma|9 November 1989}}

| children = 2

| nationality =

| source = https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/3785?from=members

| alma_mater = University of Delhi (BDS)
Maharshi Dayanand University (MDS)

}}

Arvind Kumar Sharma (born 25 November 1962) is an Indian dental surgeon, politician who currently represents the Gohana Assembly constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. He was also a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Rohtak (Lok Sabha constituency). He represented the Karnal (Lok Sabha constituency) constituency of Haryana in 15th Lok Sabha and was a member of the Indian National Congress but he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/ex-congress-mp-from-karnal-arvind-sharma-joins-bjp/story-DQ3dFaII2XJAnBddoDz8WM.html|title=Ex-Congress MP from Karnal Arvind Sharma joins BJP|date=16 March 2019|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=2 January 2020}}

Personal life

Sharma was born on 25 November 1962 to Satguru Dass Sharma and Bimla Devi in the village of M.P. Majra in Jhajjar district of Haryana. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and Master of Dental Surgery from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Sharma married Rita Sharma on 9 November 1989, with whom he has a son and a daughter. He is a medical practitioner, social worker and agriculturist.{{cite web |title=Members : Lok Sabha - Sharma, Dr. Arvind Kumar |url=https://sansad.in/ls/members/biographyM/3785?from=members |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=31 March 2022}}

Political career

In January 2014, he left Indian National Congress and joined Bahujan Samaj Party and was named chief ministerial candidate. He lost from both Yamunanagar and Julana seats and was pushed to the third slot in both the seats.

In 2019, he joined Bharatiya Janata Party and contested from Rohtak Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general election and defeated Deepender Singh Hooda of Indian National Congress with margin of 7,503 votes.{{cite news |last1=Choudhury |first1=Srishty |title=Arvind Kumar Sharma, senior Haryana Congress leader, joins BJP |url=https://english.newsnationtv.com/election/lok-sabha-election-2019/arvind-kumar-sharma-senior-haryana-congress-leader-join-bjp-today-217137.html |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=News Nation English |date=15 March 2019 |language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/birender-singh-s-son-bjp-candidate-from-hisar-ex-mp-arvind-sharma-gets-ticket-from-rohtak-119041400527_1.html|title=Birender Singh's son BJP candidate from Hisar, ex-MP Arvind Sharma gets ticket from Rohtak|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=Business Standard|date=14 April 2019|accessdate=2 January 2020}} However, in 2024 Lok Sabha election, he lost to Hooda by 345,298 votes.{{cite web |title=General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 7 - ROHTAK (Haryana) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS077.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=7 June 2024}}