Laxmikant Sharma

{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Laxmikant Sharma.jpg

| office1 = Member of Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh

| term_start1 = 1993

| term_end1 = 2013

| predecessor1 = Bhavani Singh

| successor1 = Govardhan Upadhyay

| constituency1 = Sironj

| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|60|2021|5|31|noage=1}}

| death_place =

| death_date = {{death date and given age|2021|5|31|60}}

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Laxmikant Sharma (24 January 1960– May 31, 2021) was an Indian politician.

Biography

Sharma was a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elected from Sironj.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150721004216/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-16/news/50624212_1_laxmikant-sharma-primary-membership-madhya-pradesh-bjp Scam-tainted MP minister Laxmikant Sharma resigns from BJP's primary membership]

During the Vyapam investigation he was placed in judicial custody.[http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/let-laxmikant-raghavji-also-contest-elections.html ‘LET LAXMIKANT, RAGHAVJI ALSO CONTEST ELECTIONS'] He served as minister for Education of Madhya Pradesh and leader of Bharatiya Janata Party.

He was one of the accused in the Vyapam scam.

Sharma died at Chirayu Hospital in Bhopal, where he was being treated for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, aged 60.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bhopal-news/senior-madhya-pradesh-bjp-leader-dies-of-covid19-101622532052753.html|title=Senior Madhya Pradesh BJP leader dies of Covid-19|website=Hindustan Times|date=1 June 2021}}

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